# Can you scan books to E-Ink Tablet? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Bunker\ **Created:** [October 30, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257 "2018-10-30T15:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![nameless\_survivor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nameless_survivor/32/4476_2.png) [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/1 "2018-10-30T15:09:17Z")

So I have an entire storage section of my deathmobile just to hold skillbooks, and a e-ink tablet that I almost never have a use for. Is there any way to scan my books or the recipes they contain to the tablet, and just carry it around? I would rather not have to keep all these bulky books and magazines, and can have access to recipes anywhere. If this is not a feature, it REALLY needs to be one; its not like this is unrealistic, I have an iPad full of textbooks and references I use for work IRL. ---

**Author:** ![Junknown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@Junknown](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Junknown)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/2 "2018-10-30T17:03:25Z")

This isn’t a feature in the core game. However there is a mod that does add it as an option: > [@Bookscanner mod](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bookscanner-mod/16534): > > Hello! I made Bookscanner mod written in Japanese a few weeks ago and uploaded to [Japanese wiki](https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=https://www57.atwiki.jp/cataclyj/pages/224.html&prev=search). In these days, kindfully, Regularitee translated my mod.(Thx!) [bookscanner(GitHub)](https://github.com/Regularitee/bookscanner) Features of this mod Digitize your books and save to your e-tablet Craft items with digitized books (Reading digitized books is current not supported, because of LUA support is insufficient…) ---

**Author:** ![TheZoneWizard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thezonewizard/32/1397_2.png) [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/3 "2018-10-31T07:09:34Z")

Would be great to have in core game. Being able to have all your tomes in one device would be fantastic…unless you had only batteries for keeping it active. Having it attach to UPS via toon device for walking around with it or attach to vehicle would be great. ---

**Author:** ![Entity](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/entity/32/3376_2.png) [@Entity](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Entity)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 7:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/4 "2018-10-31T07:21:03Z")

I’ve been using the bookscanner mod for some time. It’s a nice feature, however, the interface is a bit unintuitive when you have a large collection of books saved in the tablet. There are no categories for the books, only names, this makes finding certain skill books a pain as it gives no information at all on what each book does. That being said, it’s still a great mod. I’d like to see more work done on it, specifically the category situation and the addition of being able to upload books to a smartphone as well. ---

**Author:** ![TheZoneWizard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thezonewizard/32/1397_2.png) [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/5 "2018-10-31T07:25:15Z")

I hope he is still working on the mod. It has been a little while since he last posted about working with it. Care to suggest your idea to him? 🙂 ---

**Author:** ![Entity](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/entity/32/3376_2.png) [@Entity](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Entity)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/6 "2018-10-31T07:31:53Z")

The smartphone idea has already been mentioned on that page, by you actually. The mod was just created last month by the looks of it, I’m sure it will be polished when the mod author gets around to working on it again. ---

**Author:** ![nameless\_survivor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nameless_survivor/32/4476_2.png) [@nameless\_survivor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/nameless_survivor)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/7 "2018-10-31T11:23:29Z")

I downloaded it, works pretty well for me. ---

**Author:** ![TheZoneWizard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/thezonewizard/32/1397_2.png) [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/8 "2018-11-01T08:33:38Z")

Arg…I and my crap memory. I can’t remember sometimes, at , all xD Well I guess I still like my idea then lol ---

**Author:** ![anonanon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anonanon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/anonanon)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/can-you-scan-books-to-e-ink-tablet/17257/9 "2018-11-02T00:13:34Z")

I remember that occaisonally one can insert a memory drive and get individual recipes that way would be great to have an easier system of copying the recipes over