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minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 days agoin this case they often are actually destroying them. they take them apart, beause it’s easier to scan than to use a proper book scanner
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 days agoYeah that’s true of Google as well I believe. I think Archive is more careful, but I’m sure some books get damaged in the process there as well.
in this case they often are actually destroying them. they take them apart, beause it’s easier to scan than to use a proper book scanner
Yeah that’s true of Google as well I believe. I think Archive is more careful, but I’m sure some books get damaged in the process there as well.