Not quite an edge copier, but close, is the BinderMinder (see
<http://www.binderminder.com/>. It retrofits a standard copier to allow
more of the gutter to be captured than a regular flat copier.
Note, the "exclusive cantilevered platen cover" is obstructive and
generally useless. I would not bother with it, since you don't want to
rely on a metal cover to manage the book to glass interaction.
---Terry
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Terry Abraham Special Collections, University of Idaho
<http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/>
On Thu, 6 May 2004, Margaret Nichols wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a reliable, reasonably priced edge copier, face-up
> copier, or face-up scanner suitable for use with rare books? I have scoured
> the ExLibris archives, but don't find any recent information there about
> specific models that have proven themselves, and that can be used without
> opening the book much more than 90 degrees.
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> What are you-all doing these days about producing copies for researchers
> from rare books--still using a photocopier? Using a scanner? a digital
> camera? We just bought an item advertised as an "edge copier," only to find
> that it isn't any such thing and can't safely be used for books. Sigh.
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> Thanks in advance for any information,
>
> Margaret Nichols
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> Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
> 2B Kroch Library
> Cornell University
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