[Athen] Any ideas on a good Flatbed scanner?

[chris Coppess via athen-list]

Thank you everyone I will look into these options.

Chris Coppess

On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM Xanth King <xanthking at berkeley.edu> wrote:


> Hey chris,

>

> You should get a Plustek Optibook A300 Plus

> <https://plustek.com/sa/products/book-scanners/opticbook-a300-plus/>. If

> a book has small text, you'll actually need to go to 400 or 600 DPI or

> you'll waste hours correcting OCR results.

>

> They run about $1,500. Ours has been providing good, speedy results for

> the last 15 years.

>

> Alternatively, if you are able to remove the spine with a guillotine

> <https://plustek.com/sa/products/book-scanners/opticbook-a300-plus/>,

> then I recommend a high-speed CanonIMAGEFORMULA production scanner

> <https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/business/scanning/production-scanners>.

> This is a standard recommendation for higher education.

>

> New they will cost from $5,000 to $20,000. We are currently using a

> DR-X10C

> <https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/imageformula-dr-x10c-ii-production-document-scanner>.

> It is an older model, but aside from some minor servicing (replacing

> worn-out rollers and pads) it has served us just as well as the Plustek

> these 15 years.

>

> The advantage of high-speed scanners is that they can scan both sides of

> the page at once. The IMAGEFORMULA line is extremely fast and provides

> high DPI.

>

> We re-bind our books with a Fastback 20

> <https://mypowis.com/blog/portfolio-item/fastback-20/>.

>

> If you get either of these scanners, I can provide some information on

> their best use if you'd like.

>

> Let me know if you have any questions!

>

> Have a good one!

>

> *Xanth King*

> Accessible Formats Technology Specialist

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>

>

> On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM chris Coppess via athen-list <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

>> Folks

>>

>> I don't know if anyone is using flatbed scanners these days for scanning

>> books, but we are going to start looking around. Does anyone have a flatbed

>> scanner that they like? Looking for one that scans at least 300 DPI and has

>> a fast scan speed.

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Chris Coppess

>> coppessc at westerntc.edu

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