<p>Does anyone have a particular type of bar code reader and book management software that they have been happy with? This is a bookish crowd so I know that someone on CC must have their books cataloged on their computer.</p>
<p>Christmas is fast approaching and dear H has been hinting.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Do you have a Mac? If so, this application is fantastic…</p>
<p>[Delicious</a> Library 2](<a href=“http://www.delicious-monster.com/]Delicious”>http://www.delicious-monster.com/)</p>
<p>Great software - I don’t read the bar codes in, instead typing ISBN numbers - but from there it is simply wonderful, yanking data from all over the internet to populate a very intuitive system.</p>
<p>You can use the built-in camera on the newer macs to read bar codes, I just haven’t thus far.</p>
<p>I’ve recently started using Readerware. It has modules for books, music and videos.</p>
<p>[Readerware</a> Corporation - Tools for book lovers and collectors](<a href=“http://www.readerware.com/]Readerware”>http://www.readerware.com/)</p>
<p>We all have Macs so Delicious Library looks like the best fit but I am going to read about both products carefully.</p>
<p>Thanks for getting back to me. I love software for the obsessive compulsive. :)</p>
<p>My H has a large collection of mystery books (over 1000 volumes) and he recently purchased Readerware software and a bar coder. He loves the software and really made some progress with his cataloguing.</p>
<p>In case you are wondering about capacity, I have 9,000+ books, CDs, Videotapes and DVDs in the Delicious Library system. Now that I look at it, I am running an older version - guess I’ll look into getting the upgrade - looks like there are some cool features in there.</p>
<p>^^Yowza!^^</p>