Just use a bandsaw to cut off the spine and feed it through a normal scanner with a sheet feeder. Duh. Faster, cheaper, and better results along the spine.

Oh, you wanted to keep the books INTACT?

While I respect your modest proposal, I've always felt that human flesh to be a bit gamey. Even as a zombie I still prefer chicken.

Don't forget WLW, which operated at half a megawatt for quite some time (and even applied for a license to operate at a megawatt at one point.)

I used to pick up WLW on my home answering machine at a distance of about ten miles from the transmitter. Stupid faulty ground...