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Old 08-30-2015, 12:27 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Agama View Post
Mine too! Any way of getting calibre to convert them before they fail completely? (The Add Book option doesn't seem to have the necessary input.)

Is there any practical solution for getting old, out of print books made into an eBook?
The Workshop forum has some tips.
They all involve OCR and all those OCR added issues..

But
You do not need to use Alf's tools

The other issues:
Tedious (page flips, scan...)
The needed 'good quality' equipment is not real cheap nor Off the shelf.

Ion (Audio) had a (No cut) Book Scanner that looked promising, but it was pulled before it hit the US market (Lawyer problems? )
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