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Does anyone use some type of software to keep track of what books you own? I am so excited to have collected the number of books I have and I do try to keep them organized on the shelf. However, as my library grows, I would love to have a database where I can check quickly to see what books I already possess about a certain subject or time period. Thanks!
Yes! I have used both Delicious Library and Bookpedia, I prefer Bookpedia, both are great for this. Some of my most important software is this!
An added question, how do you guys sync (or do you) with an iphone. I was looking forward to this feature and now that I’m getting an iphone, I see that pocketpedia is no longer available. Ideas?
I use Michelle Miller’s (author of TruthQuest History) database. This is the database she uses for her lending library. In it she has entered over 20,000 books in her collection. (I’m only up to just over 13,000 in my lending library but I’m growing!)
What is so wonderful about hers is that so much of the work is already done. She’s entered the all the info you’d ever want on a book including subject and description so all I have to do is check mark that I own it and add my own bar code (for check out.) If I have a book she doesn’t have listed, it’s very easy to input the info. It’s been worth its weight in gold for my lending library and even if you don’t have one of your own, it’s wonderful for a large collection. Amazon has some crazy rules in their agreement for software using their services that it’s not allowed to be used on a mobile device. They have aggressively enforced this and forced both Delicious Library and Bookpedia to remove their iphone apps. Most book cataloging software uses Amazon to do lookups so it fall under these rules even if the mobile version doesn’t actually do the lookup itself. You can’t even sync data looked up from Amazon.
“I use Michelle Miller’s (author of TruthQuest History) database.”
Where do you find her database to use?
It looks like Collectorz still has their mobile app. I’ve not used it before but have been thinking about downloading the free version and see if I like it. Just need the time to play with it.
missceegee – I briefly looked at the programs you recommend and it seems they are geared toward Mac Users. We have a PC. Do you happen to know if this would affect the ease of use?
You can get Michelle Miller’s database through her. I would go to the TQ website and contact her directly. She emails you the file (or at least she did when I purchased it.)
Wow – Doug, thanks for the info about Amazon – that explains a lot. Like why there are no apps to track your book collection LOL. I have never understood why Shelfari has no app – guess this is why.
The only thing I have found that is comparable is Goodreads. http://www.goodreads.com/
They have a free app that syncs with the online service – also free. The Android app is .99 – a friend has that, and we are friends in the app and can see what each other are reading, suggest books, etc. Also on facebook, who knows what else… You can enter books through a bar code scan or isbn or search. I don’t know where they are getting their info if not from amazon. Google?
Interested in hearing about any other possibilities.
Bumping this up. It’s high time I started keeping better track of the books we have. I somehow missed ordering a book for Module 4, that I had to hurry up and order so we’d have it in time for the lessons. Then I later realized I had two copies of the book we just started as our family read aloud (The Railway Children).
So, I’m wondering Christie, Robin, Doug, and others, what book cataloguing software is the best now that you’ve been doing this for years? I use an iMac now, so something that’s Mac-compatible would be the best option for me. I’d say I’m getting close to 1,000 books. Not nearly as many as some of you have, but it’s pretty good since I only started buying/collecting books five years ago. That’s 200 books per year!
Thanks so much!
Lindsey
I also have Windows. In searching, I found http://www.imediaman.com/
Has anyone used it?
What is so wonderful about hers is that so much of the work is already done. She’s entered the all the info you’d ever want on a book including subject and description so all I have to do is check mark that I own it and add my own bar code (for check out.) If I have a book she doesn’t have listed, it’s very easy to input the info. It’s been worth its weight in gold for my lending library and even if you don’t have one of your own, it’s wonderful for a large collection. 
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