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Instructables user Light_Lab writes:
I collect lots of documents as part of my work; recently I decided I should let the sheets of ‘tree stuff’ return to the environment and clear up my living space and office by scanning everything I could. I had recently got rid of a flat bed scanner; it was far too slow and I hardly ever used it. I needed something that was convenient and fast; it didn't need to make ultra high fidelity scans, just readable would do.
Check out the tutorial for this easy and cheap copy stand.
If you're going to be copying more than a page or two at a time, take a look at the Book Ripper at http://bkrpr.org.
It's a jig for two cameras. You turn the pages and snap the pics at up to 900 pages an hour. It's an open source design project and we encourage you to build one!
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DIY Book Scanner (hardware & software):
http://www.diybookscanner.org/
Laser-cut book scanner platform (hardware only):
http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/SolaTechnical/digital-camera-book-scanner-platform-kit-3150
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You can simply invert the head of most tripods for a free and much more stable stand for temporary or intermittent use.
If you do more than occasional use, actual real copy camera stands that used to cost a fortune are now being given away or dumpstered all the time as they fall out of use. Get one of those.
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