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> 1. Use a stack slicer to cut the spine off Ouch. This really seems like a shame. I imagine you're not destroying any books of 'value', but still... Something
by shocks 13y ago
> 1. Use a stack slicer to cut the spine off
Ouch. This really seems like a shame. I imagine you're not destroying any books of 'value', but still... Something about willingly destroying thousands of books... :/
- new299 13y agoI did the same thing, it is depressing, but even more so that it's often the only way to get a decent digital copy of a book: http://41j.com/blog/2012/02/how-to-get-a-digital-copy-of-the-art-of-computer-programming/ http://41j.com/blog/2012/02/how-to-get-a-digital-copy-of-the...
- WalterBright 13y agoOne of the books was self-published, so I wrote the author and offered to "kindle-ize" it and we'd split the proceeds. He agreed, and we've both made a tiny profit. Only 2 or 3% of my books are available in digital format.
- ISL 13y agoNo need to cut off the spine. Here's how Google Books did it: http://hackaday.com/2012/11/16/google-books-team-open-sources-their-book-scanner/ http://hackaday.com/2012/11/16/google-books-team-open-source... Hackaday's first image tells the whole story, but direct link here: https://code.google.com/p/linear-book-scanner/ https://code.google.com/p/linear-book-scanner/