@internetarchive They should put a good Stephen King next to the scanner. I was told they're good page turner !

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There's no need to destroy books in the process. The techbros just want to make it as cheap as possible, with the added benefit of taking books out of circulation so people need digital technology to access them. It's a retreat from the egalitarian printed book, back into a world where information is controlled by the wealthy. The reverse of progress.

@internetarchive as someone who has had to scan books many times in grad school…that machine is beautiful and I am immensely envious I never got to use one

There's something charming about the meticulous process of scanning books by hand; it feels like a nod to the care that goes into preserving stories for future readers.

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And this is how the bad guys do it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/08/17/ai-companies-are-buying-and-destroying-antique-books-heres-why/

@internetarchive gods bless all of you for the work you do

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Because guillotines weren’t meant for books!

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Seriously, fuck the muskrat for this and cease-and-desist-ing nitter.

@internetarchive I stumbled upon the fort wayne, indiana, digitzation center at the allen county library a few weeks ago thanks to the manager wearing an IA shirt. very cool digitization operation!

@internetarchive and not destroying them in the process for shady legal reasons... amazing.

Thanks for your work !! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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The difference between the Internet Archive and the AI jack offs, is that Brewster loves books.

@internetarchive I absolutely love that scanning rig. I want one now. Do you have a design or specs available?

@internetarchive is this the rig described in “The ‘Why’ in DIY Book Scanning”?

@internetarchive That's fantastic! What do you do with the books after you've scanned them?