| Book on flatbed scanner |
Keeps book in original state
Low cost
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Book spine shadow and text distortion
Must press down hard on the book, damaging binding
Images must be edited for clear viewing
Some books cannot be scanned
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Flatbed scanner
Software editing time for page order and clarity
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| Professional Book Scanner |
High speed scan of two pages at once
Good for delicate books
Can scan larger size
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Cost - US $5,000-$150,000
Large size, setup time, calibration, maintenance
Complicated to use
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Scanner
Setup, calibration, training, maintenance
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| Cut book then load pages or copies of pages in
scanner ADF |
No book spine shadow or text distortion
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Damages the book
Easy to get pages out of order
Varying page thickness jams scanner or copier
Copies of pages wastes paper, time, and money
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Scanner with ADF
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