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April 23, 2009

Build a High-Speed Book Scanner from Trash and Cheap Cameras

Now here is a project: instead of purchasing a book scanner for $15,000 to $100,000 or more, build your own from scrap parts and cheap digital cameras.

Digital books change the landscape. After suffering through scanning many of my old, rare, and government issue books, I decided to create a book scanner that anybody could make, for around $300.

You can find step-by-step instructions at: http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-High-Speed-Book-Scanner-from-Trash-and-Cheap-C.

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