Thread: Have you EVER wanted to scan that old book?
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Old 01-31-2010, 08:01 AM   #12
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The price isn't too bad. Between $210 - $270.

http://www.google.com/products/catal...wAA#ps-sellers

Yes this a much better deal.

I have had 2 flat bed scanners over the years. I never used them much after I accomplished the initial objectives.

One of the problems I found in scanning pages from books was bleed through from the other side. It messed up the ocr program. That and the reluctance to cut books apart to get a flat page. Has anyone had much success with the bleed through problem?

A "camera" poised above the page could be a solution, but the rigs you can buy are too expensive. The homebuilt ones I've seen on the net would take far more time than I would like to spend. After all, I only have a few books to scan.
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