Delicious Library
Catalog your books, movies, music, software, toys, tools, electronics, & video games. Import all your stuff onto your digital shelves using your Mac’s iSight webcam, our wireless barcode scanner, or your keyboard.
Here are the latest news about Delicious Library:
2020. Mac-based eBook management software Delicious Library 3.9 limits Amazon update fields
Delicious Library developers say that Amazon has replaced their current “Product Advertising” (version 4) interface - which the program uses to download all information when you scan items into your library. Unfortunately version 5, currently doesn't support all the functionality of version 4: editorial reviews, similar items, customer ratings, track lists (music), minutes (music & movie), series (books) and deweyDecimal are not yet in version 5 and Amazon has made no promise they'll be back. Amazon is now returning some authors last-name-first, like "Asimov, Isaac," so DL modified sorting by author so it recognizes this and sorts correctly (eg, still using last name first). Besides this, the new Delicious Library 3.9 has been updated for Catalina and can now recognize Kindle books as books. Developers also fixed a drawing bug where the ratings widget on the Details popover pane could look like it was always five stars on Mojave and above, fixed an interaction bug where scrolling down to during a Search wouldn't always trigger an Amazon lookup of the search terms. Mostly empty items with only a category (Book, Video, etc) and a title now look up correctly only in the right category.
2017. Delicious Library restricted to looking up items on Amazon US and Amazon Canada only.
Book management software for Mac Delicious Library will no longer update ebook metadata from Amazon, at least from European Amazon sites. The Amazon platforms in Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom have all chosen to end their relationship with Delicious Monster this week. Amazon sites in the United States and Canada will continue to function for now (though they are predominantly in English and primarily offer items for sale in North America). Amazon remains steadfast in restricting third-party ebook software and apps from accessing its content (whether on Kindle or in the bookstore). The company aims to establish itself as the sole book provider and control every aspect of how you engage with book content. Remember the 1984 issue?
2013. Delicious Library 3 gets smart recommendations
The latest iteration of home library software for Mac, Delicious Library 3, has been launched. The most intriguing new feature is Smart recommendations. This new tool examines your collections, ratings and wishlist to create suggestions based on your collector profile. If any of your friends possess any of the recommended items, Delicious Library highlights them for you. Now you can share your library with friends, borrow items you need and lend items out—Delicious Library 3 simplifies tracking your possessions. The new Charts feature lets you view the current value of your collection, total page count and other engaging data presented in stylish charts. The iPhone app Delicious Scanner is now more portable, literally. Have an iPhone? Download our app and you, too, can carry a handheld scanner in your pocket.
2020. Mac-based eBook management software Delicious Library 3.9 limits Amazon update fields
Delicious Library developers say that Amazon has replaced their current “Product Advertising” (version 4) interface - which the program uses to download all information when you scan items into your library. Unfortunately version 5, currently doesn't support all the functionality of version 4: editorial reviews, similar items, customer ratings, track lists (music), minutes (music & movie), series (books) and deweyDecimal are not yet in version 5 and Amazon has made no promise they'll be back. Amazon is now returning some authors last-name-first, like "Asimov, Isaac," so DL modified sorting by author so it recognizes this and sorts correctly (eg, still using last name first). Besides this, the new Delicious Library 3.9 has been updated for Catalina and can now recognize Kindle books as books. Developers also fixed a drawing bug where the ratings widget on the Details popover pane could look like it was always five stars on Mojave and above, fixed an interaction bug where scrolling down to during a Search wouldn't always trigger an Amazon lookup of the search terms. Mostly empty items with only a category (Book, Video, etc) and a title now look up correctly only in the right category.
2017. Delicious Library restricted to looking up items on Amazon US and Amazon Canada only.
Book management software for Mac Delicious Library will no longer update ebook metadata from Amazon, at least from European Amazon sites. The Amazon platforms in Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom have all chosen to end their relationship with Delicious Monster this week. Amazon sites in the United States and Canada will continue to function for now (though they are predominantly in English and primarily offer items for sale in North America). Amazon remains steadfast in restricting third-party ebook software and apps from accessing its content (whether on Kindle or in the bookstore). The company aims to establish itself as the sole book provider and control every aspect of how you engage with book content. Remember the 1984 issue?
2013. Delicious Library 3 gets smart recommendations
The latest iteration of home library software for Mac, Delicious Library 3, has been launched. The most intriguing new feature is Smart recommendations. This new tool examines your collections, ratings and wishlist to create suggestions based on your collector profile. If any of your friends possess any of the recommended items, Delicious Library highlights them for you. Now you can share your library with friends, borrow items you need and lend items out—Delicious Library 3 simplifies tracking your possessions. The new Charts feature lets you view the current value of your collection, total page count and other engaging data presented in stylish charts. The iPhone app Delicious Scanner is now more portable, literally. Have an iPhone? Download our app and you, too, can carry a handheld scanner in your pocket.
1. Start screen is loaded with sample stuff and will not allow deleting other than starting over.
2. None of the options for adding existing ebooks is obvious or simple.
3. Keep looking
As with v2, I find the functionality of DL3 wonderful. It does everything I need, efficiently and thoroughly. But I don't get real joy from it any more, other than the not inconsiderable joy of an app just working well.
I find the overall UI philosophy to be overly gimmicky, cutesy, and precious. I would much rather have a standard looking and behaving Mac app than all the non-standard UI tricks. They are confusing and add absolutely nothing to the user experience.
Designwise, let's just say that skeumorphism is dead, and all of the choices of wood grains are ridiculous. Who could possibly care which kind of tree the faux bookshelves are supposed to look like? What if I want a sleek modern look, or even a basic IKEA look, or even NO look at all?
Still, those compaints aside, I love being able to just hold a new book up to my computer's camera and have it entered in my library.