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by anshumankmr 426 days ago
I know a couple of people who have sort of done that, including one person who made an app to view all books in all libraries of Delhi. He bought a nice sedan with his seed money and bragged about it. (probably worth a few lakhs easily, not like a high end one but better than what I had cause I had just graduated and was interning)
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>app to view all books in all libraries of Delhi

Is this an example of a scam or a legit app? Sounds nice but not profitable.

It's the kind of thing that existed since the 1990s in the UK, though moving with the technology of the time. The first version would have required using a computer in the library.

Example for Birmingham: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50163/library_services/15...

I never used the app so cannot comment. The guy is legitimate. He works at a top tier company now is all I can say...