Essay:How to scan and digitize books tutorial - Revision history

CriticalResist at 11:39, 23 September 2023

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	{{Infobox essay\|title=How to scan and digitize books tutorial\|author=Open source\|date=2023-05-23\|excerpt=ProleWiki has a plain-text [[ProleWiki:library\|Library]] of books, and to feed it, we need digitized books that we can copy from.		{{Infobox essay\|title=How to scan and digitize books tutorial\|author=Open source\|date=2023-05-23\|excerpt=ProleWiki has a plain-text [[ProleWiki:library\|Library]] of books, and to feed it, we need digitized books that we can copy from.

CriticalResist at 22:39, 17 September 2023

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	Digitizing books is something very few of us have ever had to do, yet it's not especially complicated.		Digitizing books is something very few of us have ever had to do, yet it's not especially complicated.

	In this guide, we'll cover various ways you can scan and digitize your own books, which will fit all budgets and technical capabilities.\|image=Convert-a-book-to-pdf-with-book-scanning-services.jpg}}		In this guide, we'll cover various ways you can scan and digitize your own books, which will fit all budgets and technical capabilities.\|image=Convert-a-book-to-pdf-with-book-scanning-services.jpg\|name=How to scan and digitize books: a tutorial}}
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CriticalResist at 13:34, 17 September 2023

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	Digitizing books is something very few of us have ever had to do, yet it's not especially complicated.		Digitizing books is something very few of us have ever had to do, yet it's not especially complicated.

	In this guide, we'll cover various ways you can scan and digitize your own books, which will fit all budgets and technical capabilities.}}		In this guide, we'll cover various ways you can scan and digitize your own books, which will fit all budgets and technical capabilities.\|image=Convert-a-book-to-pdf-with-book-scanning-services.jpg}}
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	To properly share your book on ProleWiki, you will (at this time) need to [[Special:RequestAccount\|request an account]]. Keep your .docx (Word) OCR document nearby. Once your account is approved, you can create a page for the book you digitized and simply '''copy''' everything in your word document (Ctrl+A) and '''paste''' it on the book's page, and it just works!		To properly share your book on ProleWiki, you will (at this time) need to [[Special:RequestAccount\|request an account]]. Keep your .docx (Word) OCR document nearby. Once your account is approved, you can create a page for the book you digitized and simply '''copy''' everything in your word document (Ctrl+A) and '''paste''' it on the book's page, and it just works!
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CriticalResist at 12:01, 17 September 2023

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			Digitizing books is something very few of us have ever had to do, yet it's not especially complicated.

			In this guide, we'll cover various ways you can scan and digitize your own books, which will fit all budgets and technical capabilities.}}
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CriticalResist at 11:54, 17 September 2023

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	To properly share your book on ProleWiki, you will (at this time) need to [[Special:RequestAccount\|request an account]]. Keep your .docx (Word) OCR document nearby. Once your account is approved, you can create a page for the book you digitized and simply '''copy''' everything in your word document (Ctrl+A) and '''paste''' it on the book's page, and it just works!		To properly share your book on ProleWiki, you will (at this time) need to [[Special:RequestAccount\|request an account]]. Keep your .docx (Word) OCR document nearby. Once your account is approved, you can create a page for the book you digitized and simply '''copy''' everything in your word document (Ctrl+A) and '''paste''' it on the book's page, and it just works!
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	Learning how to "drag" the scanner across the page (it's mounted on small wheels) takes some getting used to, but it's nothing too difficult.		Learning how to "drag" the scanner across the page (it's mounted on small wheels) takes some getting used to, but it's nothing too difficult.

	Your book size is also limited by the length of the scanner, although they should be able to scan every		Your book size is also limited by the length of the scanner, although they should be able to scan every book out there because it's rare that books actually go above an A4 size, and most are usually pocket size (close to A5).

	Finally, I imagine they must have issues properly scanning the middle of a book, when the inner margin is at its deepest and it's difficult to lay the pages completely flat.		Finally, I imagine they must have issues properly scanning the middle of a book, when the inner margin is at its deepest and it's difficult to lay the pages completely flat.

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	However, as these scanners are effectively a mounted camera with lots of software processing, you need to take into account the maximum size of ~~the~~ books ~~you'll want to~~ scan, as well as proper lighting. Flatbed scanners create their own lightning so it's not a problem for them, and most of these overhead scanners also have LED lights, but some of them have terrible light position that renders these useless, and will require an external source to properly light up the book (ideally, the whole page is lit up evenly).		However, as these scanners are effectively a mounted camera with lots of software processing, you need to take into account the maximum size of books they can scan, as well as proper lighting. Flatbed scanners create their own lightning so it's not a problem for them, and most of these overhead scanners also have LED lights, but some of them have terrible light position that renders these useless, and will require an external source to properly light up the book (ideally, the whole page is lit up evenly).

	'''These scanners don't work on every operating system!''' Check compatibility before buying one.		'''These scanners don't work on every operating system!''' Check compatibility before buying one.

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!ProleWiki has a [[ProleWiki:Library|library]], comrade! If you digitize your book and it belongs to our categories (socialist works), we'd love to have it!
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Digitizing books is something very few of us have ever had to do, yet it's not especially complicated.

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