Shooting pages of a book

I have a series of trial transcripts I need to photograph. I want to know the best way to shoot them. I can't take the books apart, otherwise I would scan them. I have to return the transcript unscathed. The total number of pages equal 1900.

Use 1:1 lens, have an extra bettery or two, and lots and lots of Mt. Dew...good luck scribe!

Thanks for the reply. I am so new at this, I'm not sure what "1:1 lens" is? I only have the lens that came with the camera. More please!

This will give you a pretty good overview...Macrophotography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1:1 reproduction ratio really won't be necessary unless the book is of postage stamp size. What will be important is that you use a flat-field lens. The reasoning for use of a flat-field lens is to minimize the effects of barrel or pin-cushion distortion typically associated with zoom and wide-angle lenses. While flat-field lenses are typically associated with macro or micro lenses, a good fixed focal length lens of normal length that focuses fairly close will often produce very good results also. One trick is to lay a heavy piece of non-reflective glass over the pages. This will help to flatten the pages. Also use of polarized, continuous light works best.