How to Turn a Physical Book into a Searchable PDF

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How to Turn a Physical Book into a Searchable PDF

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If you are studying or doing research - books are your friends - BUT finding information within a book when you need it can be a challenge. Instead of using flags, bookmarks, highlights and other methods of keeping track of the various searches from your book - why not turn the physical book into a searchable PDF that you can use to easily find what you are looking for?
This is a very handy way to speed up your research and study. You can quickly find every instance of a term, concept, or person that appears in the book. It’s also fast.
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@georgeofhamilton 6 ай бұрын

This kind of service seems like something every university or public library should have.

@jakkuwolfinsomnia8058 4 ай бұрын

Honestly they should then they can distribute as many books out to as many students for free for as long as they want without limitation

@KingKatura 6 ай бұрын

In most places you can make copys of your own books anyway, because it allows you to save the actual book so it doesn't get destroyed over time. Thats the whole reason for Digitalizing things to begin with. Especialy if they are older.

@LearningandTechnology 6 ай бұрын

Correct! It’s sometimes referred to as “Fair Use” or “Right to Copy”.

@dragonball3166 4 күн бұрын

Not as heavy you can have over 100 books depending device memory and if it have memory card slot

@user-wb7dz5di2x 4 ай бұрын

I am so glad I came across your video. We live an interesting life and travel full time in an small 24 ft motorhome. I love to cook and sail. I have too many books now I have a better way to refer back to my books for a recipe or sailing terms. This will greatly cut down the weight and book space in our RV. Thank you so very much!!!

@Digmen1 3 ай бұрын

Thta was a great vidoe I have just bought an Czur ET25 and watching you scan those pages so quickly was great. I had been waiting for the system to process each page.

@AltaroRitmerZaxmer Ай бұрын

Wow, got it! And then I can read them or translate them in the form of PDF with the help of Immersive Translate. Thanks for your sharing

@stevenprosser8813 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I could see many ways that this could come in handy. I'm also in Canada and I'm glad you mentioned copyright use, I've been getting ads for CZUR scanners and many of the comments are concerned with copy right. I'd like to explore this more. I could use it for research in university to search topics as you mention, but I also like the idea of creating copies of my already purchased books if possible, A). I have a likely irrational fear that they could be destroyed in a fire, flood, etc. But also I am maybe a bit OCD about keeping my books in as "top-knotch" condition as possible 😅. I personally take dust jackets off to read books so they stay in mint condition. If I could quickly scan a physical book and then read it on my eReader it would make it more transportable and prevent damaging my physical copies. I hope this kind of use would be under the fair use laws in Canada 🤔. I use to collect cds, over 1000 and did the same back in the day with uploading them all to make them more transportable on my iPod annnnd to preserve the CDs. I've been waiting for something like this for years fot books! 😁 In general I buy ebooks these days and only buy physical copies of my absolute favorite books or in instances where an ebook isn't available; which is where CZUR could come in handy 🤔😁. I have absolutely no desire to ever redistribute anything. I just would like a book version of what I have done with cds in the past for personal use

@steve-fy4pk 5 ай бұрын

WOW, I never imagined. Wished I had learned this way back when it first became a thing (after I retired) I’ve read so many great books and I’d like to have had it in digital form (like he does so I could reference -words and phrases).

@ronp3000 2 жыл бұрын

I love this. I’m going to have to look into getting one of those scanners!

@anarchisttutor7423 Жыл бұрын

I bought a CZUR in 2019. Regarding curve correction, I think it does well with B&W text and music books, but it gets confused by books with fancy graphics inside. Also, I think the software could be better, and the book tends to shift as you go; you're supposed to line up the center with the yellow guide on the screen. Perhaps later versions are better. I'm looking into how to quickly remove pages from a book to run them through a feeder scanner, which could potentially be faster.

@kentboortz8076 10 ай бұрын

I was really impressed until I saw the scanned pages at 6:50. I expected the softare to flatten the curved pages and compensate for uneven lighting because the page was not completely flat when scanned. And also learn as it goes, finding out the page size to use for all pages. And auto levels so that you don't see through the text on the back of the paper. But this review is a year old, maybe the software has improved since. Alternatively, comes with different size paddels so you can force the pages to be flat with your hands more easily. I did try create exactly this setup with a multipurpose stand and an iPhone with its built in software to scan to PDFs. Never got it to work good enough. So I do think for the price, this product looks quite good even with its flaws.

@LearningandTechnology 10 ай бұрын

It’s a bit of an “art” to get some pages perfect. There’s a bit of a trade off between speed and quality. So if I take my time, I can get better results. For example, on some books (comics 😀) I want better quality - so I get the lighting right, scan and check more often. For some books where I just want them quickly scanned for reading and don’t care quite as much - I go pretty fast.

@JayDeeIsMyName 4 ай бұрын

Kent, you read my mind. I had the exact same disappointment when I went looking for the perfect way to, non-destructively, digitize a bunch of vintage magazines I bought in the last couple of years. On one website, promoting the CZUR-scanner, they even showed one "amazing impression" of a scanned comic, which actually contained clearly botched curve flatting filters applied. It was such a shame to see.

@frhythms Жыл бұрын

Wow! This is so cool! Thanks, Frank!!!

@jaysimone7450 7 ай бұрын

I bought the czur shine pro but unable to get it to work. I'm stuck on "device undetected" even though it accesses the laptop camera. Followed the instructions given by support but i'm still having issues. I'm about to return it. Any other suggestions for scanners?

@LearningandTechnology 7 ай бұрын

This could be an issue with your computer. You should install the software, enter the scanner serial number when prompted, and then plug it in. The computer should then detect it and connect (make sure it’s powered on, of course)

@steveparker1580 Жыл бұрын

If I have a single book that I want to convert into a PDF for reprinting, what is the best route? Pages are b&W, 5.5" x 8", 233 pages. I only need to do this once, so I'm not looking for a huge equipment cost. Suggestions?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

If it’s a one-time event - then you “could” use an App on your phone called Microsoft Lens. It’s going to be slower and require a bit more effort, but for a one-off PDF creation it’s an option. (And free)

@nogi7028 3 ай бұрын

Does it scan pictures accurately? I've seen plenty of homemade ebooks that has bad quality blurry pictures

@MilsurpMikeChannel 11 ай бұрын

I might consider getting one of these scanners. I have a family history book I would like to digitize first of all... but the ability to translate foreign language books would really help me out in making content for my channel.

@00emil8 Жыл бұрын

Do you know how i can do this with my phone or iPad? Really want to have searchable pdfs on a budget:)

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Yes - you can. It’s not very fast, and an entire book would be very time-consuming, but if you use software such as Microsoft Lens (it’s an App), then you can “scan” the PDF. It does text recognition on it. That then makes it searchable. It’s okay for one or two pages, but becomes very tedious for larger numbers of pages.

@00emil8 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, really apreciate your answer and your video:)

@kredik5796 Ай бұрын

The pages are all different sizes in the pdf file. Could that be avoided somehow?

@YasinNabi 2 жыл бұрын

You have a wonderful and very interesing channel, I watched most of your videos, they are very interesting.... Great job !...

@bitubyhow Жыл бұрын

wow thanks

@adamhearts9195 Жыл бұрын

I have a privately printed family lineage book that I need to digitalized, there's only one copy of it so I'm hoping to get it onto Google store or Amazon book to be printed so other family members can buy it. Do you happen to know the format needed to submit it to Amazon is it a PDF format or do they need just the text files thank you

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

I haven’t published to Amazon - I suspect that they have a simple way to turn a PDF into their Kindle format

@digitalincometactics9858 Жыл бұрын

I am tired of moving and putting my back out with my book collection time to put them on PDF thanks!

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

It’s a nice thing to have your favourite books in PDF - very handy

@widowscafe7056 5 ай бұрын

Perfect! Nice to get new executable information!

@cvs2fan 5 ай бұрын

is it possible to do the same using my phone?

@WilliamPeck1958 8 ай бұрын

very nice ... it looks like it's a straight .pdf document, scroll down ... what about a book experience, where you see the book open (both pages) and the turning of the page has some "action" like real turning of the page.

@LearningandTechnology 8 ай бұрын

It doesn’t really create that eBook experience- it’s straight PDF (or Word Document)

@jwl72 26 күн бұрын

I appreciate the info here. But is there anyway to make a digitized book look EXACTLY like an ebook you would actually buy? I want it to have the exact same print quality, completely white background, etc. like a book what is already digitized.

@LearningandTechnology 19 күн бұрын

“Sort of” - if you want that level of scanning, then you would need to take a bit more time and clean each scan up. It depends on the objective - for myself, I often just want to use the material from research and slight imperfections are fine. If I have something I want to really preserve as a document then I will take a little more time and clean up all the scans.

@herokillerr Жыл бұрын

If I can make a PDF of a 500 page book, how many MB will it be...?

@williamlwalker512 Ай бұрын

If I use a software like dragon can I highlight the text in the document I created and have it read the text back to me. Text to voice software

@LearningandTechnology Ай бұрын

You can also use Microsoft Lens - I have a video on that too.

@training7574 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I am a retired researcher in the humanities. In the 1980's I even made up an index of key terms in Leibniz works by hand. So I desperately looked for scanning devices, which were then much too primitive. Nowadays, I am getting problems with reading on dark book pages with small print. Maybe you have opened a door for me. //One problem though - are diagrams and pictures displayed as they are on the book page?

@LearningandTechnology 8 ай бұрын

The diagrams and pictures are just scans - so they are as they appear in the book. Search is on the text - so any text is indexed (such as diagram descriptions that are present)

@Oceanpls Жыл бұрын

Hi, quick question, would you be able to convert it into a word document that you could modify? Lets say i wanna scan a book i have to study for uni… i’d like to be able to change words, highlight some sentences and add notes and such. Could i do that? Having a digital version of my book is useless to me if i can’t edit it

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Yes you can! I made a video for you to show you how. (it is scheduled to show in about 6 hours after I post this as it has to process) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8eZjcapr5-sj3U.html

@Oceanpls Жыл бұрын

@@LearningandTechnology Thank you so much! really kind of you!

@RealPi Жыл бұрын

The CZUR link leads to a 404 page not found. Did they stop making scanners or is there another model now, a year later, which is better and supersedes the old one?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Here's a new link - thank you for letting me know! shop.czur.com/pages/compare

@douggottlieb 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Does the scanner come with the foot pedal controller or did you rig that up? Seems essential, as do those little finger tabs. Where’d they come from? THANKS!

@LearningandTechnology 7 ай бұрын

It comes with the foot pedal - it’s really useful and I use it almost all the time.

@douggottlieb 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! Those cool yellow paddles too?

@LearningandTechnology 7 ай бұрын

@@douggottlieb yes - the whole set. It’s a good setup for sure.

@douggottlieb 7 ай бұрын

Thanks again!!!

@nathanwilson6183 4 ай бұрын

Does this turn the hard cover into an ebook/pdf that can be read out loud by a reading program?

@LearningandTechnology 4 ай бұрын

Yes

@nathanwilson6183 4 ай бұрын

@@LearningandTechnology , would you advise that I start with the Ultra Shine?

@nathanwilson6183 4 ай бұрын

What "read out loud" program do you use? thanks

@nathanwilson6183 4 ай бұрын

Audio is what I desire and this seems easier and faster than the Immersive Reader and Microsoft Lens.

@LearningandTechnology 4 ай бұрын

@@nathanwilson6183 check out my video on this Turn a Physical Book Into an Audiobook kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h75doJadyNPXZok.html

@ishyandmikkischannel8811 Жыл бұрын

Which CZUR scanner is this please?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

This is the Shine Ultra Pro. I’ve used a few of their scanners and have videos on them.

@sackolistran6116 6 ай бұрын

Can the scanned text be translated from say French to English using the program that comes with the scanner?

@LearningandTechnology 6 ай бұрын

I do translations of scanned materials - I’d have to check if the scanner software does this. I tend to use another program for translation. I did a video on this as well: Scan and Translate Physical Books into Different Languages kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbBimdGBppfKdJs.html

@Zane-It Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video on how to set this up?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Yes! I have a few CZUR videos on how to use them. Setup is pretty easy, plug it in and download the software. After that, my videos show different demos

@Zane-It Жыл бұрын

@@LearningandTechnology CZUR?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

@@Zane-It oops - I should have said CZUR Scanner. The device I’m using in the video is a CZUR Book scanner and I have a few videos here on the channel where I demonstrate how they work. I’m using these book scanner to scan the book and create the PDFs

@koleksifilmserial 5 ай бұрын

thanks Sir, it really helping me

@LearningandTechnology 5 ай бұрын

That’s wonderful to hear! Glad it was useful.

@mohammedegyptian2527 Жыл бұрын

thank you very much very informative tutorial

@apollo-9725 Жыл бұрын

did you find this scanner in Egypt ?

@syedhassan4174 Жыл бұрын

Very good. Thanks!

@johnczech7074 2 жыл бұрын

This was quite interesting! Thanks!!

@LearningandTechnology 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.

@melpama4811 Жыл бұрын

What is the brand name of the scanner that you use? Thanks in asvance.

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Hello there - I'm using a CZUR Scanner. I have a few videos here on the channel about them. I'll put a link in the description too.

@linabrown4889 7 ай бұрын

Hello I have never seen before those yellow paddles. Also what is that black thing called? The one that looks like a lamp?

@LearningandTechnology 7 ай бұрын

The yellow paddles are to hold books open - they come with the CZUR scanner. (The scanner looks like a lamp)

@daviddr2d2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, that was really useful to know.

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I’m glad it was useful

@daviddr2d2 Жыл бұрын

@@LearningandTechnology Hi Frank, I am looking to buy the same CZUR Shine Ultra Pro Scanner as in your video, to scan books as OCR editable text into PDF's. Would you say this is still a good product to get. Thank you. Regards David.

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

@@daviddr2d2 absolutely - I find I’m using mine even more as I scan books for work so that I don’t have to carry as much with me. This scanner and my iPad have drastically improved my reading without carrying as much … books at least - now I carry cameras and audio for hybrid teaching!

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

In the topic of teaching - I actually have a second scanner at work for visual presentations- so I suppose I’m a bit biased - I use CZUR scanners everywhere 😀

@daviddr2d2 Жыл бұрын

@@LearningandTechnology OK great. Thanks.

@mansoorkurios7990 Жыл бұрын

hey there, do the yellow paddles come with the scanner? or did you have to get them separately? fyi, this video is incredible

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

They do - the scanners have the yellow paddles included (they are called finger cots) Thanks for watching and commenting!

@mansoorkurios7990 Жыл бұрын

@@LearningandTechnology Thank you sir!

@bo6aref 10 ай бұрын

very helpful thanks

@vasudhanayyar10 Жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you sir❤

@rupalidesai3056 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much sir 🙏🏻

@LearningandTechnology 8 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

@RobertR4353 Жыл бұрын

Will this work for a French book and then converting the language to English?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

It takes an extra step - you can scan and instead of creating it as a PDF, you can create It as a Word document (I have a video on that), then you can use translate. It’s not perfect, but can be helpful.

@thebackbencher666 Жыл бұрын

Do all versions of this scanner have this PDF option or just the pro … do you have a video on the differences between the different models from this company . This looks amazing. I’ve been taking photos of every page and turning them into pdfs of the photos which aren’t searchable from my phone. Yup , I take a picture of every single page and use an app to make a pdf . This tool however would be way better for that purpose. Subbed.

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

All the models I’ve used have the conversion/searchable PDF option. It’s the same software that they bundle with each one and you use the serial number to activate it. I do have a comparison video on my channel between the Shine and the Aura. As well as a stand alone on the more pro ET24 But! Stay tuned! In the next couple of days, my newest video on their newest scanner the CZUR Fancy will be released. This is a web cam/document/visualizer scanner

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Oh! Thank you for the sub too! I hope my videos are useful for you

@Cuissedemouche Жыл бұрын

Did you ever tried it on mass market paperback? I see some book scanner saying you can scan them, but I never saw anyone trying.

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

I’ll give it a try - I’ve done trade paperbacks, graphic novels, pulps, etc. I’ll let you know how it goes.

@PhysicsWithBen Жыл бұрын

Very impressive. Thanks 🙏 Sir

@ishyandmikkischannel8811 Жыл бұрын

For visually impaired students needing high resolution, and no blurring, which CZUR scanner would you recommend?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

The Shine Ultra Pro has done a nice job for me - the resolution is great. If you are scanning text, then you can also convert to a PDF or Word which uses Optical Character Recognition - meaning you can increase the font size as well.

@sharonfranquemont7736 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU! That’s very kind of you. I am glad the video was useful.

@sakshiagrawal-h6l 20 күн бұрын

Hello sir I want my book to be converted into pdf can you do it for me

@LearningandTechnology 19 күн бұрын

I can’t do that for you, but you should be able to do it using the steps in the video.

@IlBella_ Жыл бұрын

How it works with books with lucid paper? You get a lot of reflection or is ok?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

I’ve used it with glossy paper art books - you just have to adjust room lights to avoid reflection hot spots.

@AhmedTelleserDehyer 3 ай бұрын

Got it. Then I can read it by using Immersive Translate.

@joseaamorosalicea6783 2 жыл бұрын

Which model of CZUR is this one? I need that can scan books just like that, not just documents.

@LearningandTechnology 2 жыл бұрын

This is the Shine Ultra Pro in this video. I also have a video where I compare this one and the Aura Pro - that might help kzfaq.info/get/bejne/admHiLt_psDQh4E.html

@joseaamorosalicea6783 2 жыл бұрын

@@LearningandTechnology Is the New CZUR Shine800-Pro Smart Portable Document Camera&Scanner good for books also? I'm a college professor and need to scan/copy chapters from some books.

@LearningandTechnology 2 жыл бұрын

@@joseaamorosalicea6783 I haven’t tried that one. I’m also an Instructor and use the Shine Ultra Pro mostly. It’s been very useful. For a bit less money, the Aura Pro performed well - it just has a little less resolution for the camera. I would love to try out their pro line at some point - for library and archiving.

@joseaamorosalicea6783 2 жыл бұрын

@@LearningandTechnology Thank you for your generosity with your time. Last night I ordered the CZUR Shine800-Pro Smart Portable Document Camera&Scanner With OCR Function for MacOS and Windows|High Resolution & AI Tech: CMOS 8MP(3264x2448,270 DPI)Camera Bundle With HogoR Lens Cleaning Cloth. I hope that is good one and works well for books and old documents.

@thelionwithin7848 10 ай бұрын

Can I make every pdf to be searchable?

@rajsundar8512 21 күн бұрын

Can i use mobile camera....

@LearningandTechnology 21 күн бұрын

@@rajsundar8512 you can - see my video on Microsoft Lens. However, it is quite time-consuming on larger documents

@mikequinlan9585 2 жыл бұрын

Can you use an iPad and a Mac with this device and software?

@LearningandTechnology 2 жыл бұрын

The Shine Ultra Pro here works on Windows and Mac. They have a wireless scanner that I’d love to try out with my iPad/iPhone - but this one is Win/Mac

@iangeorge3499 Жыл бұрын

Are you able to scan a book from an e book on your ipad

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried that - once I have an eBook I don’t normally need to scan it.

@losc5599 Жыл бұрын

Where can one go for this service? Do you provide this service?

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

This is something you can do yourself if you have the scanner I demonstrate in the video.

@Aero1492 5 ай бұрын

Nice

@MariadeLourdesAniesSanch-ze7hf 9 ай бұрын

for me this book in PDF in my phone

@zoupysd3803 Жыл бұрын

how can i sell pdf books with that way? like.. i need copyright to do that? can you enlighten me? thank you.

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

If you are selling PDF books you need to have the legal rights to do that.

@infini.tesimo Жыл бұрын

How much is that device? Looks pricey.

@LearningandTechnology Жыл бұрын

They are very reasonably priced actually! Check out their website - you’ll be surprised at how affordable they are. It depends on the model, but $100-$225 is the range