"This acts like a keyboard input so whatever you scan is put where the cursor is."
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LE5VV1C/ I don't have first hand experience with this, just reading what the Interwebs are telling me. On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM Keith Lofstrom <kei...@kl-ic.com> wrote: > > I'm downsizing my personal library, and sending a pallet > or three of boxed books (also tapes and LPs) to the > Internet Archive's Digital Library. Their job will be > easier if I provide barcodes/ISBNs for the items in > each box. > > I hope to purchase a handheld, USB-connected bar code > reader that works well with Ubuntu LTS on a laptop, > resulting in a list of bar codes in some appropriate > format (Openoffice spreadsheet?). > > Suggestions for device and open-source software? > I'll pay extra for ease of use and reduced hassle. > > Keith > > P.S. I'm transitioning away from Scientific Linux and > CentOS/Redhat. Mate-Ubuntu has been the least bad of > many candidates so far, for other reasons too complex > to describe here. So please, no "use my favorite > distro instead" suggestions. > > -- > Keith Lofstrom kei...@keithl.com
