Most people think of scanners as that quaint mechanism that looks like an old photocopier on the printer, or an independent flatbed ideal for capturing receipts. But in commercial terms, there are two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Scanners normally come in three flavors: flatbed, film and ...

Scanners for loose papers have become so commonplace that almost every printer includes one, but book scanners have remained frustratingly rare for non-librarians and archivists. [Brad Mattson] had ...

Accessing a plethora of information through portable devices is something much more practically beneficial than carrying books and documents around! Where books and documents give you excess weight ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs.

I'm a local book dealer, and I attended the Friends of the Duluth Public Library sale on Aug. 17. I wanted to provide a voice for other book dealers who use scanners at sales. The last part of a news ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether you're an avid reader yourself with a bunch of reading apps on your iPhone, or you know someone obsessed with books, many gadgets ...

I have to admit that while this looks interesting, and I do love ebooks (I love my physical books as well), the very thought of converting my library makes me cringe. All said (novels, reference, ...

We have an overhead book scanner that is used self-service by untrained users. This, surprisingly, is not the problem. The problem is medium to large books with spines. The scanner software (which ...