Hi, Grace! I am the same way. Sometimes I just put my arm on the book to
hold it down. I tend to feel less tired after scanning an entire book.
Thank god for a faster Pc and scanner now, which has cut my scanning time in
half! <Smile> Take care!
Jana
HI Cindy:
It's quite safe to hold down the lid. That's what I used to do initially. But I find that I have better control of the book by pressing down on the book with my hands.
Grace
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
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Interesting idea. Do you mean close the lid and put pressure on the lid insteada of on the book itself? Is that enough pressure? When I started, not knowing any better, I thought that was what the lid was for, but the weight was not enough to hold the book enough to get a good scan. I wouldn't want to damage the lid, which seems to be some sort of hard paper over foam on the inside, but pressing it onto a book. Is it safe?
Cindy
-- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello All,
For those of you who use flatbed scanners with lids, I might recommend that you use the lid to hold down the binding when you do double-page scanning. Especially for those who have trouble with hands for various ergonomic reasons, this solution is quite worth it. This might not be a bad practice for others of us who have no hand trouble. We all want to ensure that you don't sustain any long-term injuries because you are in the practice of holding the binding down repeatedly. The scanner lid allows you to use other parts of your hands and arms to do the job.
Pratik
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I hold the book down and hard cover is easier but still hold both down. I have a legal size bed so it is easier on both. For skype contact bobwichitaks For msn contact info rt5117@xxxxxxx no emails.
----- Original Message ----- From: Patti Johnson <mailto:razz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:33 PM
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I was asking the gentleman at FS today if he scanned books and he said no. He said what he knew about that was that most paperbacks have cheap paper for pages, and the fact you have to hold the binding down to get a good scan, so he had never tried scanning a book but said he thought he might try it. How many of you hold the binding down while scanning? Seems to me if you are going to do that then you have to sit at the computer/scanner the whole time the book is scanning, whether you do it in segments but still, that sounds like a lot of effort, and wondered if that is what you all do. I also wonder if hardback books are easier, if you have to hold that binding down as often on a hardback book. The gentleman at FS said that was one of the things he really had liked about the reading edge, that all that effort wasn't necessary because of how you had the book positioned on the scanner, and the fact you could put it in a farther back position, however he said it. Anyway, just curious, Patti
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