[bksvol-discuss] Re: squashing books
- From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 22:29:06 -0400
Dear Sarah, and Scanners
All of this advice on manipulating books to get the best scan adds up. I'm so
fortunate to benefit from the experience of so many of you. Thank you, Sarah,
for your ideas.
Always Turning Pages,
Lissi
----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Van Oosterwijck
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:01 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: squashing books
You should be able to squash books without destroying them. Most books that
would have to be distroyed to be scanned because the text is really far in the
binding won't come out good enough to bother with anyway.
When you first get the book go through it turning a very small number of
pages at a time. Run your hand down the center of the open book gently
convincing it to open all the way. If you do this all the way from the front
of the book to the back and then from back to front, the book should open
enough for scanning pretty easily. It has the added benefit of making the
books ware look identical to the type of ware that you would see in an often
read book instead of an abused scanned book.
Sarah Van Oosterwijck
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