How to upload books and where to? (lemmy.org)

submitted 2 months ago by You_Ugly@lemmy.org to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hey, I have this book in paper and would like to scan its pages to share on something like z-library for others to access.

So I wanted to ask what is the best way to go about scanning all the pages of the book? Something like those images to pdf scanners on your phone or something else?

Also where should I upload it to? Is Z-library okay? And is it safe to upload it? Could it be traceable back to me and potentially getting me in trouble?

Thanks in advance

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[-] communism@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I've scanned a book with my phone and uploaded to Z-Library before when it was a book I couldn't find online at all. Not a great quality pdf, but as someone who wanted to read the book for research and ended up having to buy a paper copy, I would've still preferred that pdf to nothing; it was still perfectly readable.

Like another commenter said, to get a good-quality pdf you'd have to take the spine off. Also note that it is really time-consuming and tedious to scan a book by hand (I assume there are machines that can automate it, but normal people don't have those). Big respect to people who do it regularly, but you may not want to be one of those people.

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