Old book digitisation — Content Factory
Old books are hard for OCR: worn type, yellowed paper, bleed-through, older spellings and script forms that modern engines were not trained on. Content Factory digitises old books page by page, with native readers checking every line, so the text is ready for a reprint, an ebook or an archive.
The handover
Verified text
Every page checked by a native reader of the language against the original image before it leaves the studio.
Your format
Word, searchable PDF, Excel, plain text, JSON or XML, with file names and folders matching your originals.
Query log
Words that cannot be read with certainty are flagged, not guessed, so you know exactly where to look.
Confidentiality
NDA before files are sent. Your documents are deleted from our systems on request after delivery.
Published starting prices, per page
Every price below includes human verification by a native reader of the language. The final per-page figure is fixed in writing after your free ten-page sample, because print quality and handwriting change the effort. Volume above 10,000 pages is priced lower.
| Document type | India | International | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printed text — books, reports, clean scans | ₹25–40 per page | $0.30–0.50 | 1,000 pages in 5–7 working days |
| Tables, invoices, receipts to Excel | ₹40–80 per page | $0.50–1.00 | 1,000 pages in 7–10 working days |
| Old books, newspapers, faded scans | ₹50–90 per page | $0.60–1.10 | 1,000 pages in 10–12 working days |
| Handwriting and manuscripts | ₹80–150 per page | $1.00–1.80 | 500 pages in 10–15 working days |
| AI dataset cleaning and JSON structuring | +₹15–30 per page | +$0.20–0.40 | added to any tier above |
| Enterprise, 10,000+ pages | Volume rate | Volume rate | 10,000 pages in 3–4 weeks, delivered in tranches |
Often commissioned together
Books and collections
Out-of-print titles
Family, institutional and publisher backlists converted to editable text.
Reprint editions
Text prepared for typesetting so a new edition can go to press without retyping. Book production.
Ebooks
Output that can be converted to EPUB or Kindle. eBook and Kindle.
Library collections
Hundreds of volumes run in tranches with consistent file naming for your catalogue.
What our readers correct
Old script forms
Pre-reform letter shapes, such as pre-1978 Tamil, converted to modern Unicode, or kept if you ask.
Worn type
Broken letters read in context by a native reader.
Bleed-through
Show-through from the reverse page cleaned before recognition.
Structure
Chapters, headings, footnotes and page breaks kept.
Ten pages free, then a fixed price
1 · A free sample
Send ten representative pages. Content Factory runs them and returns the text with an accuracy note, so you judge the output before committing to volume.
2 · Scope and price
A per-page figure fixed in writing, based on what the sample showed: print quality, handwriting, tables, languages.
3 · Machine pass
Pages are cleaned, deskewed and run through recognition trained for the language and script.
4 · Human verification
A native reader of the language checks every page against the original image.
5 · Delivery
Word, searchable PDF, Excel, plain text, JSON or XML. Your files are deleted from our systems on request.
Only languages we can verify
Every page is checked by a native reader, so Content Factory takes OCR work only in languages our team reads natively. Others are added when a reader joins the team.
Tell us about the documents
Two minutes. You will have a per-page price and a delivery date within one working day, and instructions for sending ten free sample pages.
Frequently asked
Do you need the physical book?
No. Scans or clear photos are enough. If you only have the book, we can advise on scanning.
Can you keep the original spelling?
Yes. Tell us whether to modernise or preserve spelling.
Can you produce the reprint too?
Yes. Our studio handles layout, cover and printing.
How is it priced?
Old books are priced in the old books row of the table, fixed after the free sample.
Tell us what you need made
Send the brief and we reply with a scope, a fixed price and a date — usually within one working day. Whole programmes are quoted the same way as single titles.
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