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Old 01-13-2010, 08:07 PM   #5
Elfwreck
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I have decided to scan an old favorite book that is not in ebook format yet. Well.... its making me a bit crazy. I have done less than 50 pages and have about 350 more to go and wondering is it really this difficult or am I just slow?
Hardware matters. A scanner that will read both sides of the page at once changes things a lot. So does a faster scanner--but they cost more. Sometimes a lot more.

Software matters. Some programs make the scanning go easier by absorbing pages as quickly as the scanner can read them; others make you click through something to save out each page as it's scanned.

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How are people handling scanning from a flat bed scanner- any tips or advice welcome.
Get an MP3 player loaded with music you like, or set up the scanner in front of the tv so you can watch movies & scan. After you get the initial setup arranged, it's time-consuming but not brain-consuming. Find something else to think about so you're not just watching pages show up on the screen.
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