Book Collector is a program that helps you catalog your personal
library. This organizer software runs on Windows 95, 98, NT4, ME,
XP and 2000. An Apple Mac OS X edition is in development (ETA Q3
2005).
Catalog your collection
Adding items to the database is quick and easy, just type the
author and title or scan its barcode with your barcode scanner to
search by ISBN. This software will automatically download all
data (author, title, publisher, genre, etc... including the cover
image). The information is retrieved from various book database
sites on the internet (like the Amazon, Powell's and Barnes &
Nobles book catalogs, the Library of Congres book database and 12
other national library databases).
View and search the book database
Once you have added a number of books to the inventory, you can
view it in the main screen. It is possible to show a simple list
of all books, but you can also organize your library by author,
publisher or genre, etc.. using the automatic folder feature. All
lists can be sorted instantly, just by clicking the column
headers or by using the Sort Order screen. You can sort on any
field, e.g. alphabetically on title or author, or sorted on
release date or purchase date. Use the Quick Search feature to
find all books that contain the word you type, or use the
Advanced Filter command to search in specific fields, even
multiple fields at once.
Print lists
Lists can be printed in any way you want. The Print feature lets
you choose which books to print, which fields to show and in what
order to list them. Printed lists are ideal for insurance
purposes, or to take with you to the store. The Pro edition of
the program also includes a number of templates for other nicely
formatted print-outs. The flexible XML/XSL-based template system
lets you create your own layouts too (requires XSL programming
skills). Visit our Templates page to download templates created
by other users.
Export your book catalog (Pro edition only)
Using the Export to HTML feature you can generate HTML pages of
your inventory, for use on your homepage or website. You can
create one index page listing all books (with one row per book),
optionally linked to detail pages with one page per item. If you
want to be able to use your book data in other programs, use the
Export to XML or Export to Text functions. A special export
feature is included to export your database for use in the
ListPro software on your PDA (PocketPC or Palm).
Integrated Loan Manager (Pro edition only)
The built-in Loan Management system allows you to keep track of
books you loan to friends, family, etc... Just log which ones you
loaned and to whom and you will always know where your missing
items are.
Use Book Collector to:
* Catalog books without typing
All data is downloaded to your book database automatically
* Instantly sort your lists
On any field, e.g. alphabetically by author, title or genre, or
by year
* View book cover thumbnails
Download cover images or use the built-in TWAIN scanner support
* Search your book database
E.g. find a book by title or find all books you haven't read yet
* Print book lists
Ideal for insurance purposes. Print any field selection and in
any order
* Export data to HTML lists
Place your book database on a website, including cover images
* Track your loans
Track who borrowed your books, loan dates and due dates
Whats New In v6.0 Build 2?:
Changes:
*- "Read It" Yes/No field is back, next to the new Nr of Times
Read field
* Add / Update Automatically:
** Search results can now be sorted by clicking the ISBN,
Author, Title column headers
** To prevent abuse, now only two regions can be selected:
primary and secundary
** Clicking the Add button when no results are checked now pops
up a warning message
** When linking: New "Skip" button to skip searches that give no
results
** Preview Panel: Improved layout plus it now shows both ISBN-13
and ISBN-10
Fixed:
* Rare program freezes on startup or when switching to Images
View
* Add / Update automatically:
** The 'Edit After Add' settings had no effect when using Search
Now
** The 'Add Anyway' features wasn't working when using Search
Now
** When using "Add Anyway" the Index field was not filled in
correctly (always 0)
** ISBN box was also cleared when Search Now returned no results
** ISBN box was too narrow
*** Update / Link: 'Add Anyway' button was visible but did
not apply here.
* Templates:
** 0.00 prices were visible in Details View panel
** Gray details template: Search results highlight was showing
black boxes only
* PLUS: Lots of "Server-Side" optimizations and fixes, check our
work-log here:
http://www.collectorz.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=11733
For More Info On Collectorz.com Book Collector Pro Visit:
http://www.collectorz.com/book/
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