Thread: BarCode Scanner for Calibre
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Old 08-29-2019, 12:43 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Pietro_S View Post
Guys! Hello everybody!
I am very new am dI am very happy to be here! Calibre is amazing and I am becoming a great lover of it! Thank You to developers!

I have a strange question ...
Once I would like to use Calibre as a DataBAse for my paper books too ... would it be possible to use a BarCode Scanner in order to scan ISDN numbers or BarCode and get them straight into Calibre?

I know, sounds strange, but ... it is interesting to me!

thank You everybody!

Pietro
Most hardware bar code scanners have the option to emulate a keyboard. In fact, this is the usual out-of-the-box configuration. With these, you would simply put the cursor in the ISBN field in the Edit Metadata dialog and then "shoot" the barcoded ISBN on the book. You need to be certain that the scanning "gun" you choose can read the ISBN code types. Most current ones do.
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