I'm trying to get quotes from a physical copy of 'The River' by Peter Heller, but I can't find an online version. The method I'm using now involves taking photos of the pages, but doing it three images at a time is super slow! I'm wondering if there's a faster way to upload the text, like scanning or something else that could save me time and effort.
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Have you considered converting the pages to PDF? It's often easier to manage than images, and you could use a scanner app on your phone to do it quickly. Just make sure the pages are well-lit when you scan!
The best approach is usually to scan the pages and run them through OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software to get the text. If it’s just a one-time thing though, maybe just read through the book with a highlighter and take notes rather than going through the whole scanning process. It could save you a lot of hassle!
That sounds like a good idea! But I have a pile of physical pages. Any tips on bulk scanning them into PDF?