I'm not sure about that. The subject of the original post seems to suggest Patrick is interested in scanning bar codes as opposed to whole books.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Gonzalo Servat <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > -- > > > 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 > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Kind Regards, Christopher Barnes e. [email protected] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
