I think the OP wants to scan actual books, not barcodes?
This might help:
http://www.danielstender.com/granthinam/564/
- Gonzalo
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Menno Schaaf <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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.
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