It looks like a table lamp, but the ScanSnap SV600 scans material quickly and efficiently, and it takes up minimal space when not in use. It’s also a hoot to watch, but page curvature is a problem.

Dr. Jeffrey Sheen is the supervisor of enterprise architecture services at Grange Insurance in Columbus, Ohio. Print is not dead — and as long as textbooks live, so too will the need to convert paper ...