Journals and books
How to spot it: Bound journals, diaries, family histories and books.
You getJPEG pages + PDF, 400–600 DPI
Scanned edge to edge so the spine isn’t forced flat.
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Journals, scrapbooks and documents
Handwritten journals, family histories, scrapbooks and letters. We use book scanners designed to capture every page without bending or damaging the spine.
Priced per page in your instant quote.
What we take
Scrapbooks and albums
How to spot it: Scrapbooks, baby books and photo albums, including thick or bulky pages.
You getJPEG pages, 600 DPI
An overhead scanner handles pages up to about an inch thick.
Letters and documents
How to spot it: Letters, certificates, recipes, report cards and other loose papers up to 12 × 17 inches.
You getJPEG or PDF, 300–600 DPI
Fragile or handwritten pages are scanned by hand on a flatbed.
Newspapers and clippings
How to spot it: Clippings, obituaries and full newspaper pages up to 18 × 12 inches.
You getJPEG or PDF, 300–400 DPI
Microfilm and microfiche
How to spot it: 16mm or 35mm microfilm rolls, and flat microfiche cards.
You getJPEG or searchable PDF
What you’ll get back
File typeJPEG for each page, plus one PDF for each book or journal
Handwriting and photos600 DPI
Printed pages300–400 DPI
Delivered through your private online link, ready to download and share, with USB copies if you add them.
Getting them ready
- Leave pages as they are. Don’t remove staples or unstick anything before pickup.
- Tell us if a book is loose, crumbling or very fragile.
- Add a phone photo to your quote so we know what to expect.