Journalism 2.0
How to survive and thrive in the digital age

This blog is a companion to the book I have written. It will teach current (and future) journalists the skills they need to do better journalism with the help of digital technology. More information about the book.

 

Making PDFs without breaking a sweat

A recent thread on an editor-to-editor email listserv I subscribe to focused on the ability to use a scanner (or copier) to automatically make PDFs of printed materials. We have a big, expensive copier/scanner that does a great job, even on large jobs because of the automatic feeder. I’m sure it cost several thousand dollars, though, so the question is: what’s available that’s relatively cheap and wouldn’t require a capital spending request?

Here are some suggestions from the group’s email:

Fujitsu S500. Comment: “we’re paying a bit extra because of the multi-page feed ‘cause scanning page by page was getting a bit tedious. I think we found it for slightly more than $400 after IT found some discounts.”

Epson Perfection 1200U. Comment: “Don’t know its model year or price tag, but couldn’t have been too much. Works fast and gets the job done.”

Anyone using anything else that’s worth a look?

Posted by MarkBriggs on Tuesday, May 08, 2007
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