Plustek is pitching the OpticBook 4600 primarily at libraries and other educational institutions, though money is money and it's not particularly fussed. If you're a home user you should save your money and opt for a scanner that costs at least a third of the asking price because you'll see very little benefit for your added expenditure, and the OpticBook 4600 isn't that flexible in terms of functionality. For instance, while it excels and scanning books, photos and PDFs require a fair amount of time and manual labour to obtain pristine copies. If you intend to purchase the OpticBook 4600 for an organisation, it's an easy way to get scanned files onto a hard drive, portable storage media or e-mailed as a searchable PDF file. It also has a smaller footprint compared to a photocopier and thus optimises space, making it ideal for small to medium-sized libraries and school libraries. Our only major gripe is the price, which we feel isn't at all justified by its performance or features. But if book scanning is your business, the OpticBook 4600 could be the ideal replacement to your ageing photocopier.