From: Wizard1969@f137.n4.z21.fsxnet   
      
   Well, I have two main scanners. A CZUR , the pro one that I use for large or   
   really precious material. And an Epson FF680-W, which is a sheet fed scanner.   
      
   If you don't want to break the book binding and sheet feed , right now the   
   CZUR is the only option that most people can use. I would honestly say that   
   it does an OK job doing that but it is very labor intensive and the scans are   
   mediocre IMHO. It's literally taking a picture from a distance of about a   
   foot and then trying to straighten the pages with software trickery. It works   
   some of the time, and some of the time it is less than great. I don't regret   
   buying the CZUR, it's just not the Utopia that you might think. I broke the   
   binding on this book and cut the absolute minimum of the edge of the page   
   with a high quality guillotine page cutter. I plan on having this particular   
   book wire-bound, as it is much easier to read. Epson FF680-W is probably the   
   best sheet feeder scanner I have ever used. I can feed it a stack of pages   
   and it rarely if ever jams. It also scans a stack of old photos excellent.   
   Be sure to turn on page straightening when using the Epson. I had tons of   
   music books that I scanned this way, and most musicians will wire bound a   
   book for easier reading anyway, although to be honest, I threw the books away   
   after the scan. I rather have an excellent scan that will last forever. This   
   particular book I did keep after scanning , just in case I missed a page   
   simply because it is so rare.   
      
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