I like to show my very simple lighting solution. It's a flashlight hanging directly above the cradle.
It's a very special flashlight, the Dereelight CL1H NOHS, which means No Hot Spot.
http://www.dereelight.com/cl1hv4nohs.htm. 65 dollars. It really has no hot spot and is perfect for bookscanning
and other short range work. It uses 18650 Li-ion batteries so you need a few of them and a charger.
