[bookshare-discuss] Re: Scanner question
- From: "Nicki Keck" <favorite.blend@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:37:19 -0400
Thanks, Shane. I always get paperbacks when I can. Even with my most
recent scanner, which was pretty big, I didn't enjoy trying to scan
hardcovers, so I don't do much of it if I can help it, so the books I get
are pretty small.
Have a blessed day,
Nicki
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in
despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Christenson [mailto:drummershane@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 4:54 AM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Scanner question
Hi, Nicki. It depends on how much you want to spend, and how easy you
want your scanning jobs to be. I say this because many people on here
use flatbed epsons, cannons and the like, and they can cost around 80
dollars or more or less, and some, myself included, use the opticbook
3600, which is a bookedge scanner that makes scanning of books a
little easier. It's very doable with the flatbeds, because there are
people here who use them and get excellent scans, but the book-edge
scanners are great for picking up print that's very close to the
inside of the binding. The opticbook will run about 250 dollars
including shipping from amazon.com, and if you want to go the cheaper
route, any cannon or epson, or even an hp can be gotten locally. The
great thing about some of the newer cannons is they're very small and
light weight, making it great to travel with. I have the cannon lide
60, but there are even newer models out than that. The only drawback
to the flatbeds is, if you have a book where only one page fits on
the scanner glass, you have to hold the other side of the book up so
it doesn't get in the way of the scan. With the book edge scanners,
you simply place one page on the scanner glass and let the other side
of the book hang off the edge. If a book is small enough however, you
can scan in 2-page mode with either type of scanner. you just have to
press down hard enough on the spine of the book that all the inside
margin print is picked up in the scan. i hope these tips are at least
somewhat helpful, and that I haven't confused the heck out of you. If
you have anymore questions, please ask.
Shane
At 09:09 PM 8/16/2007, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Which scanners are best for book scanning? My scanner is 10 years
>old, and it seems to not be working well. I use openbook. Thanks
>for any suggestions of a good scanner. I asked my husband for one
>for my birthday, and he asked for suggestions of good ones that
>people use to read books with access software like Openbook. Thanks
>in advance for any help.
>
>
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