Agreed on all counts.
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Book scanning
In addition to that, unlike most hardcovers and trade paperbacks, the margins
in mass market paperbacks are often very close to the spine of the book, which
can make for difficult OCR in that area. The best way I've found to handle
those in general is to just bend the heck out of them, flatten them as much as
possible and scan them in two page mode.
Evan
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From: Roger Loran Bailey (Redacted sender "rogerbailey81" for DMARC)
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 9:37 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Chris Zeigler
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Book scanning
As a general rule hardcovers and trade paperback books are easier to scan.
Trade paperbacks are the same as hardcovers except that they have paper covers.
Mass market paperbacks tend to be harder scans. That is because hardcovers and
trade paperbacks use much higher quality paper.
This is just a general rule though. Sometimes hardcovers can use some poor
quality paper too, especially if they are book club editions. Also, a brand new
mass market paperback might give a higher quality scan than an old hardcover.
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On 12/21/2018 8:57 PM, Chris Zeigler wrote:
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Hello I was wondering is it easier to scan a paper at back or a book with
a hardcover? The book I'm trying to find is only available in paperback or
Library binding
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Chris
