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> one of their barcode scanners (https://www.librarything.com/more/store/cuecat)

That's a blast from the past! I remember getting a CueCat in the mail (I guess in 2000, based on the timeline in the Wikipedia article[0]). Neat to see that they've found another life (many others, by the sounds of it).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat

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FWIW, the CueCat works but is fairly slow at scanning. If you have a large volume of books, it's worth spending a little more to get a faster scanner.

yah faster barcode readers are surprisingly cheap these days...

I recall trying to look into barcode scanners for personal use (figured I could catalogue everything in my house) but found it surprisingly difficult to find recommendations that seemed reliable, fast and integrated with software usefully.

My dream really is the Home Depot Scanner, because that thing is stupidly satisfying

I think I still have a couple of cuecats as souvenirs from the dotcom days