Reading e-books is a trend that started many years ago and is gaining popularity these days. e-books are seen as a solution for reading lots of books without having to need a large storage area, easy to "carry" anywhere, and of course inexpensive. With just a few gigabytes of storage, you can carry almost any book in a standard library. A US study conducted by the Pew Research Center two years ago revealed that roughly 3 in 10 American adults read e-books regularly. However, physical books will never completely disappear because there has always been a need for physical documentation.
Today, you can buy e-books or get them for free, but if you want to read only what you want to read, you may need to digitize your favorite books. This article will guide those of you who intend to digitize your favorite books. There are at least two main ways to digitize your favorite books:
1. Scan by unpacking your book
The first way is recommended if you want to digitize simple books or texts. But if you want to digitize a lot of books, you can do it the second way. Anyway, there is nothing wrong if you want to understand this method:
- Get the scissors ready. Use it to cut out the booklet along the left margin. You will get the pages of the book regardless of the "binding".
- Scan the documents with the duplex scanner. Don't forget to scan the front and back of each page.
- After you get the scanned files successfully, you need to install a PDF converter tool, eg Sedja PDF, to convert the scanned files into separate or merged PDF documents. If you put them together you are basically creating an e-book.
2. Scan without opening the book
This is a form of non-destructive scanning. This way you can digitize your favorite books without needing to "damage" them. You don't need to unpack at all! If you are a bookaholic who needs to scan lots of books, of course, this second method is the most recommended.
There are many paid book scanning services available in the market and they all guarantee non-destructive scanning. Some of them are quite well-known, such as BookScan.us, 1DollarScan, Blue Leaf Book Scan, and so on.
What if you want to scan it yourself? Of course, you can because now you can easily find tools that can help you scan independently. There are so many such tools like CZUR ET24 Pro you can find on the market.
Scanners such as the CZUR ET24 Pro are commonly used for non-destructive scanning. Some of them don't require disassembling the book. In the following, we will discuss how CZUR ET24 Pro scans entire books without damaging them. How CZUR ET24 Pro works can be represented by an explanation of its features.
- Scanning Algorithm
CZUR ET24 Pro uses a special algorithm called the curve alignment algorithm. That means you don't have to level the surface of the smart page every time. There's no need to open the book and you can go from one page to another as you would normally turn the pages of a book. As a result, a standard book of about 300 pages can be scanned in 10 minutes. Using a professional scanner can help you digitize your books without having to waste a lot of time.
- Curve-Flatten Laser Technology
This is a revolutionary technology carried by CZUR ET24 Pro. This technology enables automatic page alignment and it is combined with Smart Paging and Auto Alignment technologies which ensure all pages are aligned before scanning. Thus the scan results will remain straight.
- Fingerprint Removal Feature
This feature is capable of removing fingerprints or smudges printed on scans. Thus you will get scanned files that are clean from any blemishes.
- OCR feature
This is an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature that supports multiple languages. The OCR feature is a character recognition feature that practically converts scanned pages into editable files, for example in PDF, Word, and Excel formats. CZUR ET24 Pro's OCR feature supports more than 180 languages, giving you more flexibility to scan books written in multiple languages.
In addition to the 4 features above, CZUR ET24 Pro provides several other features, such as a foot pedal that allows hands-free operation and an LED light that can illuminate scanned objects very clearly.
Conclusion
Reading e-books is a trend nowadays because of its practicality. While it hasn't exactly replaced printed books, for many people e-books are the future. Digitizing your favorite books is a smart way to store them in your small device for later reading. Thanks for reading and I hope this information is useful.
