Don't knock the scanning option too much. The illumination strip in scanners\faxes etc is actually offset to one side just to avoid that glare issue. It's more a matter of selecting a suitable resolution that captures the most detail without creating a huge file size.
Photography will obviously do the same or similar job but even there you have to be careful about reflections and lighting as Alex says. If you want to get serious photographically then you'll need a tripod and some oblique soft lighting system.
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