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Two V8’s (1 for Windows, 1 for Mac)

November 30th, 2011

Collectorz.com newsletter November 2011

This is Alwin, with a 4-headed November newsletter:

  • Barcode Scanner Sale (inc. CLZ Barry!) – only 18 hours left!
  • Book Collector 8 for Windows is live
  • Movie Collector 8 for Mac is coming soon
  • What’s New at Collectorz.com Connect ?


4 long topics, so let’s start with the most urgent one:

Barcode Scanner Sale (inc. CLZ Barry!) – only 18 hours left!

There’s just 18 hours left for our Barcode Scanner Sale.

Most buyers are opting for our CLZ Barry app (over 800 sold during this sale!),
and who can blame then? A wireless scanner with batch scanning for just $4…

But both Opticon scanners are flying off the shelves too (and stock is limited).
Anyway, whichever you choose, do it today:

Collectorz.com Barcode Scanner Sale

 

Here’s a stock update:

 

  • CLZ Barry scanner app (half price): unlimited stock
  • CueCat swiping scanner (US $5 off) : 415 left
  • C37 CCD scanner (US $15 off): 57 left
  • OPN-2001 laser scanner (US $25 off): 67 left

Book Collector 8 for Windows is live!

Book Collector 8Last week, on November 22, we released version 8 of Book Collector for Windows.
By now, over 2,400 Book Collector users have upgraded to the new version.

If you’re still on version 7, this is what you’re missing out on:

 

  • Improved e-book support (now reads Author/Title meta data from ebook files)
  • Add Books Automatically: Faster, Better and More data (inc. back covers!)
  • New: Cover Flow view: browse your books in a cool looking 3D image browser.
  • New: Backdrop support: set background images for use in the details panel.
  • New: Format, Country and Language icons, plus custom icons for other items.
  • Re-Designed Loan Manager: loan *and* return books in batch, by barcode, etc..
  • New: Box Set Support: group books in Box Sets and set special box-level data.
  • Improved layout of Edit Book screen + calendar tool for entering date fields.
  • New V8 templates for Details View and the Add Automatically Preview panel.
  • New startup “splash” screen featuring Becky.

Screen shots for the above features are here.

Movie Collector 8 for Mac is coming soon


It’s finally happening, a new major version of Movie Collector for Mac OS X!
And it’s *very* close now: We’re currently aiming for December 27.

Completely rewritten *from scratch*, with a faster database system
a more Mac-like user interface and of course, many new features.

What’s New in V8 for Mac?

  • More and better automatic data for MOVIES :
    IMDb ratings, movie trailers, movie posters, movie backdrops and
    more plot summaries (in english, dutch, french, german and spanish).
  • More and better automatic data for TV SERIES and their episodes :
    Full episode lists with: titles, air dates, plots, runtimes,
    writers, directors, guest cast and screen grab images.
  • New: Find Cover Image screen, find missing covers online using Google Images
  • New: Cover Flow view, browse your movies in a cool looking 3D image browser.
  • New: Movie Backdrops (movie-specific background images) for Details Panel.
  • New: Collection Statistics (pie and bar charts) integrated in main screen.
  • Improved Wish List functionality, All / Collection / Wish List tabs in main screen.
  • Box Set support, indicate which movies are in a box, set box-set level properties.
  • Save your own field sets for sorting, columns, folders.
  • New V8 templates for Details Panel and Add Auto Preview
  • New: Auto-Capitalization, Automatic Sort Titles
  • Improved layout of Edit Movie screen
  • More main screen layouts to choose from.

AJ and I have prepared a V8 Sneak Preview page with more
information and a couple of V8 overview screen shots.

Join the Collectorz.com Mac Club to get instant access to this page:

What’s New at Collectorz.com Connect ?

As I explained last month, we’re taking Connect to the next level.
Here’s what Robbert, Sven and AJ have already completed and released:

  • New site header that give you more screen space for your collection.
  • Improved search functionality.
  • Sign-up / Log-in with Facebook: easy, one click access to your account.
  • New design of the Connect home-page and all product pages

As usual, all these Connect updates are free and automatic for all subscribers.

Coming soon to your Connect account:

  • New design for user home page, with big images of your latest additions.
  • New design for item details pages (e.g. the page showing 1 movie).
  • New iPad-app like view for browsing your collection.
  • Export / Backup / Restore features.
  • Print feature.

Don’t have a Connect account yet? Then why not try it free for 30 days?

That’s all for November. The next newsletter will be around Christmas.
Talk to you then!