Non-Destructive Scanning
Digitisation can be carried out without damaging or destroying the original book, making this suitable for valuable, fragile and bound material.
Specialist Book Scanning Services
Destructive & Non-Destructive Book Digitisation
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.
Destructive Scanning
Destructive scanning is also available where appropriate, providing an alternative route for books and documents that can be prepared for scanning in this way.
Digital Output Options
Output options include TIFF, JPEG and PDF, with PDF OCR options available. The calculator below provides estimated pricing for non-destructive book scanning.
Calculate Your Book Scanning Cost
Select the book size, digital output, capture method, number of pages and number of books to calculate an estimated scanning cost.
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Minimum order £40 for one or two books.
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Non-Destructive Book Scanning Price List
Professional non-destructive scanning for books, manuscripts, journals, registers and bound volumes. Prices shown are per page and exclude VAT.
A3 FORMAT
A3
Non-Destructive Book Scanning up to A3
High-quality non-destructive scanning for bound volumes up to A3. Suitable for archival, preservation, research and access copies.
| Quantity | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1–250 pages | £1.00 pp | £0.75 pp |
| 251–999 pages | £0.75 pp | £0.55 pp |
| 1,000+ pages | £0.55 pp | £0.35 pp |
Minimum order
£40.00
OCR / Searchable PDF
£0.10 pp
TIFF to Word
£0.10 pp
A2 FORMAT
A2
Non-Destructive Book Scanning up to A2
Specialist large-format book scanning for registers, ledgers, newspapers and other bound material requiring careful, non-destructive handling.
| Quantity | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1–250 pages | £1.25 pp | £1.00 pp |
| 251–999 pages | £1.00 pp | £0.75 pp |
| 1,000+ pages | £0.75 pp | £0.55 pp |
Minimum order
£40.00
OCR / Searchable PDF
£0.10 pp
TIFF to Word
£0.10 pp
A1 FORMAT
A1
Non-Destructive Book Scanning up to A1
Specialist large-format scanning for newspapers, registers, ledgers and very large bound volumes.
| Quantity | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1–250 pages | £1.50 pp | £1.25 pp |
| 251–999 pages | £1.25 pp | £1.00 pp |
| 1,000+ pages | £1.00 pp | £0.75 pp |
Minimum order
£40.00
OCR / Searchable PDF
£0.10 pp
TIFF to Word
£0.10 pp
All prices exclude VAT at 20%.
Prices are indicative and based on standard non-destructive scanning. Complex, fragile, unusually constructed or difficult-to-handle books and bound volumes may require an additional technical service charge. We will advise you before quotation approval.
Single-page and double-page spread capture can be discussed depending on the construction, condition and opening characteristics of the book.
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.