Hi, Nancy. I think people prefer hardcover books because the print
and contrast of ink on paper gives a better scan. In quality, from
best to worst, you have hardcover, paperback, and then mass market
paperbacks, sometimes called trade paper. I have found that with my
scanner I can get away with paperbacks but have a miserable time with
some of the mass market paperbacks I bought when I didn't know there
was a difference. Even when I had access to a page feeder, I rarely
cut the spine off my hardcover books because I couldn't quite get
comfortable with cutting a book apart.
Monica Willyard
On Sunday 10/15/2006 11:35 AM, you wrote:
Shelley,
It sounds like you prefer to scan hardbacks more than paperbacks...is this just a personal preference, or do you know if hardbacks are in general more poppular to scan?
I have read that the folks who have a page feeder feature on their scanner will most times de-spine paperbacks and then send them through that way. I imagine they wouldn't de-spine hardback books unless they were personal copies that they didn't want to save for a 'sighted' library.
The six books I have are all from the library...so easy does it for them! Smile
Nancy
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