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Editors’ Review
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Pros
- Powerful database program for cataloging
- Manages book collections effectively
Cons
- No longer supported by the developer
- No help or customer service available
Full Specifications
- GENERAL
- Release
- Latest update
- Version
- 10.22
- OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Platform
- Windows
- Operating System
- Windows 98
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows XP
- Windows 2000
- Windows 10
- Additional Requirements
- None
- POPULARITY
- Total Downloads
- 87,753
- Downloads Last Week
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User Reviews
4.5/5
26 User Votes
Good for Book Lovers
WinPorter- Pros
- Works great for keeping track of books. I especially like it for the loan feature--as I love to share bks but hate not getting them back.
- Cons
- None. If you're interested in finding book bargains, you also might want to check out a new free tool/add-on FF or IE called Bargain Book Mole [www.BargainBookMole.org] which allows you to search for the lowest book prices online on the fly.
- Summary
Easily the best in class
- Pros
- No problems installing. Easy to use. Easily imports library information from various book databases. Any missing information can be updated manually with ease. Very shallow learning curve.
- Cons
- The price is a little high.
- Summary
- Easy to use and usage can be scaled to the level of complexity you're looking for in a library - use as much or as little detail as you'd like. It's not cheap ($40) given that it really only categorizes books but that is exactly what it promises to do and it does a good job delivering on that promise. After trying about a dozen of the programs I could find, this one was easily the best library program for *any* media.
Outstanding for managing home libraries
4latties4heels- Pros
- This is an amazingly flexible program whose automation of mudane input tasks (simply type in the ISBN and it gathers all relevant information) is an amazing time saver. Automatically downloading the cover image is also a nice touch.
- Cons
- I haven't found anything yet.
- Summary
- For anyone with even a moderately sized personal library, this tool allows quick, easy and suprisingly powerful management of his or her collection. The reports are customizable beyond anything I'll ever need. Allowing for personal notes and customizable input fields, BookCat allows for personalized indexing and keyword inputs. As a student with a fairly extensive library in my field of study, the search function is incredibly useful, especially when I have one of those "Where did I read that?" moments, as it will search downloaded and personalized subject keywords as well as every other field. All in all, a great tool.
Does everything I expected it to, and MORE !
sbgraves888- Pros
- Well thought out design. Very intuitive - easy to use. Extremely easy to customize for visual and printed reports, searches and displays. Unlimited room to write your own "book report" in the Notes & Comments section. No bugs or glitches.
- Cons
- Takes quite a while to load, but I think that is mainly my fault for having so many programs running in the background.
- Summary
- Most heavy readers have a million notes lying around reminding them about books that they have seen reviewed or been told about. BookCAT 9 has a special section for "Books you want to Own" which keeps a very well organized detailed listing of all those things that you used keep on scraps of paper. Love it !
Great program
wiggums- Pros
- Very comprehensive program. Can (almost) do anything...
- Cons
- Lots to learn.
- Summary
- Very good.
I love the program, but It's NOT free!
marshellrussell- Pros
- This program has it all! Very easy to use, and very complete package.
- Cons
- It is in the free category; not the free to evaluate copy. You must pay for this after 30 days. I did not see this when i downloaded it, I was in a hurry. Please read ALL of the description...you can only use it for 40 books for evaluation purposes.
- Summary
- The features are a book lovers dream come true. Weather you are a seller, or just need to get a handle on your collection, this is for you. This program is only for evaluation! The "real" product costs forty dollars...not a bad price if I could afford it. My biggest gripe is it is in the wrong category, which is very misleading.
Affordable, Easy to Use, Feature Rich, Flexible
noumena12- Pros
- Free to trial - Affordable to own; Easy to use so you get started right away; Features rich; Flexible to fit YOUR needs
- Cons
- Bookcat does not yet support ebook ISBNs. I'd love to export to my Kindle
- Summary
- BookCat is everything I wanted and more. Designed to give you the flexibility you need to customize fields and layouts to fit your needs while still providing a robust set of capabilities. It is also incredibly easy to use so that you can get started right away! I tried several other book cataloging applications and BookCat gave me the most flexibility and was easy to use. With BookCat I was able to customize it and quickly import my existing library quickly. It was simple and easy to use.
PURE BRILLIANCE!!
KingRat2008- Pros
- The most easy way to get you home/work library sorted in no time. I uploaded 100 books on the first day, , so very easy. I also add a picture of the book and price.
- Cons
- The Cuecat doesn't recognise EVERY book, no matter where you try even the main UK Libarary Database. Rather strange that... However, read on...
- Summary
- It's easy enough to go to say Waterstones UK, and click on the book. Copy the picture of that book to Your Pictures, and then transfer it back into the Readerware software. As stated, I also add the price. So far I have 191 books worth £1,592.73p. However I have still got about another 600 to add!!!!
This is awesome software
Lucubrare- Pros
- This is exactly what I needed for my club's library. It does a great job, and simplified my tasks a lot!
- Cons
- There is a learning curve, and it takes a while to get used to the interface, given its complexity and flexibility. But once you get used to it, it's a cinch!
- Summary
Finally Book Library Software that does what a user needs
noumena12- Pros
- I've been a BookLibrary user for several years. Since that product is no longer supported by the developer I've been looking for something else. I started to go down the BookCollectorz path but that software is VERY limited in what you can import. So if you are a user of another product (or even an excel spreadsheet), you can't import the data you were tracking. The BookCollectorz database is very closed.<p>That is NOT the case with BookCAT! With BookCAT, you get more fields than you may ever need plus 19 custom fields. <p>I'm finally looking forward to moving to new Book Library database software! I'm thrilled I found BookCat.
- Cons
- I'm not 100% sure yet (still waiting to hear back from BookCAT support. It appears to me that once I import my 2500 records, I will need to manually do the Internet Query Update to pull information into the database. I can't tell if the import utility that is available will do the query or not.
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