Well, those ISO paper sizes are very interesting, but I doubt that's what most of us in the USA will be when we speak of "A-sized" paper.
In the USA, the following sizes are commonly used:
A = 8.5" x 11"
B = 11" x 17" (i.e., twice A in one dimension, and NOT proportional to it)
C = 17" x 22" (i.e., twice A in both dimensions, and proportional to it)
D = 22" x 34" (i.e., twice B in both dimensions and proportional to it; not proportional to A)
And, because lawyers have to make things difficult for the rest of us:
Legal Size = 8.5" x 14" (which is proportional to nothing and won't fit in ordinary file cabinets)
Daniel Reetz, the founder of the DIY Book Scanner community, has recently started making videos of prototyping and shop tips. If you are tinkering with a book scanner (or any other project) in your home shop, these tips will come in handy. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn0gq8 ... g_8K1nfInQ
Glossary: DIY Book Scanners and Scanning
Re: Glossary: DIY Book Scanners and Scanning
In case anyone is interested, we've put together this full glossary of book scanning terms: http://www.diybookscanner.org/archivist/?page_id=757
My guess is that there might be something missing, but it works fine for beginners.
My guess is that there might be something missing, but it works fine for beginners.