I once thought that I could convert my pile of old Science Fiction books into a list with barcodes.... Sadly... None of them had barcodes....
On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 8:39 PM Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 3:03 PM Russell Senior > <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LE5VV1C/ > > "This acts like a keyboard input so whatever you scan is put where the > > cursor is." > > I don't have first hand experience with this, just reading what the > > Interwebs are telling me. > > Indeed, the WoneNice WN3300 Barcode Scanner Just Works, > plugged into a USB port on my Linux laptop. > > It emits a string of keyboard-like numbers corresponding > to the bar code. It comes with a tiny booklet of > instructions written in charming Chinglish, followed > by PAGES of barcodes with "instructions" that can be > scanned to reprogram the unit. > > For example, to include the check digit on a recent > ISBN, I scan the "EAN13-Enable" and "Show EAN13 Check > digit" on page 8 of the booklet. The scanner retains > programming after unplugging and replugging from USB. > > It also reads the catalog bar codes for Multnomah County > (33168x) and Washington County (33614x) libraries. > > When I donate a few thousand books to the Internet > Archive's digital library (Real Soon Now), I will scan > the bar codes of the books I put in each shipping box. > Internet Archive can turn the ISBNs into book information. > For pre-1970 books, Not So Much. > > Now, back to reading ISBN 9780062978158, Beaverton library > item 33614078458253. > > Keith > > ---- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] > -- [image: www.seattleangelconference.com] <http://www.seattleangelconference.com/> *JOHN SECHREST* *Founder, *Seattle Angel Conference TEL (541) 250-0844 EMAIL [email protected] Schedule A Meeting <https://sechrest.youcanbook.me/> http://seattleangelconference.com @sechrest
