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minus-square@BeMoreCarefullinkEnglish6•11 months agoWhy not run the spine through a table saw and just use a regular document feeder?
minus-square@SinningStromgaldlink26•11 months agoSometimes books are valuable so cutting them into bits so they can go on the Internets faster isn’t feasible.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-2•11 months agoIn 10 years you can just reprint the book by molecule so why bother
Why not run the spine through a table saw and just use a regular document feeder?
I think they actually want to keep the book.
Sometimes books are valuable so cutting them into bits so they can go on the Internets faster isn’t feasible.
In 10 years you can just reprint the book by molecule so why bother