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The DIY Book Scanner
azoblue writes "Daniel Reetz did not want to lug around heavy textbooks, so he built a book scanner to create digital copies. '... over three days, and for about $300, he lashed together two lights, two Canon Powershot A590 cameras, a few pieces of acrylic and some chunks of wood to create a book scanner that's fast enough to scan a 400-page book in about 20 minutes (PDF). To use it, he simply loads in a book and presses a button, then turns the page and presses the button again. Each press of the button captures two pages, and when he's done, software on Reetz's computer converts the book into a PDF file. The Reetz DIY book scanner isn't automated — you still need to stand by it to turn the pages. But it's fast and inexpensive.'"
but no way it will work with linux. I can't even print with ubuntu.
Go to ebay, and pick up a copy stand for $80, or re-purpose a yardsale enlarger with a couple'a goose-neck lamps for fifteen bux or so. This strikes me as being a waste of time and effort - if your hobby is to tinker in the garage making stuff, either put more pride into your craft to make something worth showing off, or spend your time working on something you can't pick up on craigslist for next to free.
A relat1vely roots and gets on