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maynard · 04-10-2009, 03:33 PM

I have a somewhat large library of real books. They're a real PITA to carry around, and even worse to ship for a household move. So, I'd like to consider scanning in my book collection for use on an ereader. Some questions:

- Do most people just scan to .jpg and format for the screen?

- If so, about how large of an image file is each page?

- What tools do you use to batch process the files?

- auto crop and rendering to for a specific device's resolution

Or are folks using OCR to convert to text?

- Do you notice significant errors creeping into the text?

- What do you do to fix those errors?

- How do you find obvious text errors without manual editing?

BTW: I just bought a Sony PRS 505, but I expect to buy one of the larger full page units as soon as they hit the market (or the wireless iRex unit with a functional firmware hits).

04-10-2009, 03:33 PM	#1
maynard Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: iPhone, PRS-505, iLiad, Entourage Edge	From physical to digital I have a somewhat large library of real books. They're a real PITA to carry around, and even worse to ship for a household move. So, I'd like to consider scanning in my book collection for use on an ereader. Some questions: - Do most people just scan to .jpg and format for the screen? - If so, about how large of an image file is each page? - What tools do you use to batch process the files? - auto crop and rendering to for a specific device's resolution Or are folks using OCR to convert to text? - Do you notice significant errors creeping into the text? - What do you do to fix those errors? - How do you find obvious text errors without manual editing? BTW: I just bought a Sony PRS 505, but I expect to buy one of the larger full page units as soon as they hit the market (or the wireless iRex unit with a functional firmware hits).