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On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:33:23 +0000, you wrote: >Hi > >Sitting next to my ConoScan N67OU, I wondered how close to the binding >of a page I could scan, if the scanner were placed on a box allowing >half of the book to hang down the side of the scanner(this would >overcome the obvious difficulty of trying to lay an open book flat on >the scanner and having to sit on it so that the text close to the spine >of the book can be recognised). > >I didn't place the scanner on a box but placed a ruler across the >machine and 'scanned' it. The scanner will read to within 22mm of the >edge of the scanner. This is fine for a few texts but, unfortunately, >many have margins as small as 12mm - so the scanner would miss a lot of >text. Oh well - back to sitting on the scanner. > >Seriously: the CanoScan is a lightweight machine that does scan close >to the edge. I wonder if there are any that scan closer still. The Epson machine I have is quite bulky and has quite an edge to it - enough for the book to drop off - however, I still end up creesing the bindings on some of the books with thinner margins. Also, when the book is in this situation, it is sometimes possible to get a tilted image into the scanner (Kurzweil 1000 announces this if this is the case) and thus the quality is not as good). Also I came accross a library book last year full of handwritten notes - obviously rendering the text useless for scanning purposes. Andrew. -- Andrew Hodgson, Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK. Email: [log in to unmask]