Hi, I also scan a lot of library books, and as long as they aren't battered to begin with, I've never had a problem breaking spines, even in the days when I scanned two pages at a time. So, if you want to use the library, you needn't worry overmuch. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 4:33 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Obtaining Books to Scan I second Jamie; I use an OpticBook in single page and it is faster than my older Epson inn dual page and far easier on hands and books. We routinely use library books with great results. Valerie On Apr 13, 2010, at 5:58 PM, Jamie Yates, CPhT wrote: > Scanning doesn't always destroy the spine. I get most of the books I scan from the library. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.