Book Scanning Service | Oxford UK

Archiving and Scanning Digitisation at Oxford Duplication Centre

Non-Destructive Book Scanning

Book Scanning Service | Non-Destructive and Destructive Options 

Book scanning & digitisation services for all book volumes - convert books to PDF, JPG TIFF and OCR formats - Bound and unbound book scanning at Oxford Duplication Centre

WHO USES OUR BOOK SCANNING SERVICES Book collectors seeking to digitise rare, valuable, or out-of-print books,  Educational and academic agencies,  Students who want to avoid the weight of carrying around heavy textbooks,  Yearbooks for class reunion sites,  Audiobook conversion for the visually impaired and learning disabled,  Authors republishing out-of-print books for online sale.

Digitisation of Bound Books using National Archive Digitisation Standards 
TIFF ARCHIVAL/TIFF PUBLICATION/PDF/PDF OCR

Archive Quality Single Page (Left/Right) Archive Quality Page Spread
Publication Quality Single Page (Left/Right) Publication Quality Page Spead
Guillotine and Batch Scanning
Page Size  600dpi Uncompressed TIFF. Cost per Page or Page Spread DPI
Page Count
1-250+
Page Count
251+
Page Count
1000+
A4 Non-Destructive Bound Book Scanning.
Ideal for corporate, heritage and consumer clients who require high-quality uncompressed TIFF files. Typically used for long term archiving. (300dpi and 600dpi options)
600 0.95 0.75 0.55
A3 600 0.95 0.75 0.55
A2 600 1.15 0.95 0.75
A1 600 1.35 1.15 0.95
Additional Scanning Services per Book
Converted to PDF/OCR Searchable File   35.00  30.00  25.00
PDF to Word      35.00  30.00 25.00
     
Page Size  300dpi PDF/A. Cost per Page or Page Spread DPI
Page Count
1-250+
Page Count
251+
Page Count
1000+
A4 Non-Destructive Bound Book Scanning.
Ideal for corporate, heritage and consumer clients who require high-quality PDF digital files. Typically used for online use. (300dpi and 600dpi options)
300 0.75 0.55 0.35
A3 300 0.75 0.55 0.35
A2 300 0.95 0.75 0.55
A1 300 1.15 0.95 0.75
Additional Scanning Services per Book
Converted to PDF/OCR Searchable File   35.00  30.00  25.00
PDF to Word      35.00  30.00 25.00
     
DESTRUCTIVE BOOK SCANNING UPTO A3 PAGE IMAGES GUILLOTINE OF SPINE AND BATCH SCANNING
Not all bound books require a non-destructive scan. We offer a guillotine and batch scanning service for a more cost effective option if binding is not an issue.
Page Size    Output Format DPI
Page Count
1-250+
Page Count
251+
Page Count
1000+
>A3 TIFF (300dpi and 600dpi Options)   600 0.75 0.55 0.35
>A3 PDF/A (300dpi and 600dpi Options) 300 0.25 0.15 0.05
Additional Scanning Services Per Image
PDF/OCR Searchable Files Cost Per Image   0.10  0.05  0.02
PDF to Word Files Cost Per Image      0.10  0.05 0.02
Guillotine of Spines - From £4.50 to £12.50 per Book 12.50    
File or Folder Indexation per Book 1.00    
Technical Support. Price per Hour* 35.00    
Data Supply using Secure Download Link or USB 10.00    
*Due to the nature of bound books, not all digitisation is straightforward. Therefore
we may need to apply a service charge on more complex books. We will advise prior to estimte approval.

Our offices are open Monday to Thursday 8am-4pm Friday 8am - 3pm

Our offices and large customer parking are located at the back of our premise, 29b Rear Part Banbury Road, Kidlington OX5 1AQ, behind the large green building attached, opposite Benmead Road.

Contact Us 01865 457000 or email cheryl@oxfordduplicationcentre.com