You might go with the opticbook 3600. It is a book edge scanner and it does both hard and paper backs with ease. The hard cover fits on the glass just fine. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marcus Williams To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 10:53 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] seeking scanner for hardcover books I've decided to start scanning again, but have run into an interesting problem. The few books I scanned in the past were mass market paperbacks. Well, there was one hardcover. Anyway, I tried to scan another hardcover today, but the book wouldn't fit on my scanner! So, I need some suggestions for a not too pricey scanner that can handle hardcovers of various sizes. Marcus