hi Cindy. that's the beautiful thing about a book-edge scanner. once you place the page face down on the scanner, and you['ve got the hanging portion of the book against the front of the scanner, and you close the lid, in most cases, you don't have to hold anything. you just put it on the scanner and hit the scan button. That's pretty much it.
Shane At 02:30 PM 8/19/2007, you wrote:
You're probably right about large books. I don't think I've ever scanned a really large one, assuming you don't mean thick. Do you still have to hold down bindings of thick books? Or is the cover heavy enough to do it? Glad there are people like you around. Cindy --- Shane Christenson <drummershane@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, Cindy. I can see your point, but I also know, > from having had a > book-edge scanner before, and trying to scan larger > books with a flat > bed, that although the book does have to be moved, > the book-edge > scanners are just all around easier for the bigger > books. And yes, > the book-edge scanners are considerably more > expensive than the flat > beds, but to those of us who have them, they're well > worth the money > spent. Speaking of money, just my 2 cents worth. > Grin. > > Shane > At 01:36 AM 8/19/2007, you wrote: > >That seems to be as much trouble, perhaps more > because > >one has to life the book and turn it around, that > >pressing the spine. Then one just has to slide the > >book slightly to left or right to scan the next > >page--except when one has to turn the page, of > course. > >smile Do book edge scanners cost more than flat > bed? > >If so, it doesn't sound worth it to me--just my > >opinion. > > > >Cindy > > > >--- Shane Christenson <drummershane@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > Yes. That's exactly what you do, and it works > like a > > > champ. > > > > > > Shane > > > At 01:07 PM 8/18/2007, you wrote: > > > >I still don't quite understand about book edge > > > scanners. Do you > > > >scann one page, let the other hang off and > then > > > turn the book > > > >around? I can't quite get a picture in my > mind. > > > >Cindy, thanks for asking the question. I > didn't > > > know what a book > > > >edge scanner was either. > > > >Rita > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan Reese" > > > <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:13 PM > > > >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Scanner > question > > > > > > > > > > > >>A book edge scanner is one where the book > hangs > > > down over the edge > > > >>of the scanner. That way, you don't have to > press > > > down on the book > > > >>to avoid missing words in the spine, or the > > > scanner seeing a shadow > > > >>of the spine. You just push the spine right up > to > > > the edge of the > > > >>scanner and let the other half hang down. > > > >> > > > >>I do sometimes break the spine, or that's what > it > > > looks like > > > >>anyway, because it can be hard to ensure that > the > > > middle is getting > > > >>scanned properly. But the ones I've taken to > be > > > examined at the > > > >>library they told me looked okay. Although > they > > > looked a bit > > > >>crooked to me when I was done with them. This > > > tends to happen more > > > >>with paperbacks than hardcovers. > > > >> > > > >>Personally, I don't see why some people have > such > > > a problem with > > > >>damaged spines. If the pages are not damaged, > then > > > the book is > > > >>perfectly readable and it even stays open > better > > > too. But some > > > >>people seem to. True, they don't look pristine > > > from the factory. > > > >>But neither does anything else after its been > > > used. I'm certainly > > > >>not going to pay more than twice as much for a > > > scanner just to > > > >>prevent the spines from looking a little worn. > > > >> > > > >>Evan > > > >> > > > >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma > Cindy" > > > <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > > >>To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >>Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:51 PM > > > >>Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Scanner > question > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>I have an Epson and true, I do press down on > the > > > >>>spine, but I've never broken one, either hard > > > bound or > > > >>>paperback. Once I was scanning pages from a > > > paperback > > > >>>that already was broken and had loose > section, > > > and in > > > >>>that case I think I contributed another one > or > > > two, > > > >>>but, as I said, it was in bad shape to begin > > > with. > > > >>> > > > >>>What is a book-edge scanner? I can position > the > > > books > > > >>>in such a way as that they are flush with the > > > edge, > > > >>>either the bottom or one side or the other. I > > > have a > > > >>>1660 and think I had a 1250/1650 before. > > > >>> > > > >>>Cindy > > > >>>--- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>>It depends on two things: your budget, and > how > > > much > > > >>>>you care about the > > > >>>>condition of the book after you scan it. If > > > you're > > > >>>>not worried about > > > >>>>breaking the spine of books, then lots of > people > > > >>>>think highly of Epson > > > >>>>scanners. You can get a refurbished model > from > > > their > > > >>>>web site for - I think > > > >>>>less than one hundred dollars, although I > > > haven't > > > >>>>checked this personally. > > > >>>>Since they're not book edge, you have to > flatten > > > the > > > >>>>book pretty good to > > > >>>>avoid missing words in the spine. But you > > > probably > > > >>>>know that. If you want to > > > >>>>keep your books pristine, or nearly so > anyway, > > > then > > > >>>>a great many people like > > > >>>>the Plustek Optic Book 3600, which is a book > > > edge > > > >>>>scanner. The spelling of > > > >>>>that might be slightly off. But that scanner > > > will > > > >>>>set you back around $230, > > > >>>>giv or take. > > > >>>> > > > >>>>HTH > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Evan > > > >>>> > > > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: > Nicki > > > Keck > > > >>>> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >>>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:09 PM > > > >>>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Scanner > question > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> 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. 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