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* Wrote a latex generator to create and print bookcrossing labels. [https://github.com/techinc/bookcrossing_labels Download here]
 
* Wrote a latex generator to create and print bookcrossing labels. [https://github.com/techinc/bookcrossing_labels Download here]
 
* Registered a handfull of books and labelled them
 
* Registered a handfull of books and labelled them
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* Ordered "wings" membership for the techinc account for one year ($29.95)
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* Ordered extra labels for this project
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** Dk-11202 Brother Compatible Labels 62mm x 100mm - Costs 23 euro for 300 labels = 7.5ct per book
  
 
=== To do ===
 
=== To do ===
* Order extra labels for this project
 
** Dk-11202 Brother Compatible Labels 62mm x 100mm - Costs ~15 euro for 300 labels = 5ct per book
 
 
* Register and label all the books :)
 
* Register and label all the books :)
  
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* Have a barcode scanner
 
* Have a barcode scanner
 
* To do: write something to pass on the code to bookcrossing.com, register book, fetch BCID, and release the book
 
* To do: write something to pass on the code to bookcrossing.com, register book, fetch BCID, and release the book
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* The bookcrossing website doesn't have an API
 
* Perhaps this can be used? http://www.goodreads.com/api
 
* Perhaps this can be used? http://www.goodreads.com/api

Revision as of 12:17, 28 August 2013

Projects
Logo-bookcrossing.jpg
Participants Becha, Narya
Skills Community building, Sharing datalove, Coding
Status Active
Niche Community
Purpose World domination

Book Crossing is for the exchange of books, for free, and for tracking the books as they travel the world around.

http://www.bookcrossing.com/

The plan is to create a bookshelf in the Hackerspace, where people can bring their books & have them marked; or pick up the book from the bookshelf.

There are ways to make this easier or harder. One of the ways involves child labor ;-)

Print labels

Done

  • An account has been created for TechInc - http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/techinc/ (Narya has the password)
  • Eventually we could make it an official book crossing site, if we want to
  • Wrote a latex generator to create and print bookcrossing labels. Download here
  • Registered a handfull of books and labelled them
  • Ordered "wings" membership for the techinc account for one year ($29.95)
  • Ordered extra labels for this project
    • Dk-11202 Brother Compatible Labels 62mm x 100mm - Costs 23 euro for 300 labels = 7.5ct per book

To do

  • Register and label all the books :)

Scan, register and release a book

  • Have a barcode scanner
  • To do: write something to pass on the code to bookcrossing.com, register book, fetch BCID, and release the book
  • The bookcrossing website doesn't have an API
  • Perhaps this can be used? http://www.goodreads.com/api