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Google already did all the books, to a first approximation. Problem was copyright and owners of it. They used low paid labor to flip the pages. I'll send a lin
by AlbertCory 3y ago
Google already did all the books, to a first approximation. Problem was copyright and owners of it.
They used low paid labor to flip the pages. I'll send a link later if no one beats me to it.
Back home: it's https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/the-tragedy-of-google-books/523320/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/the-t...
- hexane360 3y agoThe device in the post was actually developed at google: https://linearbookscanner.org/designs/ https://linearbookscanner.org/designs/
- AlbertCory 3y agoThat's not what they mostly used, though. It was an actual workstation, with foot pedals.
- hexane360 3y agoSure, but saying "Google did all the books" seems to imply there's no reason to make a scanner. But Google made this scanner specifically because they were interested in "doing all the books", even if they didn't end up using it for that purpose.