You don't always have to take books apart. Unless they are huge, you can flatten their binding out on the glass to scan. Also, I've taken books apart so I could scan them and then either had them punched for three ring binders or had them spiral bound so I could turn the pages back more easily. Cindy Lou To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-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.