I've got a big stack of old video game magazines that I've been very slowly scanning. My childhood was spent reading EGM, GamePro, and GameFan. Needless to say I'm very happy to have found this community!
I've been removing the spine from my magazines a bit differently than displayed in the guide, and I'm not sure if it's better or not. Basically I take two boards, slide a magazine between them, and then I bolt them together. It creates a sort of clamp, and then I use a hacksaw to cut the spine off. The cut is not super clean, but I'm so close to the edge it hasn't bothered me too terribly much. And it only takes a minute or two to cut. I'll post pictures when I get a chance to show what I mean.
My next step is to get an iPad to actually enjoy the fruits of the labor.