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scanewbie · 07-18-2015, 04:54 PM

Hi,

Newbie with a varied print library, but first mostly interested in scanning 20-60 year-old softcover fiction books that may not last forever. My home equipment is and will remain inadequate for some time, so looking into commercial services.

From what I see the two "lowest cost" scan services mentioned here repeatedly - 1dollarscan.com and bookscan.us - both offer a basic scan to PDF with OCR/text overlay (before adding more costly prep and conversion options).

I've noted threads on problems with further conversion to eBook formats - perhaps my forum search-terms have been inadequate - but no comment on simply mailing such an OCRd-PDF to a Send-to-Kindle e-mail address for conversion.

Does that conversion not work as well (or as poorly) as other options?

Thanks.

07-18-2015, 04:54 PM	#1
scanewbie Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle, and others	Is barebones commercial scan/ocr to PDF file adequately converted by Send-To-Kindle ? Hi, Newbie with a varied print library, but first mostly interested in scanning 20-60 year-old softcover fiction books that may not last forever. My home equipment is and will remain inadequate for some time, so looking into commercial services. From what I see the two "lowest cost" scan services mentioned here repeatedly - 1dollarscan.com and bookscan.us - both offer a basic scan to PDF with OCR/text overlay (before adding more costly prep and conversion options). I've noted threads on problems with further conversion to eBook formats - perhaps my forum search-terms have been inadequate - but no comment on simply mailing such an OCRd-PDF to a Send-to-Kindle e-mail address for conversion. Does that conversion not work as well (or as poorly) as other options? Thanks.