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Bound Book Scanning

 

 

Unlock the information bound in books.  Give others access to   the unprecedented information within your archives.

 

"The number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes."

Denis Diderot
French author, encyclopedist, & philosopher (1713 - 1784)

 

EPUB Conversion Services

Upon request, we now offer conversion to EPUB format for a variety of e-readers such as Kindle™, iPad, iPod, and the Sony© Reader™.

THE KNOWLEDGE TRAP

For 1,000 plus years, books and manuscripts have been used by researchers, scientists, historians, philosophers, and authors to record their works for reading and reference. Access to this enormous amount of knowledge has been largely constrained, until now! Bound book scanning allows for this information to be easily digitized, archived and retrieved.

KNOWLEDGE AT RISK OF LOSS

• Natural aging from acid in paper
• Public Use, Abuse and Theft
• Natural Disasters
• Political Unrest & Terrorist Acts
  

 

While the physical loss cannot always be prevented, protecting and preserving the knowledge in the books can be achieved.

WHY MERRITT SCANNING?

Merritt has acquired the APTBook Scan 2400™ System.
Merritt has factory certified technicians.
Merritt has over 15 years of Scanning Experience.
Merritt has long-term, qualified employees.
Merritt has history since 1908.
Just Ask our Customers.

How Does It Work?

Image Quality

• Image capture is ‘still photography’ at less then 1/80th of a second.
• Page is still and flat when camera captures the page.  Image blurriness and Curvature at the Spine eliminated.
• Minimal operator intervention eliminates both the presence of hands, arms, etc. in the image and operator fatigue.
• Sharper images significantly improve OCR processing and Text Search-able images.

 

Page Capture

• Digital photograph of page using a 16.6 mega pixel camera.
• Optical path designed to view one page at a time in 110 degree cradle.
• Camera at 90 degree angle to the page minimizes curvature effect that occurs near the spine.
• Flat position of Page minimizes depth of field thereby maximizing sharpness.

 

Image Processing - Multiple output options

• Interpolated final resolution between 300-600 DPI.
• TIFF, JPEG and compressed PDF (2x to 100x) JPEG or TIFF or PDF outputs.
• Image segmentation allowing color retention of pictures and graphics, while text is in black and white.
• Centering of text to the page frame.
• Page padding to align the image with the original page size.
• Checksum to allow for future checking to detect page alteration.
• Page number contact sheet to facilitate one of the QC steps to assure all images are present.
• All processed images result in extra copy for subsequent processing or re-evaluations and negating the need for rescans!

Why this Book Scanning Process is Technologically
the Best

Safest and fastest way to produce high quality digital files of books in a non-destructive manner. This process allows you to create the digital book and the necessary metadata about the book to assure easy import and accessibility within a digital book information management system. Sometimes you will only have one opportunity to scan a book. Joseph Merritt Company will get it done right, the first time.

 

 

 

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Think about what age does to paper and ink and ask yourself, "If books are no longer printed, what will happen to older literature, documents, and research?" Does it just disintegrate? Because paper is easily damaged, book bound scanning is a practical approach for capturing, storing, and preserving files. If you heavily rely on books, have Joseph Merritt scan all pages and archive them for future use.

Better book images allow for efficient searchability in the future. Offering automatic book bound scanning services, Joseph Merritt utilizes the latest and most innovative technologies. With 15 years of service, we use the ABTBook Scan 2400™ and have certified technicians on staff. Aside from our background, our book scans are clear and designed to preserve text for use many years into the future. Using still photography to capture the image, we make sure your documents are free of curvatures from the book spine and are fully focused.

“We received our book today and I'm impressed with the job you did. Your imaging process exceeded my expectations and the turnaround time was just as you said it would be.”

Jason Sturek

Publisher

The Pender Times

Pender, Nebraska

10/05/11