I was a bookworm when I was a kid, reading almost a book a day. I lived overseas, and English books were hard to come by, so I devoured any I could find. Though this was long before I knew anything ...

Although I tend to use my iPhone 4S and Readdle's Scanner Pro (US$6.99) or JotNot Scanner Pro ($1.99) apps to do most of my scanning, there are still documents that need a regular scanner of some sort ...

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 ...

The IRIScan Desk 6 offers an incredible level of versatility that goes beyond its capabilities as a 300 dpi document scanner. With video capture functionality and a built-in microphone, it is also ...

This weekly roundup takes a look at the practical and sometimes quirky aspects of tech products. Scanner tackles books Anyone who has ever tried to flatten a book to make copies will appreciate the ...

Picture this. You have wholly converted to e-books. The very thought of buying another bundle of paper fills you with revulsion, and all your reading is done on an e-reader or a tablet. But one ...

I've been trying to digitize some of my old books and comics, and I purchased a Plustek Opticbook 4800 scanner for the job (because some of these are comics, overhead scanners, or ones without platens ...

MORRISTOWN -- Libraries across the country have been clamoring for a book scanner designed to copy historic books ever since the newly-designed technology made the rounds at library conferences this ...

Google has spent years scanning books, recreating the world's leading libraries as digital files we can read and search on PCs and smartphones. The project has faced a fair amount of opposition -- ...

Whether you're scanning specialized items, keeping your luggage light, or yearning to be free of cables and cords, you'll find the perfect portable scanner in this guide. (We've tested all the major ...

It’s no secret that Google has been scanning hundreds of thousands of books in the hope of recreating the Library of Alexandria. Publishers and authors really didn’t like that idea, so the Google ...