[bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning processes and options
- From: "Deborah Armstrong" <debee@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 17:17:27 -0800
>as a lifelong bibliophile, the idea of ripping a book apart in order to
scan it kind of makes me cringe.
Most copy shops -- I like Kinkos, will remove the binding neatly. They have
a humongous paper cutter, and with one chop, the binding is gone. So you
aren't "ripping" a book in any sense.
You can hold the pages together with a binder clip or large rubber band.
Office supply stores will sell you quality rubber bands for this purpose.
Once you've completed the book, you can ask the same copy shop to rebind the
book, using a spiral binding that enables the pages to lie flat. This makes
it easier for people with all sorts of impairments to work with the book and
the spiral binding can actually enhance the book's value, should you choose
to sell it.
I scan books for a living -- and I have shown my college students the value
of an unbound book. People who use a CCTV or cannot turn pages due to
physical disability can work more effectively with a book in a three-ring
binder. Provided you ask a pro to neatly remove the binding, you are not
ruining a book, but rather making it easier to utilize!
The price for removing binding is between $2 and $4. The price for rebinding
is around $5, maybe $7 for a thick book. Some copy shops will even do it
cheaper if you explain it is for a volunteer cause!
--Debee
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