Comment Use a fax (Score 1) 459
I needed to scan up to 50-page documents to PDF and found that the cheapest way to do it, and the most automatic, was a small Oki fax, with a fax-to-email feature. It's quick, self-sufficient (no PC needed), efficient (small PDF size) and Just Works. The cost was $1500 AU from a small reseller. If you can justify that for other jobs as well it's a good solution.