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I've been meaning to catalog my book collection for over twenty years and haven't got around to it (until now).

The first attempt used a database on a BBC Micro with the data on 5 1/2 inch floppy disks!

It was such a time consuming solution that only added a few books before giving up.

The next attempt occurred only a few years ago, when I was told about ReaderWare, which uses the Internet to grab data, allowing a bar-code reader to turn bar-codes into info on the book. I even bought a cuecat and got it to work (mostly).

Unfortunately my laptop PC at the time didn't work with the cuecat so once again I gave up....

Then a few weeks ago three different occurences combined to force me to really start on cataloging.

First my brother in law started building me floor to ceiling book cases (photos to follow).
Second I discovered LibraryThing and purchased a lifetime subscription for only $25. Finally on eBay I discovered a proper bar code reader for only £30, (usually they are over £100) which arrived last Saturday, so no more excuses.

So far I've added 44 books to LibraryThing.

(no subject)

I've been meaning to catalog my book collection for over twenty years and haven't got around to it (until now).

The first attempt used a database on a BBC Micro with the data on 5 1/2 inch floppy disks!

It was such a time consuming solution that only added a few books before giving up.

The next attempt occurred only a few years ago, when I was told about ReaderWare, which uses the Internet to grab data, allowing a bar-code reader to turn bar-codes into info on the book. I even bought a cuecat and got it to work (mostly).

Unfortunately my laptop PC at the time didn't work with the cuecat so once again I gave up....

Then a few weeks ago three different occurences combined to force me to really start on cataloging.

First my brother in law started building me floor to ceiling book cases (photos to follow).
Second I discovered LibraryThing and purchased a lifetime subscription for only $25. Finally on eBay I discovered a proper bar code reader for only £30, (usually they are over £100) which arrived last Saturday, so no more excuses.

So far I've added 44 books to LibraryThing.