Lisa, I would not recommend taking the book spine off by hand. If you can find the nearest kincos or office depo, they can help you with their automatic gillotine. Pratik -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lisa Kidder Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 2:03 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] taking apart a book for scanning Hello All, I am still on leave, and I am trying to scan a book. However, it is over 1000 pages. I lifted the cover off my scanner, and it is hard to press down on the spine to make it flat due to the thickness of the book. Is there a way to take it apart by hand? If so, how is this done. Lisa. 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.