Dr. Serkan Toto is currently working as the first and only Asian-based writer for the TechCrunch network, mainly covers with Japan technology and Web companies for TechCrunch, CrunchGear and MobileCrunch. Serkan also works full-time as an independent Internet and mobile industry consultant with a focus on the Japanese market. He is Saint lingual, holds an MBA and a doctorate in economics. Serkan ... ? Read More
With old media in a digital form to get more seats in the House, save them or just make them portable, not exactly a new trend. However, some startups, as Peggybank in the case of videos and photos, still find ways to stand out. And now a new company called 1DollarScan is trying to do the same for the books, documents, photos, and just about anything that is printed on paper – through pricing.
1DollarScan is the equivalent of the United States in Japan called Bookscan, which is the largest of its kind in the country and hit the United States millions of dollars in revenue within a year, according to the company's namesake station (in fact, the service was so successful that some customers in Japan currently have to wait for months to get their material is digitised).
1DollarScan works the same way as Bookscan: after receiving physical books or other printed materials from clients, validates and converts them into PDFs or DVDs. Is that similar services do too, but as 1DollarScan in the company name, prices start at just $ 1 (10 photos or 100 pages in a book, for example).
Obviously, the idea here is to engage in more market than competitors, make more affordable mass scanning and digitizing. 1DollarScan tells me they build on their experience in Japan and "radical" apply method kaizen Toyota for perfect operation and reduce costs in their "factory" in the United States market.
Launched last week in the United States, it is too early to say if 1DollarScan can deliver in terms of quality, but if this is any indication, the Japanese company has already filed a patent for the protection of its adjustment method (actually very impressive) resolution for a specific device (here's the video in Japanese, which shows the scanning process). On its Web site, 1DollarScan said that digital content can be found on all Android phones and tablets, essentially all device iOS, 3-Kindle, the Sony PRS-650 and corner.
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