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@AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 1 year ago

At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book—one page at a time, by hand.

files.catbox.moe

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At the Internet Archive, this is how we digitize a book—one page at a time, by hand.

files.catbox.moe

@AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 1 year ago
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  • @BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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    10•1 year ago

    Why not run the spine through a table saw and just use a regular document feeder?

    • @aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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      I think they actually want to keep the book.

    • @SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
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      Sometimes books are valuable so cutting them into bits so they can go on the Internets faster isn’t feasible.

      • @nonailsleft@lemm.ee
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        In 10 years you can just reprint the book by molecule so why bother

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