The IRIScan Book 5 has an impressive set of specs for a wand style scanner. At 1200 dpi, you'll have no trouble scanning documents to an incredibly high resolution. Scanned files can also be printed ...

This weekly roundup takes a look at the practical and sometimes quirky aspects of tech products. Scanner tackles books Anyone who has ever tried to flatten a book to make copies will appreciate the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. This article is more than 3 years old. The Fancy Pro ...

I was a bookworm when I was a kid, reading almost a book a day. I lived overseas, and English books were hard to come by, so I devoured any I could find. Though this was long before I knew anything ...

North Dakota State University graduate student Daniel Reetz is attracting worldwide attention for a do-it-yourself book scanner he invented. The 28-year-old created the scanner a year ago out of cheap ...

The IRIScan Book 7 ($169) is a hand-operated wand scanner that’s small enough to bring with you almost anywhere. You could use it to scan printed words and images, whether they’re in books, magazines, ...

If you need to scan pages from books or paper documents you may be interested in the new professional document scanner created by the team over at CZUR. The CZUR ET scanner features second-generation ...

I've been trying to digitize some of my old books and comics, and I purchased a Plustek Opticbook 4800 scanner for the job (because some of these are comics, overhead scanners, or ones without platens ...

Most people think of scanners as that quaint mechanism that looks like an old photocopier on the printer, or an independent flatbed ideal for capturing receipts. But in commercial terms, there are two ...

I have to admit that while this looks interesting, and I do love ebooks (I love my physical books as well), the very thought of converting my library makes me cringe. All said (novels, reference, ...