You could us an app with a camera, but you'll find it generally slow and not so reliable. Most barcode scanners act as normal input devices so work fine in Linux.
Have a look at www.dealextreme.com for barcode readers. I have this one - http://www.dealextreme.com/p/acan-8100-short-range-handheld-usb-barcode-scanner-210cm-cable-length-25058?item=37which works fine on book barcodes, but you'll find laser ones for cheaper now on there. Shipping does take a while from them though, so if you're in a rush not ideal. Contact me off list if you want to discuss borrowing mine. Menno On 16 April 2012 12:38, Christopher Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: > Or a web cam. There's quite a few apps for pc (maybe even linux) that will > scan all types of barcodes. > > Sent from my Android > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "David Gillies" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [SLUG] Bar Code scanners > Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 12:05 pm > > > On 16/04/12 11:45, Patrick Elliott-Brennan wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I've got to scan a whole collection of books (a couple of hundred at > least) > > and was wondering if anyone has any experience with those that do/don't > > work with Linux or know of another way I can scan the books? > > > If you've got a smart phone (android, ios) with a camera in it, there's > tonnes of apps that scan barcodes. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
