Book Digitisation Services - Destructive & Non-Destructive | Price List

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Our specialist book scanning and digitisation service offer clients the options of destructive or non-destructive scanning to all output formats, typically requested TIFF, JPEG, PDF with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) options.

Bound Volumes | Newspapers | Registrars and Ledgers | Laboratory Books | Diary and Magazines | Photograph Albums and Scrapbooks | Photographs | Parchment and Manuscripts | Personnel Records and Reports | Published Books | Index Cards | Bulk Loose Documents | Oversized Maps | Engineering Plans | Artwork | Archive Collections

Non-Destructive Book Scanning Calculator

Calculate the estimated cost of digitising books, diaries, journals and other bound volumes without damaging or destroying the original book.

Calculate Your Book Scanning Cost

Select the book size, digital output, capture method and number of pages to calculate an estimated price.

Double-page spreads are suitable where two facing pages can be captured together.

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Non-Destructive Book Scanning Prices

Prices are calculated according to book size, digital output and quantity. The following rates are based on the selected page capture method.

Non-Destructive Book Scanning — 600dpi Uncompressed TIFF

Book Size 1–250 251–999 1000+
A5 £1.00 £0.75 £0.55
A4 £1.00 £0.75 £0.55
A3 £1.00 £0.75 £0.55
A2 £1.25 £1.00 £0.75
A1 £1.50 £1.25 £1.00

Non-Destructive Book Scanning — PDF / JPEG

Book Size 1–250 251–999 1000+
A5 £0.75 £0.55 £0.35
A4 £0.75 £0.55 £0.35
A3 £0.75 £0.55 £0.35
A2 £1.00 £0.75 £0.55
A1 £1.25 £1.00 £0.75

PDF 600dpi, PDF 300dpi and JPEG 300dpi use the same pricing structure.

Additional Digital Services

Service 1–250 251–999 1000+
TIFF Images Converted to PDF / OCR Searchable File £35.00 £30.00 £25.00
TIFF Images Converted to Word £35.00 £30.00 £25.00

Additional conversion services are charged per book.

Important:
Non-destructive scanning keeps the original book intact. Books are handled carefully throughout the scanning process and returned in the same physical condition.

Complex, fragile, tightly bound or unusually shaped books may require an individual assessment and additional technical charges.

Prices exclude VAT at 20%.

Book Digitisation Prices & Scanning Guide

A guide to book digitisation pricing in Oxfordshire, including non-destructive and suitable bulk scanning workflows.

We can discuss the condition, size, binding and intended use of the books before recommending a suitable scanning method and digital output.

Related book and bound-record digitisation services

Digital outputs

Depending on the project, digital masters and access files can be supplied in formats such as TIFF, JPEG and PDF, with OCR available where appropriate. Final specifications should be agreed before scanning begins.