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This is Alwin, with your monthly dose of Collectorz.com news. Lots of different projects
going on, on various platforms. Windows, Mac, online, iOS and yes, even on Android 🙂

Todays topics:

  • Coming up: Book Collector NINE for Mac OS X
  • Reminder: Movie Collector NINE for Mac OS X is live
  • Now available in the App Store: CLZ Games 2.0 for iOS
  • Coming up: CLZ Barry 1.1 for Android and iOS
  • Coming up: Comic Collector 5.4 for Mac and Windows

Coming up: Book Collector NINE for Mac OS X

Book Collector 9 for Mac is coming on May 1, just 5 days from now!

Version 9 will give you automatic Author images and Wikipedia links,
Author born/died information, Core for Books integration, integrated CLZ Barry support,
plus a full cosmetic overhaul: Virtual Shelves, new icons, new templates, etc…

Quick Q & A:

  • When will it be released? We are currently planning to release on May 1.
  • What will it cost? -> The upgrade to v9 will cost US $24.95 (or EUR 19.95).
  • But I just purchased! -> The upgrade will be free for everyone who purchased v8 in the last 3 months before the v9 release.
  • Do I *have to* upgrade? -> No, the upgrade is completely optional.

Reminder: Movie Collector NINE for Mac OS X is live

Version NINE of Movie Collector for Mac was released on April 2, just over 3 weeks ago:

  • Automatic images and IMDb links for Actors and Directors
  • New Virtual Shelves look for Images View
  • New “Core for Movies” integration: report missing entries and data errors.
  • Fully configurable Update Movies Automatically feature
  • Improved layout of Add Movies Automatically screen
  • New: Customizable images for all pick list items
  • Integrated support for our CLZ Barry wireless barcode scanner app
  • New “Collectorz Blue” icons everywhere
  • Two new templates: Vee Nine and Blockz

Haven’t upgraded to v9 yet? You can do so here.

Now available in the App Store: CLZ Games 2.0 for iOS

The last of our five 2.0 apps for iOS is live: CLZ Games 2.0!

Just like the other 4, CLZ Games for iOS is now a full game cataloging app
for your iPhone or iPad, with adding, editing and barcode scanning features.

New in CLZ Games 2.0:

  • Add games by Platform & Title or by “camera-scanning” game barcodes.
  • Edit your game collection and wish list entries
  • Synchronize two-ways with the Game Collector software through Connect.
  • CLZ Games 2.0 is now a universal iPhone + iPad app

Click here for CLZ Games 2.0 screen shots.

Coming up: CLZ Barry 1.1 for Android and iOS

CLZ Barry for iOS and AndroidOur CLZ Barry scanner app is very popular, so time for an update!

Pim is currently working on an 1.1 update for the Android edition, which will bring:

  • Multiple improvements to the user interface and scanning system.
  • New Manual Entry option: add barcodes to Barry’s list by manually typing them.
  • New Inventory Mode:
    • In Inventory Mode, Barry asks for a Quantity value after each scan.
    • Send barcodes plus quantity data to your desktop computer in batch.

ETA of CLZ Barry 1.1 for Android: early May.
As soon as the Android edition is live, Pim will start on a similar update for iOS.

Coming up: Comic Collector 5.4 for Mac and Windows

Collectorz.com CoreRonald and Robbert are working on a 5.4 update for both the Windows and Mac editions
of Comic Collector. This update will finally introduce the Core for Comics system.

The new Core system will let you submit comic data to our central online comic database,
either one by one or in batch, plus you’ll be able to report missing comics & data errors.

In the Windows edition of Comic Collector, Core for Comics will replace the old
“Submit to Collectorz.com” system. For Mac users, it will be the first chance to help
with improving the coverage and data quality of our central online comic database!

Enjoy!