> Anyone have recommendations on decent 11x17/12x18 scanners that will
> stand up to such usage? Mac with Vuescan, in case it matters. Does
> anyone seriously do this sort of thing or am I cutting out some new
> ground here?

you are not cutting new ground; however i think this is a case where
those who have gone before have found cameras to be more efficient than
scanners

this is the camera Google has used in its effort to assimilate all the
world's books:

<http://www3.elphel.com/323>

presumably you'll be able to flatten your source material so you won't
need Google's patented book-page-curvature-compensation technique:

<http://www.businessinsider.com/how-google-scans-books-2009-5>

here is another manufacturer with turnkey solutions for books,
newspapers & microfilm

<http://www.eyecom.com/DRS.html>

i think a modern DSLR on a copy stand with a good flat-plane lens would
probably also do a fine job of this; for a bit more control and speed
(and cost), consider a digital medium format camera tethered to a
computer, e.g.

<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/522927-REG/Hasselblad_70380530_H3DII_39_SLR_Digital_Camera.html>

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