Collectorz.com Reviews

It is important to keep accurate records of large collections for contents insurance purposes and better home organisaton. Collectorz.com, a product line of Dutch software company Bitz and Pixelz, has a range of home inventory software that takes the effort out of maintaining a record of music, movie and book collections. The programs are suitable for householders interested in keeping an accurate list of their belongings and enthusiasts wishing to keep detailed records for each item in their collection.

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Read on at Martha's blog, including photos of her library!

Read the complete review about ListPro in combination with Movie Collector at Comuputing Unplugged.

Book Collector comes with a good manual, explaining in clear terms how you get your books in the database, both in Wizard and Advanced mode. The manual is great, but totally unnecessary in my opinion, as the program is almost totally self-explanatory. From the manual, I could deduct Book Collector is not just for people who are used to working with such software, but also for people who aren’t --let’s call them part-time voluntary librarians.

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Fortunately, Collectorz makes software designed to keep tabs on an entire movie library called Movie Collector.

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My mom found something that, as soon as she saw it, she knew would be just right for me. It is a book, movie, and music cataloging system from Collectorz.

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A: Well, first I'd show him how to sort movie titles and search for them on the Excel spreadsheet. If he checks the list each time before he goes shopping, that may solve the problem.

If not, you might try a software database specifically designed to keep track of a movie collection. A good one, which I've recommended before, is Movie Collector ($39.95 from Collectorz.com).

It lets you easily catalog DVDs. Just type in the title, and the program goes online to fetch all kinds of information about the movie, including the cast, release date and studio.

You can organize movies into folders, by director or genre, for example, and there's a Quick Search feature for finding any movie in the database.

With the best of intentions, you plan one day to catalogue your DVD collection. Given the vast amount of information accessible on the internet, you might wonder if you need to do the cataloguing work all yourself.

Luckily you don't and tools such as Collectorz.com Movie Collector can do a lot of the work for you. This program accesses DVD data on the internet so you don't have to enter all the details and it has access to Australian (Region 4) DVDs too.
(...)A tool such as Collectorz.com Movie Collector can do much of the work of organising and cataloguing your collection for you so you may find the job isn't as overwhelming as it might appear at first glance.

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Last week the scanner came in, so I after an initial problem with some movies not loading into the scanner properly, within a couple of hours I'd scanned about 320 movies (and manually entered about twenty movies that had the bar code covered by stickers) and created this site. Pretty slick, huh?

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Sometimes I forget whether I’ve purchased a favorite book or not, or which books I have by my favorite authors. That’s where Book Collector comes in handy. You can easily print out lists to carry with you. (Yes, I do that–especially when I go on a book-buying spree).

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Now, Movie Collector Pro is in Version 5, and the folks at Bitz and Pixelz were kind enough to send me an upgrade key. And I like it.

All of the same features of Version 4 are still there: the barcode scan, the lookup from online sources, the export to PDA, the search features, the loan system. Those are reason enough to get the software. The new features are not huge; they're subtle enhancements that make it much easier to be a nerd about your DVD collection.

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I’ve always wanted to catalog all the books I own but I always deferred the project because of the sheer manual labor involved in writing down every book’s information and then typing it into the computer.

I tried taking a laptop into the attic, where many of the volumes are stored, but it’s just too hot and uncomfortable to sit there typing. Then I thought about using voice recognition to record ISBN numbers, the unique identification number assigned to every book, but that was cumbersome and time-consuming. And so, the project never really got off the ground.

More recently, I learned about the Collectorz.com set of software cataloguing programs, made by a firm in the Netherlands called Bitz & Pixelz .

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Collectorz.com Book Collector can download all kinds of information: publication date, cover art, major characters, plot synopses, and more. Once you've got the basic info, you can fill in a great deal of your own data, such as condition, physical location, or your own notes. It even lets you specify e-books or type of paper. You can browse your database by title, author, genre, or cover image, to name a few.

The free trial holds 100 volumes. Once the 100th book is entered, you can't add or change any books or data. To unlock the database completely, upgrade to the $40 full version. The full version also includes loan tracking, complete with reminders. If you like the idea, but you're into a different artistic medium, you may want to check out one of Collectorz.com's other Collector flavors, such as Comic, Game, Movie, Music, or Photos.

(...)Collectorz.com makes database programs for tracking many different types of collectible items. Their Comic Collector software allows you to track just about anything comic related and provides a flexible interface for interacting with your collection. With version 3, they added a new online comic repository to make it easier to add comics to your collection.

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Instead of a chore, a Dutch software publisher called Collectorz. com makes managing your collection an absolute joy. The company makes specialized inventory database management software for collectors of books, music, movies, comic books, photos, video games and MP3s. The company’s name is also their Web address, where you can download a trial version of one or more of their excellent products.

Those acquainted with me know of my passion for collecting music and movies. For the purpose of this overview, I chose the company’s Movie Collector to inventory and display my DVD collection. I’m extremely picky about details when it comes to this subject, and my positive first impression with this software has only grown stronger the longer I use it.

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So, Monday I went into work and emailed her husband. "Your wife said you got her this great program where did you find it?"

www.collectorz.com was the response

So, naturally I went to the site and ordered the book collector/music collector/movie collector/photo collector and the barcode scanner... Yes that's right barcode scanner....

It came in today. After I found a Serial Port to USB adaptor and activated my little handy dandy scanner I started scanning in my DVDs. Some didn't scan... no big you type the title and it searches upto 13 different online data bases and automatically downloads all the information including the front and back covers of the DVDs....

HOW COOL IS THAT!!!

I'm soo jazzed about it... I can't wait to get started on the books. I've got the database searching while I type this. So this is a program you can MUTLI-TASK with... Don't we all need that these days!

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After simply typing in “comic database” in Google’s search engine, I came across some awesome software that makes creating and maintaining my list of comics a breeze. Simply called Comic Collector by the guys over at Collectorz.com, it’s a tight little package that actually understands the need of people who like to create databases, as well as the mind of a comic book collector and owner.

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A. There are a few products around and, thanks to the magic of the internet, you don't have to rely on your local music stores. Music Collector on Collectorz.com could well be what you need for your CDs. It automatically catalogues CDs that you insert into your computer. I expect it gathers the information from one of the internet's CDDBs (CD databases).
Music DVDs may be more of a problem since these tend to be less international, and thus less likely to have entries on the internet. Try the same site's Movie Collector. Both programs can be downloaded for free in restricted versions to see if you like them before you buy them.

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Turns out there is, and it’s a great piece of software. Collectorz.com offers a whole line of collection management programs for managing your Books, Movies, Music, Games, and Comic collections. All of them offer the same set of features, but tweaked for different things. This review is primarily about the Game Collector (heretofor GC) program, but I also purchased the Movie Collector software, which is just as great.

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Volete organizzare le vostre collezioni di libri, musica, foto digitali, giochi o fumetti? Collectorz.com ha in catalogo il software che fa per voi.
Collectorz.com è una software house olandese che produce sette pachetti specializzati nella gestione di collezioni. Ogni programma è del tutto autonomo e offre la possibilità di salvare una granda varietà di informazioni per ogni oggetto della raccolta; inoltre prevede una serie di funzioni automatiche - che si appoggiano a database accessibili tramite Internet - per limitare al minimo indispensabile i dati da digitare. Nel caso dei CD audio, ad esempio, basta inserire il disco nel lettore per ottenere quasi sempre tutte le informazioni sull'album, immagine di copertina compresa.

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In steps the Flic Scanner Media Organizer a barcode reader for your media. Scan your items, return to your computer, plug in the scanner and watch the Collectorz.com software work for you.

The device works by allowing users to scan the barcode on your media, then using the built-in features of the software, retrieve cover art, title, track information, and more from Amazon and other trusted sources.
Better still the software actually allows you to check out items to your mates and track when you lent it to them and if you fancy pretending being the local library/video store then you can set it remind you after a set time.

You can even export your collection to your web space, track loaned items, share with friends, and download your database to your mobile device.

Here's one from the anal-retentive department: the Flic Scanner. If you've got an out-of-control disc collection that your friends are always borrowing from, the Flic can help you keep track of it all. It's essentially a barcode scanner like the ones in stores, but it works together with the supplied Collectorz.com software on your PC to keep track of all your media. Scan in all your CDs, DVDs, HD DVD and Blu-ray discs, PlayStation games, and all the rest — hell, it can even inventory your books. Then when a pal wants to borrow your Legally Blonde 2 disc, just log it out and you won't have to make the any more mental notes. At $200, the scanner is a fairly costly investment, so you'd better do a little self-examination before you hand over your MasterCard: are you the type of person who is disciplined enough to really use this thing? And more importantly, what possessed you to actually pay real American dollars for that Reese Witherspoon bomb?

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I have a pretty good idea of perhaps fifty percent of my book collection's contents. The rest are either literature I haven't yet read, or others I've since forgotten about. (This, by the way, is a great bonus in having a bad memory – the capability to reread an old book and enjoy it all over again. Hawking, Einstein and Edison really missed the boat.)

If someone asks if I own a certain book, I might be able to tell them. If I loan a book out, I might remember who borrowed it a year later. But usually I can't and I don't.

Save hassle and time: Keep track of your book collection on a computer. Like an electronic library, book collection software displays your library contents. Track information about your library, like if you've read a book, who borrowed it, and when they'll return it. Automatically download images of a book's front cover, and track other helpful information, like back cover text, author, cover price, and books missing from your collection which you'd like to buy.

Data entry is easy and fast, important when electronically cataloging a huge book collection: If a book has a barcode, use a handheld scanner to read barcodes and transfer all information to computer.

Handheld scanners and electronic library catalog software are an inventive use on existing technologies. Collection tracking software is certainly worth the price, particularly for those with large collections.

Now that I've completed the wind-up, here's the pitch: "Collectorz" book collection software, when combined with the Flic scanner, does everything I've detailed above and more.

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For Fathers day this year, Valorie got me a Flic Barcode scanner and some software from Collectorz. The Flic barcode scanner is a small handheld scanner with memory for about 500 UPC codes, combined with Collectorz movie, book and music collector, it has the ability to categorize all our collections.

Initially I sort-of ignored it, but last night at about 10:00, Valorie reminded me of it. I installed the software and played around with it a bit. And a bit more. And still some more.

Darn, I had never thought that I'd spend two and a half hours (with Valorie) running around pulling books from the library trying to find ones that the program wouldn't find. And I've got to say, it did a remarkable job. Except for the hundred or so books that pre-date bar-codes (I still have the very first book I ever purchased (Checkpoint Lambda by Murray Leinster), it did a remarkable job.

Essentially the software reads the data off the barcode, then datamines off of a bunch of sites to build the database, including Amazon.com, B&N.com, Powells.com, the Library of Congress, imdb (for movies), etc. It's actually pretty cool.

Again, this is just first impressions - one tricky bit is that the barcode on the back of the book often isn't the ISBN, which screws up the database lookup, but that's really not the fault of the software.

Anyway, it's a cool toy :)

Melissa Jones is a professional software reviewer and put Movie Collector to the test, for both Windows and the Mac platform. Read her full review online at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette's website. This article was also published in the newspaper.

Collectorz.com consistently produces great collection management database software and Game Collector is no exception. Targeted squarely at gamers with huge game collections, Game Collector Pro keeps track of all your games across all the major console types by cross referencing game titles with information available on the collectorz.com servers and the various Amazon sites around the world.

It then draws that information from the servers and collates it into a coherent information page complete with cover images. Since all information is stored in a database, every record is completely searchable and searches can be filtered via specific criteria to find the exact game you are looking for.

We decided to put Game Collector Pro to the test and try and add obscure games for obscure systems and every time without fail it came back with search results. Unfortunately, for many of these results it was only the barest of information with no pack shots, but when you are trying to add "Rastan Saga" for the ZX Spectrum system, it's a feat in itself that any result is found.

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The proliferation of MP3s is a phenomenon that is reflected in a wide range of digital technology that utilizes this format. Support for the popular music file type is being included in devices ranging from cameras to stereo systems to DVD players. It seems that the MP3, along with similarly compressed digital audio files (such as WMA and OGG), is becoming the medium of choice for more and more people these days. Its compressed size makes it incredibly easy to store on a huge range of devices, from computer hard drives to MP3 players' flash memory to CDs and DVDs. At the same time, it manages to retain an incredibly impressive amount of the original recording's quality. With such advantages, and a constantly growing popularity, sorting, organising and managing an MP3 collection can become an exceptionally difficult task for fans with huge libraries.

This is where software like Collectorz.com's MP3 Collector 2.2 Pro comes in. Providing an easy and convenient, yet powerful organisational tool, MP3 Collector 2.2 Pro gives users the ability to document, edit, sort, and search through their digital music collection. With a broad range of features and a relatively simple and easy to use interface, Collectorz.com help to make your MP3 collection easier to access than ever before.

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Film geeks of the world rejoice, your 1000+ DVD collection is about to finally become manageable. The days of wondering who you lent what DVD and whether they gave it back are over - thanks to Collectorz.com and their Movie Collector 4.8 software.

Movie Collector is essentially a database of movie collection information. While that isn't anything new or intuitive, the automated entries that make it something unique and incredibly useful. To enter a DVD or movie into the collection all you have to do is either enter the name or barcode of the film into the GUI either via the keyboard or with a barcode scanner. Then you simply click next and the program gives you an option of about 15 information sources to choose from including websites like Internet Movie Database, Amazon and DVD Empire.

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A. It can be difficult to organize audio files at home or at work. You need more than just order. You need quick ways to find the audio should you need it later.
A simple database program can get your collection into shape. Most importantly, it can add a search function for your audio files. And you don't have to physically organize the files on the hard drive.
The organization is in cataloguing or indexing the files. The one that I mentioned on the show was MP3 Collector.
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Tip of the Week

A number of readers responded to a recent column item about book-cataloging software by asking whether such programs also are available to keep track of CD and record collections. Collectorz.com, a Web site I mentioned in the column, points out that they also have database software designed for music, movies, comics, video games, MP3 files and digital photo files. Hey, what about butterfly collections?

A: Yes, the question they prefer is, "Will that be cash or credit card?" Seriously, though, you sound like you're in need of a database. You could build one from scratch using Microsoft Access or FileMaker Pro, two heavyweights in the consumer/small-business market. But they're not cheap -- Access will run you $229 at Microsoft.com, and FileMaker Pro goes for $299 at filemaker.com.

Before you shell out big money, consider a database designed specifically for books, such as Book Collector ($39.95 from collectorz.com)(...). With this program, you simply enter a book's ISBN code, and the software goes out on the Internet to find and download all relevant information, including the author, title, publisher, genre -- even an image of the original book cover. The program let you search, sort and print your database. I think you also can enter comments about individual books. And you can try it for free.

During a Google search the other day, I discovered a site called Collectorz.com. They had a number of database programs that looked interesting, so I downloaded their trial versions to check them out. An hour later, I was buying the programs.
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Generally, I have a pretty decent memory. If someone asks me if I have a particular movie, I can usually answer “yes” or “no” without too much difficulty. A bigger problem is when someone asks, “what movies do you have?” Even if my memory was perfect, trying to list the contents of a collection that literally spans 2 full walls of my theater room would be impossible – if not ridiculously time consuming.

It eventually became clear to me that I was going to need some kind of solution for cataloging all of my titles.

Initially I thought about doing something myself. A spreadsheet seemed the most straightforward way to go. I tend to be a pretty picky person about how my things are organized, so something I created had the appeal of being exactly what I wanted. The trouble was that I very quickly realized that creating exactly what I wanted was simply going to be too time consuming – and very likely beyond the scope of my database skills.

So I began looking for existing options.

What I discovered were essentially two different solutions: Option 1 was an online database, where I could enter my collection and edit it online. Option 2 was a local program.

I quickly ruled out Option 1. While I'm not opposed to storing the contents of my collection online (after all, I run a review site for the specific purpose of people learning about the movies I own and have watched), what I didn't want was to be tied to an online application. Because of the scope of my collection, I wanted to be able to take my database to my movies, not the other way around.

That's about the time that I stumbled upon Movie Collector from Collectorz.com.

The first thing I noticed when I went to their site is that these guys seemed to be serious. They had Movie Collector, Book Collector, Comic Collector, MP3 Collector, etc. Now this was something I could get into. You wouldn't know it from looking at my desk, but I like my things to be organized. I want to know what I have, where it is, and what order it's in. If you have 5 CD's and you alphabetize them, that's anal. If you have 500 CD's and you don't alphabetize them, that's stupid. How can you find anything?

So I downloaded the free trial and began to play with it.

The first thing I noticed was that the interface was fairly intuitive. At its heart, Movie Collector is a database of your collection, so it has the appearance of a database, but with added bells and whistles. The main window shows columns divided into categories such as Title, Release Year, Director, Genre, etc., and these columns are customizable to show the information you want to see.

To the right of the main window is a preview window of whichever movie you've selected. It's within this preview window that Movie Collector really shines – and this is what sold me. But first I need to back up a step…

Movie Collector is designed to work in tandem with several online DVD sources, including the Internet Movie Database, Amazon.com, DVDEmpire.com and so on. When you enter a new movie into the system you can input a title, or a barcode. Movie Collector will then connect to the internet and scour movie and DVD sources for information about the title. It will then download an image of the box art, plot summaries, director, actors, and just about every other possible detail you could ever want to know about the film.

Now, going back to that preview window, all of this information is displayed for you. Furthermore, if there are details that can't be downloaded for some reason, Movie Collector gives you the option of manually inputting whatever information you want.

A lot of the features contained in Movie Collector are powerful and nice, but also expected for software such as this. What really sets the program apart for me are the other little details. For instance, you can select whether or not you've actually seen the film. This might seem pointless for some people, who obviously have seen all of the movies they own, but for me, this is a great little touch. I get new movies all the time and there is no way I have time to watch them all right when they come in. So this feature is great way for me to quickly note what I've seen and what I haven't.

In fact, there are a ton of things you can do with this software. When viewing the details of the film, there is a “personal” section where you can even go so far as to input the date you purchased it, where you purchased it from and what condition it was in. I could easily see something like this being used by someone running a small used DVD store. The software even has the capacity to handle loaning or renting out your discs. You can track who has which movies and even set due dates for their return.

Movie Collector also works with barcode scanners, which make entering your new DVDs lightning fast – no typing in titles or product numbers. This is another useful functionality that would make this program a viable solution for a small business looking to see or rent discs.

The best part about this software, however, has to be the people behind it. After downloading the free trial, I very quickly made the decision to purchase the pro version and it was 100% worth the $39.95 price tag. I've been running it for a couple of years now, and although I have never once had any major problems with the software, I have had a few technical questions and feature requests. I've always gotten a quick and helpful reply, and more than that, these guys really listen. Some of the feature requests I've made have since been included in updates.

Speaking of updates, these guys are literally constantly tweaking the program to add features or fix bugs (that are inevitable in any piece of software). Also, I've never once had any issues whatsoever with upgrades – every one of them has gone smooth as silk, and all of my data was instantly updated to the new version. Furthermore, I can honestly say that every one of their updates has made the software better than it was before.

I know that I'm gushing here, so I do want to stress that this is a completely unsolicited review of the Movie Collector product. Normally I'm fairly jaded and extremely critical of software, seeing most of it as a necessary evil at best. So it would be fair to say that it takes a lot to impress me and Movie Collector has definitely done that.

For anyone with a large DVD collection, I just can't recommend Movie Collector enough. Not only is it useful, but it's also tons of fun to play around with. Head on over to Collectorz.com and download a trial – and if Movie Collector is any indication, I'm willing to bet their other products are just as good.

Summary of Music Collector 6.7
It may not boast all the features of its contemporaries, but Music Collector 6.7 gives the avid music collector exactly what they need to catalogue the daunting mass of CDs before them. It's intelligent, it's intuitive, and it performs its duties with simplicty, style and grace, all beneath a very reasonable price tag.
Music Collector is the king of cataloging CDs... powerful, intiutive, and stylish.

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Music Collector 6.7
Software developers Collectorz.com may have a dodgy moniker but there is absolutely nothing suspect about their entry to the music cataloguing software market. Music Collector 6.7 is a considered and thoughtfully designed application that strikes a confident chord with audiophiles by combining ease of use with a powerful set of imaginative and welcome features.
After installation, it is surprisingly simple to embark upon your music cataloguing mission, thanks to a professional but familiar looking customisable interface that is easy on the eye and intuitive to the brain. The left pane houses a list of the albums in the current collection, the main pane displays a datasheet view of the albums with associated details and the option to sort by column, and the lower section of the main pane presents sytlishly formatted details of the currently selected release.
Adding a new album is virtually instinctive thanks to an intelligent icon design and layout. You can either allow the simple but comprehensive wizard to guide you through this, or more experienced users can complete the task manually. Albums can be searched for by CD scan (utilising any combination of search databases in any order of your choice, including CDDB, CDTEXT, various Amazon sources and CDPLAYER.INI), by barcode, or by manually typing in the artist/album details. A queuing system means that you can build a list of various searches and then run them all in one go, saving you time and hassle.
This is only the tip of the iceberg; Music Collector 6.7’s modest exterior quietly cloaks the other fantastic features until you need them. You can export to text file, html, and xml. You can track the CDs your pals have kidnapped with the loan feature. And there is TWAIN support to directly invoke your scanner interface when grabbing album cover shots.
Collectorz.com haven’t wasted time on unnecessary features. The ‘CD Player’ icon simply launches your default media player, as most enthusiasts would probably prefer. The statistics function provides enough information and no more, and you don’t need to spend large amounts of time setting up various references and keywords as you do in some other packages…
The only criticism I can level at this application is the lack of MP3 support, but only via the purchase of another Collectorz.com product, MP3 Collector. But if you are like me, a fan of owning the original pieces of plastic in your grubby little hands, then Music Collector 6.7, with its favourable price tag, superb interface, and wealth of useful features, is without question the number one choice for the mammoth task in front of you.

Collectorz.com Music Collector lets you import all of your CD information onto your computer. You pop your CD in and it downloads all its associated information from various online sources such as Amazon or the CDDB - it also reads CD-TEXT if it exists.
However, Music Collector is more about inventory and less about media management at the individual track level. For example, the Pro edition includes a built-in loan management system that allows you to keep track of CDs you borrow to friends or in your business. You won’t find this feature in many other places, so Music Collector fits that niche very well.

The Bottom Line: If you want to keep track of your entire CD collection - complete with album art support and extensive searching - Collectorz.com Music Collector 6.8 is a pretty good solution.

The product–Book Collector–is a software product for organizing your collection of books, magazines, etc. It is an excellent utility for storing information about the books that you have, the books that you are interested in, the books that have read, the books that you are planning to read, the book that you planning to buy, and so on.

Book Collector can store almost all the information that you want about a book. Very little is missing here. I say that because there must be something that Book Collector doesn’t provide, but I couldn’t find anything missing. ISBN, title, author(s), publisher, year of publishing, format, edition, number of pages, price, and the list goes on and on–Book Collector has it all. If you want to add something that is not there then Book Collector provides you with fields that you can customize to suit your needs. You can add personal details like date of purchase, purchase price, your notes/comments/reviews and so on. You can even add the front and back cover images to the Book Collector database.

Adding book details to the database is a breeze; thanks to the drop-down menus and list boxes that enables you to choose most of the details from the existing values. Any new value that you add is automatically added to the lookup list.

The highlight of Book Collector is the ‘Add by Online Query’ feature. This feature enables you to collect the book details from the Web; one just has to enter the ISBN and then click on the “Add by Online Query” button. The software looks for the book details from a host of on-line sources including Amazon, Library of Congress, etc. You can select the sources that have to be searched and even define the order in which the search has to be performed. The software even provides you the facility to scan-in the ISBN, thus eliminating manual data entry. When you have a large number of books in your collection, the online query facility is an excellent timesaver.

The Book Collector has comprehensive querying and reporting features that enables you to query the book database for specific information and generate and print reports in the way you want. Book Collector can import data from other Book Collector databases. Data can be exported as delimited ASCII text or HTML tables.

The Book Collector has a pleasing and intuitive user interface and one can view the books in the database by category, author, publisher and so on. You can also create your own view using the ‘Custom’ folder option. The Statistics screen shows a graphical overview of your collection. You can view statistics charts for categories, author, publisher, format, etc.

The built-in Loan Management system allows you to keep track of the books you loan to friends, family, etc. The loan management system is simple and easy to use.
Thus Book Collector is a must have for every bibliophile and for those who needs book details for their research or writing. I have a personal library of more than 7000 books. Over the last 2 decades, I have tried a host of library management packages–both off-the-shelf and custom made. But Book Collector is the best of the lot.

You can get more details of this magnificent product and download an evaluation copy from the Collectorz.com web site.

I did some research and stumbled across a few recommended alternatives, the champions of which seem to be conceives and Comic Collectorz. ComicBase def seems phat (it has a built in database of some 250,000 comics, movie clips from comic movies, etc.) but it's 149 beans for the "standard" edition and a whopping $299 for the "archive" or premium ed. Wowsers. Ok that one's out. Let's look at Comic Collectorz (more attractively priced at $39.99).

Comic Collectorz is def a sweet piece of software kit - even though 50% of it is way overkill for my needs. It allows you to store just about everything you ever wanted to about your comics (even who you lent it to) and add cover screen shots etc. Cool but a bit too manual. You have to add each comic in (you can quickly enter runs tho) and if you want a cover screen shot you have to go find it, save it, and link it manually, etc. Way too time consuming for me. But Collectorz makes a suite of tools (for cataloguing Comics, Books, Movies, Music, etc.), and the demo I installed had them all so...

Enter "Book" Collectorz. Book Collectorz is almost identical to Comic Collectorz, but allows you to automatically search numerous online book shops/libraries like Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble (hell even the Library of Congress) for your titles, and when found, check a box and add them to your collection - complete w/ all available data AND cover shots. Nice. I catalogued my entire TP collection (about 25 books -- hey I've only been back 4 months!) in about 15 minutes w/ ZERO data entry by me (except typing the names of things I wanted to search for).

Now I've got everything I ever wanted to know about all the TPs/HCs I own, all searchable and sortable - even exportable to text file, HTML, excel, or my work-provided PPC. Extra nice. You can even keep track of who you lent books to, where you bought them, how much you paid for them, and tons of other stuff I'll probably never use - if it suits your fancy.

What's the catch though if you choose Book Collectorz over Comic Collectorz? Amazon and these online databases don't have floppies (at least any that I have found) in their databases (since they don't sell them typically) so you're only going to be cataloguing your TP's and HC's w/ this.

Luckily that's enough for me because I only "collect" my TPB's and HC's, and just kind of read and give away/throw away my flops. Not to mention how far I am from having the time and/or discipline to go through my collection and type everything in... Not by a longshot - I'm not THAT dedicated. I definitely needed something automatic and I think I may have found it. Cool.

Finalmente, Collectorz.com Photo Collector permite crear álbumes en formato HTML para publicarlos en Internet.

Kaftafbeelding
Met Book Collector maakt u eenvoudig subcategorieen in uw collectielijst. Ook kunt u met gemak allerlei extra weetjes over uw boeken invoeren, en bijhouden welke titels u hebt uitgeleend. Standaardgegevens worden automatisch gedownload, zoals titel, auteur, druk, uitgever, kaftafbeelding, enzovoorts. Maar wie wil, kan ook zaken invoeren als de plaats en het tijdstip van aanschaf, de aankoopprijs, de huidige waarde en kaftwaarde, een samenvatting en ga zo maar door. Voor het scannen van kaften heeft Book Collector een twain-interface. Kaften zijn namelijk lang niet altijd online te vinden. Zo zult u het leeuwendeel van Nederlandse uitgaven weliswaar makkelijk kunnen invoeren met de natioanel bibliotheekserver, maar kaftafbeeldingen haalt u daar niet vandaan. Daarvoor kunt u beter terecht bij winkels, zoals Amazon.com, die ook in de serverlijst zijn opgenomen. Helaas vindt u hier weinig Nederlandse boeken; en een Hollandse boekwinkel is niet opgenomen. Bent u tevreden over uw collectie, dan kunt u ervoor kiezen de collectie te printen of te exporteren als html, zodat u haar online kunt zetten. Collectorz.com biedt helaas geen webruimte; de website zult u zelf moeten regelen.
(tevens vermelding van Comic Collector en Game Collector)

I downloaded Collectorz.com's Movie Collector, and added everything to it. I like the way it puts all the details and images together for you, but it takes one hell of a long time to download all the info.

Now to fix all the glitches my list has...

one day i found exactly what i was looking for...

it was at collectorz.com the whole time! i went insane, downloaded and bought them all. this had to be the solution to figuring out that i already own the book that i'm about to buy (ok i'm serious about the chaos bit, guys). this had to be the way for me to pick out a game to play on all the game consoles that i own WITHOUT having to dig through all my game/cd/dvd *organizers* -- could the database help me remember that the game is in organizer 5?

ah, sweet success. it was the solution. for me at least. now i can happily consult my collectorz software without me having to ransack my apartment to get to it. ok, i know more than anyone that these sorts of utilities definitely take some getting used to and one utility does not necessarily fit all. but i'm happy. and my boyfriend is happy. and my cats are happy.

thanks collectorz!

I suggest Gerry Tickner looks at 'Book Collector' at www.collectorz.com where he will find a free version, which should be suitable for his requirements. Ron R., via e-mail.

But now all that has changed. My CDs are classified, organized, arranged, sorted, put in their place, or however else you want to say it thanks to Collectorz.com, a series of programs for cataloging one's collections of CDs, DVDs, books, comics, video games, and/or MP3 files in a database. There's a separate program for each one which you download onto your computer.

If you buy more than one program at Collectorz.com, there's a price break. Just make sure that you buy the various programs at the same time so that you get the discount. I bought the standard edition which seems to work fine for my purposes.

Compact discs are the easiest to catalog since they can be put in the CD-rom drive and scanned for the ID number. Then press "search" and the program scans a number of sites --including Amazon.com-- to match the information on the recording. It works for any type of music and you can try out a demo before you purchase it. (If you decide to buy, then the demo is simply unlocked so that you can make an unlimited number of entries.) Information can also be searched by typing in the title of the book or movie or music you are cataloging.

Anyway, it's just a suggestion. And if you don't like it, remember you've got 30 days to get your money back.

Your correspondent might care to look at 'Book Collector', shareware downloadable from www.collectorz.com. The program comprises a detailed database, with online access to Amazon, US Library of Congress Catalogue etc to minimise tedious keying in, and the full version includes a book loan management module.
Bill Hardman, via e-mail.

Book Collector
http://collectorz.com/book
Is your book collection so big that you are having trouble finding books, or even worse, beginning to forget plots of books you’ve read? Book Collector lets you keep track of detailed information about each book you read. Each profile includes fields for Title, Author, Puclication Year, Publisher, Format