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 v6.1 Build 1?:
Add Books Automatically
* Search by LC Classification Number:
Find older (pre-ISBN era) books by entering their LC
Classification Number
Improvements to the Collectorz.com online book database
* Now supports searching by LC Classification Number
(see above)
* New: returned book data now includes Subjects (when
available)
* Improved results and performance for Author & Title searches,
"Title only" searches and "Author only" searches
Screen Fonts:
* Book Collector screens look much better, because they now use
the Windows system font (Segui on Vista, Tahoma on XP)
* Don't like it? Then use Tools/ Options / Screen Font to choose
your own font for all screens.
* Want larger fonts for your lists? Just use Ctrl-PLUS and
Ctrl-MINUS to increase/decrease the main screen font size (or
View / Font Size).
Fixed:
* Opticon scanner was not detected correctly on some systems
* Various problems when using the CueCat in "Search Now" mode
Languages:
* Updated language support for Polish, German, French and
Spanish.
Thanks for your time and effort: Lukasz Jakubowsk, Klaus
Elsbernd, Philippe Barbier and JosÊ RodrÎguez.
http://www.collectorz.com/book/
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