Comments on: Software Review: Book Collector

By: Maxic

Maxic — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:42:22 +0000

As an alternative to Book Collector, I can suggest All My Books.

By: julieH

julieH — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:32:52 +0000

I use Now Reading on my blog to keep track of books I'm currently reading, but you could just enter your whole library into it. It's a wordpress plugin and ties into amazon to lookup ISBN's and pull bookcover images. julieHs last blog post..Vineyard & Wimber

By: Terry Delaney

Terry Delaney — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:16:08 +0000

Yes, I believe what you need to do is upload the photo to your computer and then to the software. I think you can also upload directly from a website, but I have found it easiest to save to my computer and then to program. Terry Delaneys last blog post..Still Recovering

By: Jason Vaughn

Jason Vaughn — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:27:22 +0000

Actually my dad owned a comic book store so yes I did have quite the collection.

So can you upload a photo for your collection if it does not have one?

By: Terry Delaney

Terry Delaney — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:15:01 +0000

I have owned only one comic book in my life. It was a first edition Planet Terry that was bought for me as a joke. I think I might still have it somewhere.

BTW Jason, were you able to get all of your comic books out of your mom’s basement to your room in the attic? LOL

By: Jason Vaughn

Jason Vaughn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:34:17 +0000

hmm... Terry dost though have a great multitude of comic books that need cataloging? Jason Vaughns last blog post..Praying for the kings

By: Terry Delaney

Terry Delaney — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:35:39 +0000

I agree that library thing can do the same for the books, but the bonus to Book Collector, in my estimation, is that you can export all the information such that it can be available on any computer anywhere. Also, you can catalogue not only books, but cd’s mp3’s, comic books, and pictures as well depending on what it is you are wanting to organize.

I don’t know that you could go wrong either way.

Terry Delaneys last blog post..Sick (once again) on the Lord’s Day

By: toney sauls

toney sauls — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:01:07 +0000

this software sounds just like the web app called Library Thing, which can be found on librarything.com. you can catalog 200 books fro free (which i quickly did), then it is a lifetime, unlimited entry subscription for $20. it operates exactly as the software just described, using the same sources and methods, as well as the scanner.
once the book is entered into your library, it automatically finds the picture of the cover (if one is available, otherwise it inserts a generic pic), library of congress info, summary of the book, etc. you can add your own tags and it has some great community and profile features. once you join, you can look at “famous” libraries, like Thomas Jefferson’s. also, it will tell you with whom in the community you share books with.
it is a cheap and in my mind equivalent option to more expensive software, only this program does not need to be downloaded and can be accessed from any computer!

- toney

By: Brent Hobbs

Brent Hobbs — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:21:58 +0000

For Mac Users, an app called Booxter has the same functionality. It can scan barcodes from your built-in iSight camera or any other firewire/USB camera, then retrieve the book’s info from Amazon.com. It’s a little more expensive at $50 than what Terry is discussing above, but it’s a great app. Also integrates with Spotlight so your everything in your book index is searchable from anywhere on your computer.

It will also catalog music, movie and other stuff. Developer’s Website: http://www.deepprose.com/

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:12:24 +0000

Mac users may want to try Delicious Library. It has a great interface and uses your Mac's built in iSight camera.

By: James Kubecki

James Kubecki — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:17:44 +0000

I use LibraryThing myself, which has a nice advantage of being cheaper (free for up to 200 books, or $10/year, or $25/lifetime), plus having "community" features. (See book recommendations based on library overlap, etc.)