Guillotine Preparation
Suitable books can be guillotined through the spine so the printed pages are separated for production scanning. This is a destructive method, so the original binding is not retained.
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Published Books • Bulk Digitisation • Oxfordshire
Published Book Scanning in Oxford
High-volume digitisation for published books, back catalogues and bulk orders. Suitable volumes can be guillotined at the spine and converted into loose pages for efficient batch scanning.
Discuss Your Bulk OrderBulk Scanning for Published Books
Our published-book service is designed for projects where multiple printed volumes need to be converted into consistent digital files. It is particularly suitable for publishers, universities, libraries, archives and organisations working through sizeable collections or back catalogues.
For suitable books, removing the binding by guillotining the spine allows the resulting sheets to be batch fed through high-volume scanning equipment. This can provide a practical route for larger quantities where preserving the physical binding is not required.
High-Volume Batch Scanning
Once prepared, loose pages can be processed as batches, making the workflow suitable for larger orders and repeated digitisation programmes.
Consistent Digital Output
Files can be supplied as archival TIFF, publication TIFF, PDF/A or searchable PDF, with OCR and Word conversion available where required.
Built for Publishers, Back Catalogues & Bulk Orders
Published books can vary considerably in size, pagination, print quality and condition. Before scanning, we can review the books and agree the preparation method, page size, resolution, file format and delivery requirements.
Typical Bulk Workflow
- Review the published volumes and project quantities
- Confirm which books are suitable for guillotine preparation
- Remove the binding where destructive scanning is approved
- Batch scan the separated pages to the agreed specification
- Check images and organise the resulting files
- Add OCR, indexing or Word conversion where required
- Supply the completed digital collection securely
Available Outputs
Choose the output according to whether the project is intended for preservation, publication, access or searchable use.
- 600dpi uncompressed TIFF archival masters
- 300dpi TIFF publication files
- PDF and PDF/A
- Searchable PDF with OCR
- Word conversion
- Secure download or USB delivery
When the Original Book Must Remain Intact
Guillotining is not appropriate where the binding or physical volume needs to be preserved. In those cases, ask us about our non-destructive book scanning service using specialist equipment designed to digitise bound material without removing the spine.
Planning a Large Published Book Scanning Project?
Send us the approximate number of books, page counts, sizes and required digital formats. We can discuss the preparation method and provide a quotation for your bulk scanning project.
Request a Bulk Scanning Quote