Looking up from the book, I scan the horizon.

BBC: Sailing in Croatia

In October, 2004, without the permission of publishers and authors, Google announced that, through its Google Books program, it would scan every book ever published, and make portions of the scans available through its search engine.

NEWYORKER: Publish or Perish

An innovative ISBN scanner allows to scan ISBN codes so you can create your own wish-list and search on supported online libraries and book stores.

ENGADGET: Acer's 6-inch LumiRead to offer Barnes and Noble ebooks, ISBN scanner