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Old 09-24-2011, 09:49 AM   #84
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We have a sheet-feed, two-side-reading scanner at work and have had it for a few years, but only a few months ago did I give myself permission to dismantle some of my books, mostly paperback, and run them through the device. I was PDFing most everything at first (I use Paperport), but now I add OCRing them (Textbridge is really good) and making RTFs since my JBL can read them. I also have books I'd rather pass on, so I've found epub versions on Diesel and Books on Board. I realize not everyone -- actually very few people have or have access to a good scanner, but if you do, it's a great option. With a cheap flatbed scanner (under $100 at, say, Staples), one can scan comic books, which I wouldn't want to tear up and put through a sheet feeder, and larger magazines which can't fit in a sheet feeder anyhow.
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