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Adding your first books
Getting started » Adding your first books
CLZ Books lets you catalog your books without manually entering all the details. Just search our Core online book database by scanning ISBN barcodes or search for author and title, then auto-download plot summary, genre and subjects, number of pages, publication date,…
Adding books
Adding books
You can add books to CLZ Books in a variety of ways. Select one of the methods below to learn how. Adding by Barcode Adding by Title Adding Manually Field Defaults
Adding by ISBN
Adding books » Adding by ISBN
Adding books by scanning their ISBN barcode If you are cataloging your books, the best way to add books to CLZ Books is by scanning their ISBN barcodes with your device’s camera. If you have a compatible device you can scan ISBNs using your device…
Requirements
Reference » Requirements
To get the most out of CLZ Books, make sure you at least have: An Android running Android OS 5.0 or up. An Internet connection (only while adding/automatically updating books or syncing with CLZ Cloud). For barcode scanning: A device with a camera that can do…
Warning: Database originates from Direct Export
Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud Sync problems » Warning: Database originates from Direct Export
“Your database originates from a direct export from PC/Mac. Any additions or changes to this database cannot be synced back to CLZ Cloud or your PC/Mac.” CLZ Cloud sync doesn’t work if the database on your mobile device originated from a “Direct…
Some authors are duplicated / split up?
Frequently Asked Questions » Some authors are duplicated / split up?
Sometimes you may find that some authors folders have duplicated, with their book list split up between two separate folders for the same author. This may happen when different books in our Core had slightly different spellings of the author name. Luckily, this…
Adding by Author/Title
Adding books » Adding by Author/Title
Here’s how to add a book to your collection by Author/Title: Tap the Add Books button: In the Add Books screen, select the Author/Title tab at the top. Enter the Author/Title of the book you want to add. Tap the matching book result. Now tap the big blue…
Update from Core
Managing your database » Update from Core
When you add books using this app’s Add by Barcode or Add by Title tools, you get lots of book details automatically from our central Core for Books online database. After you add your books, the Core online data may change, e.g. to add more details that were…
Adding Manually
Adding books » Adding Manually
If you are unable to find a book in our central database or you don’t have an internet connection, you can add it manually: Tap on the menu top left Tap on Add Manually Enter as much information as you want about this book. Tap the cover and you can choose…
Managing Pick Lists
Managing your database » Managing Pick Lists
With every book you add to your collection, CLZ Books stores common information in Pick Lists. Examples of pick lists include Genre, Format, Location, Owner, etc. With the Manage Pick List screen you can modify all Pick List items. With it you can add, edit, delete…
Field Reference
Managing your database » Editing books » Field Reference
Field types in the Edit Screen In the Edit Screen you will find different field types: Basic text fields: These allow you to just type any text in them. Number only fields: You can only add numbers in this field (for instance an index field, or a price…
Field Defaults
Adding books » Field Defaults
The “Field Defaults” feature gives you the ability to set default field values for your new book additions. It allows you to set the “Seen it” or “Read It” fields to Yes or No, preset the Owner field and a lot of other fields. To…
Editing books
Managing your database » Editing books
After adding some books to your database, it’s time to start editing your entries to add personal information (like purchase details, your own ratings and notes, etc…) or to edit the automatically downloaded data to your own preferences. This is done in…
Collection vs Wish List
Browsing your database » Collection vs Wish List
CLZ Books can not only keep track of the books in your collection, but it can also maintain a Wish List. While adding books, you have the option to choose to add an item to “Collection” or to “Wish List”. If you choose to add books to your…
Multiple collections
Managing your database » Multiple collections
CLZ Books allows multiple sub-collections within your app. The collections will appear in the menu that you can open from the top left, so that you can easily switch between them. Create and manage collections Open the menu top left and tap “Add…
Cover Images
Managing your database » Editing books » Cover Images
You can use your device camera to take a picture and add it as cover image to a book To edit a cover image: Select an item. Tap “Edit” bottom right. Now go to the Cover tab (which is on the right, you may have to scroll the tabs to see it) You can…
Settings
Reference » Settings
You can reach the settings screen by tapping the Menu > Settings. Appearance Application Skin Change the skin of the entire app to light or dark. Details View Template Change the details page of a book to a different style and color. Add Books from CLZ…
Errors in Sync Report
Troubleshooting » CLZ Cloud Sync problems » Errors in Sync Report
It can happen that something goes wrong during sync. If that happens, you will be notified, and you can check here what the error means: Error downloading/uploading cover Other Messages Clear database in CLZ Cloud Error downloading/uploading cover: A…
Export to CLZ Books: “Device not found”
Reference » Direct import from Book Collector » Export to CLZ Books: “Device not found”
If you can’t find your mobile device running CLZ Books using the “File > Export to > CLZ Mobile” with WiFi, there’s a few possible causes you can check to making it work: Contents Make sure you have Bonjour installed CLZ Books is not on the…
Getting started
Getting started
Welcome to CLZ Books! Thanks for downloading our CLZ Books app! We hope you’ll enjoy using this app to catalog and manage your book collection. Just getting started cataloging your books? Then here’s how to add the first books to your database. *TIP:…
Import from Text / CSV
Importing / Exporting » Import from Text / CSV
To perform a full import from a text or CSV file you can use the CLZ Cloud Import Tool. The steps consist of first importing all items into CLZ Cloud, and then syncing those items from CLZ Cloud to CLZ Books on your mobile device. 1. Importing your Text/CSV file to…