Plustek Launches New Commercial Book Scanning Solution

OpticBook 4800 is a high-speed professional solution to turn books, magazines and bound materials into digital files

2011-08-25

LADERA RANCH, CA, August 25, 2011 (Press-News.org) Plustek Technology Inc., a manufacturer of consumer, prosumer and professional imaging devices, announced today the launch of the Plustek OpticBook 4800, a fast, high-performance commercial/prosumer solution for scanning books, magazines and bound materials. This scanner is ideal for low-volume production book scanning, back-office book scanning, rare book scanning, magazine and comic book scanning, online sales of books/magazines/comic books scanning, and for anyone who wants to turn books, magazines and other bound material into digital files to use with computers or e-readers.

Plustek's OpticBook 4800 scans an A4 sized page in 3.6 seconds and book spine shadow and distortions are eliminated using Plustek's patent pending SEE (Shadow Elimination Element) Technology. Complete with everything needed to create searchable PDFs from any bound media, the OpticBook 4800's LED illumination ensures optimum image quality and reduces energy usage.

Key Features
• Plustek's patent-pending Shadow Elimination Element (SEE ) Technology for distortion free scans
• 1200 dpi resolution
• 3.6 seconds per page scan speed
• Scans bound materials up to A4 size
• 4 single touch buttons to simplify scanning tasks
• Scans to USB flash drive, email, network folder, FTP, URL and printers
• Ergonomic design to ease physical strain
• Green design: LED light source, energy efficient, WEEE & RoHS certified

Sales/Purchase Information
All Plustek products can be purchased from authorized resellers, DMRs, VARs, and distributors NewWave Technologies, Ingram Micro and D&H. For more information, please contact Plustek at infoUSA@plustek.com.

About Plustek
Respected as one of the world's leading image solution providers, Plustek manufactures and delivers high-quality scanners and other imaging products to buyers worldwide, reaching millions of consumers. In business since 1986, Plustek began as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for many large companies, creating an innovative array of products including: scanners, IP cameras, servers and imaging-related devices. Through a combination of design innovation and strict attention to usability and manufacturing quality, Plustek has grown to become one of the largest image solution providers in the world. In addition to supporting its sales offices worldwide, Plustek's state of the art factories and offices are able to provide just-in-time manufacturing and engineering expertise on a contract basis. This combination of skill sets allows Plustek to introduce outstanding new products to the market with superior design, support and with unrivaled after-sales support and service. For more information, please visit http://www.plustek.com/usa.

Media contacts:
Jason Kirshner / Betsy Roberts
RMS Public Relations (for Plustek)
Tel: 949-579-9569 x 801 (Jason) x 803 (Betsy)
Email: jason-pr@rms-biz.com / betsy-pr@rms-biz.com

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