Book and Magazine Scanning
The Advantages of Book and Magazine Scanning
Two of the most important and beneficial factors of scanningScanning
The process of turning documents into images that can be manipulated on
a computer books or magazines is to preserve archived and rare publications by scanning
them into electronic format and secondly to have it converted to e-bookE-book
A book or magazine that is available in a computerised format such as Adobe PDF, Microsoft Lit or the e-Book Reader format. for electronic publishing, distribution or for archiving.
How does Book and magazine Scanning Work?
When converting a book or magazine into electronic format it may be important to do so without damaging it, so our book scanning service takes a whole new approach. A system whereby the book or magazine is not in direct contact with the scannerScanner
The process of turning documents into images that can be manipulated on
a computer and very little handling of the book is required from the scanning operator.
Our scanning bureau uses state-of-the-art scannersScanners
A device that connects to a computer allowing the user to turn (scan)
documents into images they can manipulate on the computer. which
use an overhead camera with sophisticated page capture technology. Image
enhancement and restoration is applied to any poor quality or aged books
in order to optimise their quality.
Once the actual book scanning process is completed it goes through our rigorous
quality control procedures. Scanned books are then converted to the required
digital
formatDigital Format
These can be TIFF or JPEG, which are computer files used to store pictures or graphics. We also use PDF (Portable Document Format) which are designed for easy printing and sharing. such as PDFPDF
PDF is a very popular multi page file format that is used by many companies because it can be opened by almost anybody using free software most people have already on their computers., JPGJPEG
JPEG is a single page per file image format that is popular among graphic designers and web designers it is advised to use this format if you're scanning colour images for presentation purposes. and TIFFTIFF
- A type of computer file used for storing pictures, these can be full color, grayscale or black and white. A multipage TIFF file can contain many pages in a single file..
Many e-bookE-book
A book that is available in a computerised format such as Adobe PDF, Microsoft Lit or the eBook Reader format. features can be applied to a PDF book such as converting them into text searchable PDFPDF searchable
PDF Searchable is type of PDF File that has been processed using OCR so that its contents can be searched. files, adding PDF bookmarksPDF bookmarks
PDF Bookmarks are a tool to allow you to easily navigate through a PDF
document by placing links to sections which appear on the right hand side
of the PDF when opened. or PDF
linksPDF links
PDF Links allow you to create buttons in your PDF documents that link from one page to another, these buttons can be text or image, or just an area of the scanned image that you want to make clickable. from the index page or glossary of the book to the relevant sections.
Contents of the book or magazine can then be distributed or hosted online for clients to view and it is always useful to have these publications securely backed up safely in electronic format in case of damage or loss.
Once the whole process is completed, final images are verified through quality control and then written on to CDs.
Book and magazine Scanning - How much does it cost?
This mainly depends on the volume and your book/magazine scanning requirments. To discuss your book, magazine, journal or newspaper scanning requirements in more detail call Pearl Scan on 0161 832 7991 or request a FREE online quote.
