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Is it still crazy to scan 1000 magazines?

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Originally posted by: apac
Originally posted by: Quasmo
you should contact the publisher and tell them you have a digital backup of their magazine from the last 100 years.
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Actually that's a good idea. You might make a tidy profit.
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I am pretty sure they have their own backups. They would not want mine.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Originally posted by: cirthix
Originally posted by: SpiderWiz
Originally posted by: Aquaman


To update:


No Torrents 😛


Cheers,
Aquaman 😀
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FTL
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Do you seriously want to download a pdf of over SIX HUNDRED AQUARIUM magazines?
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My brother-in-law has a whole aquarium room in his basement. 3 walls lined with aquariums with a row down the middle. He breeds them, raises them etc. Used to have his own business supplying companies with fish products and doing their tank cleanings and things like that.

I thought it'd be fun to give him a huge thing like this... Not like I care if I waste some bandwidth...
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Stupid quote time, but I can't resist.

So how exactly does your brother-in-law breed and raise aquariums?

😛
 
Originally posted by: Aquaman
I have collected over 15 years of Aquarium magazines but they are taking a lot of room up in my den. I don't have the heart to just throw them away (I will probably give them to a local library) but I am still in the hobby and I still enjoy reading them and using them as a resource.

Do you think it's crazy to scan 600+ mags? I won't be scanning every page but all pages with articles on them so for example a 70 page mag will have 45-50 pages that have articles or pictures on them.

I guess I will find out how tough my Canon Scanner is 🙂

To update:

633/637 (99.37%) Done 🙂

4 mags to go

52000+ scans

21gb of scans

314 lbs (144kg)weight

No Torrents 😛


Cheers,
Aquaman 😀
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You should have posted your progress after each page.... 😉
 
Originally posted by: boggsie
Stupid quote time, but I can't resist.

So how exactly does your brother-in-law breed and raise aquariums?

😛
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Well, he said he started out with 3 but since he left them alone in the dark room, now he has aquariums everywhere. He's even started giving them away. 😉
 
i find it to be quite annoying that you wont torrent the scans. are you proud of this for some reason? i would understand if it took special skills or a rare talent, but anyone with a scanner could have done this, and much much faster with even a decent one at that. hoarding crap for yourself is pretty lame, and now are too proud to share the wealth. i wish i had a ton of magazines to scan that people wanted to see, because i would share it with anyone who wanted it.

i dont even want to see your scans, at all, but there are people here who could probably learn a lot and cherrish your collection. now that it is easily distributable, it is petty not to do it.

lastly, why the hell do you care if someone steals a picture of your fish tanks? LMAO wtf is that?! omg someone might see a picture of an aquarium and they may not know it was mine! but they wouldnt even know who i was anyway if i personally sent it to them via email because they are a total stranger! the horror1!!1111!!1!11
 
Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
i find it to be quite annoying that you wont torrent the scans. are you proud of this for some reason? i would understand if it took special skills or a rare talent, but anyone with a scanner could have done this, and much much faster with even a decent one at that. hoarding crap for yourself is pretty lame, and now are too proud to share the wealth. i wish i had a ton of magazines to scan that people wanted to see, because i would share it with anyone who wanted it.

i dont even want to see your scans, at all, but there are people here who could probably learn a lot and cherrish your collection. now that it is easily distributable, it is petty not to do it.

lastly, why the hell do you care if someone steals a picture of your fish tanks? LMAO wtf is that?! omg someone might see a picture of an aquarium and they may not know it was mine! but they wouldnt even know who i was anyway if i personally sent it to them via email because they are a total stranger! the horror1!!1111!!1!11
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Well........ if you wanted to do something like that and share it with others........ fine. I choose not to.

Why should I share my collection with everyone and their brother? I paid for them and I don't think it's fair for the publishers to lose out on sales of back issues that they have for sale.

I choose not to post pictures because of miss use of photos on other aquarium forums. Not my personal photos (since I don't post any) but I've seen far too many people steal others photos and claim credit for them (on their own websites or articles they write).

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
Originally posted by: Topplayer
can i get a copy of this when your done cuz id bet the pdf well look real nice will 1000000000000+ pages
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You can get a copy of MrDudeMans work........... I'm sure he will share with you.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
Originally posted by: everman
You should contact the publishing company. If they haven't done this, perhaps they'd pay you for your work?
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Wouldn't they have the ORIGINAL files?
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: everman
You should contact the publishing company. If they haven't done this, perhaps they'd pay you for your work?
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Wouldn't they have the ORIGINAL files?
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Sure........ but I don't think they would just give them to me......... so sincec i have the time & the mags.......... I am scanning them myself.

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: everman
You should contact the publishing company. If they haven't done this, perhaps they'd pay you for your work?
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Wouldn't they have the ORIGINAL files?
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Sure........ but I don't think they would just give them to me......... so sincec i have the time & the mags.......... I am scanning them myself.

Cheers,
Aquaman
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No, no, I understand what you're doing, I'm saying I doubt the publisher would pay you for your work.
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: everman
You should contact the publishing company. If they haven't done this, perhaps they'd pay you for your work?
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Wouldn't they have the ORIGINAL files?
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Sure........ but I don't think they would just give them to me......... so sincec i have the time & the mags.......... I am scanning them myself.

Cheers,
Aquaman
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No, no, I understand what you're doing, I'm saying I doubt the publisher would pay you for your work.
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Gotcha 🙂

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
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