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Here's to a new level of sharing!  
 
Here's to a new level of sharing!  
  
If you don't have a scanner, I scan books with the TinyScan app these days.
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==Adding to the library==
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===FYI===
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*At the moment, anything you add is just a click away from being downloaded, so if that concerns you, don't add your file.
  
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===Scanning/Formatting/Uploading===
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*If you lack a scanner:
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**I have successfully scanned books with an iphone and ipad via [http://www.appxy.com/tinyscan/ TinyScanner]
  
Here is the basic format for inserting a pdf file.  
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*The max file size is 8mb, if your file is too big:
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**here is a nice tool for shrinking pdf file sizes [https://smallpdf.com/compress-pdf https://smallpdf.com/compress-pdf]
  
<nowiki>[[File:my-little-pony-adventure-book.pdf|page=1|1000px]]</nowiki>
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*Here is a tool I use for cropping pdfs in case your scans include the whole scanner bed [https://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/briss/]
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*Upload pdfs as you would image files via [[Special:Upload|Upload]] under "Toolbox" from the navigation column
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*Here is the basic format for inserting a pdf file:
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**<nowiki>[[File:my-little-pony-adventure-book.pdf|page=1|1000px]]</nowiki>
  
 
Below however I have linked the pdf directly to a jpg of the book itself for now.
 
Below however I have linked the pdf directly to a jpg of the book itself for now.
  
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(Long term however, I'm giving a hard look at the software used on [https://openlibrary.org/ https://openlibrary.org/].)
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= Books =
 
== Coloring Books ==
 
== Coloring Books ==
 
<gallery caption="" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="4">
 
<gallery caption="" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="4">

Latest revision as of 17:31, 2 July 2017

Here's to a new level of sharing!

Adding to the library

FYI

  • At the moment, anything you add is just a click away from being downloaded, so if that concerns you, don't add your file.

Scanning/Formatting/Uploading

  • If you lack a scanner:
    • I have successfully scanned books with an iphone and ipad via TinyScanner
  • Upload pdfs as you would image files via Upload under "Toolbox" from the navigation column
  • Here is the basic format for inserting a pdf file:
    • [[File:my-little-pony-adventure-book.pdf|page=1|1000px]]

Below however I have linked the pdf directly to a jpg of the book itself for now.

(Long term however, I'm giving a hard look at the software used on https://openlibrary.org/.)

Books

Coloring Books

Comics

Picture Books

Sticker Books

Story Books