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Yeah, a number of us have done a lot of work for the Gutenberg project, and I can say that the fastest way to do this is not fast at all. But a good fast flatbed scanner, and Abbyy FineReader is pretty much the consensus on the way to go.
If you're going to do this, you want to concentrate on the books that are out of print and unavailable in any other format first. Even if you don't want to re-buy, you always CAN re-buy. (And though this may be a controversial statement: you might also check out the pirate sites. It's illegal and unethical to upload, but if you're planning to scan anyway, you may consider whether it's okay to simply download what you already own. Just remember that there is no quality control.)
Camille
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