You might want to look at www.booksnap.com
Harry
Brian Weeden wrote:
> I know Google is doing a book scanning thing with libraries, hadn't heard
> any numbers before.
>
> ---
> Brian
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Rick Glazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> I "think" I read somewhere Google was doing that for themselves, and
>> the overal cost to them, in bulk, was $30 per book, IIRC
>>
>> I don't remember if any of the above is correct or not, <grin>
>>
>> Rick Glazier
>>
>> From: "Brian Weeden"
>>
>>
>>> I've got a private collection of books and papers that I'm thinking about
>>> getting scanned and was wondering if anyone on the list has had experience
>>> with projects like this and hiring companies to perform the service. The
>>> collection in question is probably several hundreds books (maybe more) of
>>> a
>>> heterogeneous nature (softcover, hardcover, pamphlets, binders, magazines)
>>> and mostly English with some Russian, German, and Japanese. Looking for a
>>> non-destructive service to scan and OCR as much as possible, with image
>>> scans of the stuff too faded or unreadable to OCR. And it would be in the
>>> Boston area.
>>>
>>> Advice on ballpark costs, possible companies to approach and feasibility
>>> would all be appreciated.
>>>
>>> ----
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
