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Ansileran · 06-28-2013, 11:16 AM

Hi everyone!

I'm moving (far away) and can't take my all my stuff along. Some of it is going to be stored at my parents' place... So I'd like to digitalize what I have to leave behind... I'm looking for the best way for each type of documents. This is what I've come up with so far.

Magazines: color scans (I don't care if the binding is destroyed in the process)
Papers: scans, typing
Books: ???

I don't want to destroy the binding of my books, so I guess scanning is out of question (flat bed scanner). I have seen an old thread where it is done by photographying the pages. This one. It looks very professional... and way out of my league.

I assume OCR has improved since 2007. Assuming I still want to convert the book to a real e-book (later), how good must my pictures be? What if the lighting isn't quite uniform? Or if the angle of my camera isn't perfect? Do I absolutely need to put a glass on the page?

Thanks!

06-28-2013, 11:16 AM	#1
Ansileran Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 614774 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: China, Yunnan, Kunming Device: Sony PRS-505, Kobo Aura HD, Cybook Odyssey HD	Digitalizing my collection Hi everyone! I'm moving (far away) and can't take my all my stuff along. Some of it is going to be stored at my parents' place... So I'd like to digitalize what I have to leave behind... I'm looking for the best way for each type of documents. This is what I've come up with so far. Magazines: color scans (I don't care if the binding is destroyed in the process) Papers: scans, typing Books: ??? I don't want to destroy the binding of my books, so I guess scanning is out of question (flat bed scanner). I have seen an old thread where it is done by photographying the pages. This one. It looks very professional... and way out of my league. I assume OCR has improved since 2007. Assuming I still want to convert the book to a real e-book (later), how good must my pictures be? What if the lighting isn't quite uniform? Or if the angle of my camera isn't perfect? Do I absolutely need to put a glass on the page? Thanks!