The following is mostly a feeler to see if there's any interest for this:Are you an avid ebook reader, or frustrated that some textbook you need isn't available on the torrent sites / edonkey network?
I will scan any public circulation book in the Toronto Public Library system for 0.01 BTC per 10 pages. One thousand pages = 1 BTC.
Toronto has
the largest public library system in North America and the second largest in the world. Almost any book is available!
Catalogue:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/advanced-search.jsp ("Circulating materials only")
The following conditions apply:
* The format will be PDF and/or DjVu, with an OCR layer. It may not be suitable for all ebook readers, but it will generally be very crisp on-screen
* I will also release the book on P2P networks at no cost for general availability. Help liberate our culture!
* Payment will be up front.
* Please allow anywhere from one day to about two weeks if the book is not currently on hold at the TPL, otherwise be aware that I can't scan the book until I can get my hands on it, so it may take quite some time if the book is on hold.
* Some materials may not physically fit in my digitization setup, I'll let you know if so (and provide a refund if you've already paid).
Discounts may be available for academic works.
Also offered -- Scan tidying!Do you have a book scan in PDF format that is legible but ugly? I will flip, deskew, crop and tidy up your scan to meet a uniform black-on-white format for half the price of my book scanning service (0.005 BTC per 10 pages). I can't work miracles -- the full text must be visible and not terribly distorted.
Examples of my work in this area: Original input
https://i.imgur.com/flr7u.jpg ->
https://i.imgur.com/xMTqX.jpg +
https://i.imgur.com/aboMH.jpgIf you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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