Book Collector 6 is here!

We are happy to announce the arrival of Book Collector 6, a major step forward for our book cataloging software.

This version introduces our new Collectorz.com online book database.

Yes, after creating our own online media databases for movies, CDs, games and comics, we finally went for the big one: BOOKS.

Read on for full details on what this means for Book Collector and, more importantly, for you. (In short: it makes it way easier to add books.)

Upgrading to version 6

If you already own an earlier version of Book Collector (Standard or Pro), you can upgrade to the PRO version 6 for only $24.95. Just enter your current license key in the box on the right and click the "Upgrade to Version 6 Now" button.

So, what's new in Book Collector 6?

Export to iPhone / iPod Touch (new in 6.2)

• Browse your book collection on your iPhone or iPod Touch with the new Clz Books app
• Use File | Export to iPhone / iPod Touch to transfer your data to the Clz Books app (Requires Wi-Fi connection on your iPhone or iPod Touch, connecting to the same local network (LAN) that your Windows computer is in.)
• Clz Books is available in the iTunes AppStore here for $9.99 or €7.99. After purchasing the app, use iTunes to sync your Applications to your iPhone or iPod Touch.
  Alternatively, open the AppStore on your iPhone or iPod Touch and search for "Clz Books". This way you can buy the Clz Books app and have it installed automatically.

Pick Your Own Screen Fonts and Font Size (new in 6.1):

• 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).

New SUPER EASY Add Books Automatically screen

• New easy-to-use screen combines both Wizard Mode and Advanced Mode
• Searches Amazon, Library of Congress, British Library and many other national libraries.
  All searches are automatically routed through the single Collectorz.com book database system, so there is no more need to select results from multiple sources.
  Just enter ISBN or Author & Title, click Search, select a result, click Add Selected.
  The Collectorz.com server will automatically give you the best data possible.
• Search by LC Classification Number:
  Find older (pre-ISBN era) books by entering their LC Classification Number (new in 6.1!)
• Hide / Show Search Queue button to switch between "Search Now" and "Add to Queue" mode
• Select multiple results and add multiple books from one search
• Edit searches in Queue with new Edit Search Criteria screen (right-click menu). (This replaces the Update in Queue button)
• New "Add Anyway" button to add a book anyway when no results are found, using the ISBN or Author & Title you entered for the search.
• New multi-column view for Search Results, with separate ISBN, Author, Title, Publisher, Format and Cover columns
• New Show All / Owned / Not Owned setting for Search Results, for filtering the results based on their presence in your personal database
• Search by ISBN: after searching, the (single) search result is now automatically selected, checked and shown in the Preview Panel, so you only have to hit Add Selected to add the book to your database.
• Queue Mode: While searching by ISBN, the last completed queue entry now automatically gets selected and updated with the found book title
• You can now double-click a queue entry to perform a "Search Selected".

New: the Collectorz.com online book database system

• Book Collector now uses the Collectorz.com online book database to get book information
• When a book is not found in this database, the Collectorz.com server automatically goes out to search multiple online book stores and national libraries (see below for the full list)
• Results returned from other sources are saved ("cached") for future searches, automatically building a fast and reliable source of book information.
• The new system makes it possible to add extra info sources "server side", that is, without releasing a new version of the Book Collector software.
• Allows searching by LC Classification Number

Full List of Info sources, searched "through" the Collectorz.com server:

• Improved for US: Library of Congress (loc.gov)
• Improved for Netherlands: National Library Netherlands (kb.nl)
• Added for Spain:
  • National Library Spain
  • UNED Spain
  • Spanish Congress
  • Public Library Palencia
• Added for Italy:
  • SBS
  • University of Siena
• Added for Denmark:
  • Public Library Kolding Denmark
  • National Library of Education Denmark
• Added for Switzerland:
  • IDS Zurich University Switzerland
  • IDS Basel Bern Switzerland
• Added for Portugal:
  • Public Library Portugal
• Added for Poland:
  • Public Library Poland

Improved support for barcode scanners

• Added support for the Opticon OPN-2001 laser scanner
• Improved support for the Microvision Flic laser scanner
• Improved support for the CueCat scanner
• Opticon or Cuecat? Compare our barcode scanners

Printing:

• New Print screen with improved layout, making it more logical and easier to use, especially when printing simple lists
• Printing Labels is now a separate option with a separate template list
• Added: two new Avery label templates

Database fields:

• Added: Three user definable Credit roles: User Role 1-3 (rename using Tools / Field Names)
• "Read It" field has been changed to "Number Of Times Read"

Still on version 4? Click here to find out what was new in Book Collector 5!