I'd make sure I held the book so as to provide the flatest surface page to scan glass. If the book is a massmarket paperback and not the library's, break it by folding the book so that the covers touch. Do that from the middle of the book to either end every 10-20 pages. If it's a hardback or trade and you're using a Plustek scanner, this isn't necessary. It might not even be necessary with that scanner and a standard paperback, but it's hard to tell without trial and error. ----- Original Message ----- From: peggy To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 10:09 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] good scan, I have read through the guidelines for scanning but still get missing words and sentences, is this normal?? What settings in Openbook might make my scans better?? Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.