---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Knud van Eeden --- 13 Juny 2009 - 07:41 pm ----------------------- Book: Database: Operation: Create: Barcode: How to use the ISBN barcode of your books to automatically create a bookshelf database of your books? --- Method: Program: Online: Anobii === You can create your bookshelf online at http://www.anobii.com -As this is online based, it can be run from any web browser (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Opera, Firefox, ...), and is thus operating system (Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, Unix, ...) independent. -To input your book: 1. -Reading the book 1D barcode on the back of your book 1. -Input the ISBN number from the back of the book by reading the barcode immediately using a laser barcode scanner This works *really* fantastic. Basically a one click process. As you only have to scan the barcode using your barcode scanner. It will then check automatically and show if it is a valid ISBN number, and if so immediately process it. And has then your book information + picture of it in seconds on the shelf online. So if you have many books, this is probably the method to go, all other methods will take multiple more time, key presses or clicks. 2. -Use a mobile phone 1D barcode scanner application You can use e.g. the Google Android mobile phone application Anobii to automatically input the ISBN of your books. You can let your mobile phone scan this barcode automatically, otherwise use more tedious manual typing it yourself. I did not find a similar application for the Apple iPhone yet. 3. -Enter the ISBN number manually, or manually supply other information about the book (e.g. title, author, publisher, ...) -Once the book information is present on the Anobii website, you can export it back (via e.g. a .csv or Excel file sent in an e-mail to you) your ISBN numbers and more, to put it e.g. in your database (MySql, Microsoft SQL server, Oracle, PostGress, ...). So you only have to input the data once, then can use it elsewhere Example of downloaded .csv file --- cut here: begin --------------------------------------------------

ISBN,Title,Subtitle,Author,Format,Number of pages,Publisher,Publication date,Private Note,Comment title,Comment content,Status,Stars,Tags
'9781565922068',"Java Distributed Computing","(O'Reilly Java)","Jim Farley","Paperback","384","O'Reilly Media, Inc.","'1998-01-01'","","","","Not Started","",""

--- cut here: end ---------------------------------------------------- -To import: Input e.g. your books first at LibraryThing, then export your book list as an Excel file, and import this file in Anobii. === Method: Program: Online: Blippr You have to input your books manually === Method: Program: Online: Bookjetty Similar to the other online sites you can input the ISBN number using e.g. a laser barcode reader. Import by extracting the ISBN numbers from another export file, and then pasting this ISBN numbers in the text import text area box. Recognizes many book titles (as many as Shelfari) === Method: Program: Online: Goodreads Similar to the other online sites. === Method: Program: Online: LibraryThing Similar to the other online sites you can input the ISBN number using e.g. a laser barcode reader. === Works also fast. === You can import from other web sites (e.g. Shelfari), by uploading an Excel file. You can view a list of your books on your mobile phone (e.g. Apple iPhone) if you go to http://librarything.com/m and fill in your user name. === Method: Program: Online: Shelfari Similar to the other online sites you can input the ISBN number using e.g. a laser barcode reader. Works also fast. You can export your book list to an Excel file. For the moment I recommend this website, because you can find most titles there. (as the company was bought by Amazon). Fastest manual batch input by double clicking on the ISBN number, using a (laser) barcode reader to read the ISBN number barcode. === Method: Program: Delicious Monster === -If you are using a Apple Mac you can use the program Delicious Monster which let you read your ISBN barcodes using the computer built-in webcam, external webcam or wireless barcode scanner. You can also export to and view the results on your Apple iPhone. The program Delicious Monster is not available for Microsoft Windows currently. === Book: see also: === Diagram: see also: === File: see also: === Help: see also: === Image: see also:

=== Internet: see also: --- Your bookshelf online by reading the ISBN barcode: Anobii http://www.anobii.com --- Wikipedia: Anobii http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anobii --- Review of Anobii, LibraryThing http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/anobii-share-track-buy-books.html --- Your bookshelf online: Blippr http://www.blippr.com --- Your bookshelf online by reading the ISBN barcode: Bookjetty http://www.bookjetty.com --- Your bookshelf online by reading the ISBN barcode: GoodReads http://www.goodreads.com --- Wikipedia: GoodReads http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodreads --- Your bookshelf online by reading the ISBN barcode: LibraryThing http://www.librarything.com --- Wikipedia: LibraryThing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibraryThing --- Your bookshelf online by reading the ISBN barcode: Readernaut http://www.Readernaut.com --- Your bookshelf online by reading the ISBN barcode: Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com --- Wikipedia: Shelfari http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelfari --- Your bookshelf by reading the ISBN barcode: Program: Avcataloger http://www.Avcataloger.com --- Your bookshelf by reading the ISBN barcode: Program: Collectorz http://www.Collectorz.com --- Your bookshelf by reading the ISBN barcode: Program: Readerware http://www.Readerware.com --- Your bookshelf by reading the ISBN barcode: Program: Delicious Monster (Apple computers only) http://www.delicious-monster.com --- Swap your books online: Paperbackswap http://www.Paperbackswap.com --- Swap your books online: BookCrossing http://www.Bookcrossing.com --- Wikipedia: BookCrossing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BookCrossing --- Your DVD collection: Program: DVD Profiler http://www.DVDProfiler.com --- Barcode: 1D: 2D: Link: Overview: Can you give an overview of links? http://www.knudvaneeden.com/tinyurl.php?urlKey=url000304 === Podcast: see also: === Screencast: see also: === Table: see also: === Video: see also: --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------