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Has anyone had any experience importing Metadata from the old database Bookcase? If so, any observations on how easy or difficult would be appreciated! TIA!! ...
3 Nov 5, 2009
11:11 pm

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Hi I've started to use Books for one year for my comics. Actualy I think it's the best freeware I know for such a collection. I get the books informations with...
6 Nov 5, 2009
3:02 am

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As a new user of Books could,someone point to either a user_manual or a "How to get started" text file? The wiki at http://books.aetherial.net/wiki/ seems to...
2 Nov 5, 2009
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Can I enter a persons' entire name or a phrase in the Keywords field?...
1 Oct 25, 2009
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Has anyone had any experience importing metadata from Bookcase app. to Books app? If so, how easy or difficult was it? phule64118...
1 Sep 30, 2009
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Hello, I am new here and was wondering if any of you guys know how to change the author's details? The names appear as "Norbert Schneider" instead of...
1 Aug 11, 2009
12:56 pm

Carolin Koenig
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(and a duplicate list) ... I know, I know I'm a dork, but how do you delete a book that you've entered twice? And then a list you didn't want to create?...
1 May 3, 2009
9:32 pm

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Hi there, I am new to this forum and have used Books on my old macbook to start cataloguing my books. I have now upgraded to a macbook pro and have been trying...
2 Apr 17, 2009
12:52 pm

Chris Karr
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Chris: Is there a way to increase font size in the Classic display (just in the synopsis box)as the font size used (9point?) tends to get lost in an iMac's big...
2 Apr 12, 2009
3:03 pm

Chris Karr
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Hi I am in dire need of some help or rather step by step instructions so that I know where I have gone wrong. I am rather frustrated as for some reason I...
3 Apr 12, 2009
2:36 pm

Chris Karr
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Hi, I have just started using Books and seems a very good program, just what I was looking for. I just have a couple of questions please :- First I am using...
3 Apr 8, 2009
8:29 pm

Peter Smurthwaite
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The built in iSight camera in my aluminum iMac isn't working very well for scanning UPCs. Books' help file says other cameras can be used to scan books, but I...
5 Oct 6, 2008
2:21 am

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I'm not really sure what I should do in this kind of situation, other than entering it all in by hand, which I'd rather not do. I have the book 'Illusive -...
4 Oct 3, 2008
3:43 am

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Hello - I'm new to this forum, and fairly new to Books. When i installed Books, its various files were put in /username/Library/Application support. Is it...
2 Jul 31, 2008
11:59 am

Chris Karr
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I am using version 3.1.10. I can not add my data such as "Date started' or Date Finished". How do you add that data? The quick fill works just fine but I...
2 Jul 20, 2008
1:51 am

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I seem to detect some confusion on how to add images to books, CDs, magazines. Here's a quick and easy (dirty?) way of doing it. Find or scan the cover needed....
1 Jun 23, 2008
10:12 am

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I just started using Books today. While using the application, I added a book that didn't have a cover image with it. I read in another post that while your...
6 Jun 20, 2008
1:25 pm

Chris Karr
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Using a MacBook Pro (has built-in iSight) running OS X 10.5.2 and Books 3.1.8. I am unable to read the BarCode from my books. I do get a screen with the red...
2 May 30, 2008
8:30 pm

Chris Karr
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Hi all, I've got an iPod Touch (jailbroken of course) Has anyone found a good way of putting the Books info in a useable form onto the 'touch or iPhone? Thanks...
4 Mar 29, 2008
1:29 am

Chris Karr
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Hi. I just started using books, and it's working nicely so far on my books. I wanted to start organizing my comic books so I downloaded the ComicBookDB plugin,...
2 Mar 29, 2008
1:26 am

Chris Karr
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I have an incorrect spelling of a Genre title. How do I globally change it for the several dozen books to which it has been assigned? I can create a smart list...
4 Mar 7, 2008
2:37 pm

Chris Karr
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Hello Im new, new here and new "Books" user. Application works very fine (i love barcode reader :)), plugins are great, but i found one annoying thing. ...
3 Mar 2, 2008
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Chris Karr
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Hi, I've been using Books for a while but just now got around to trying out the iPod exporter. I have a question... Is it possible to change the way my list...
2 Mar 2, 2008
1:38 pm

Chris Karr
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I am new to this group - just joined today. I have perused the messages but haven't come across an answer to my question. Also, be aware that I am not...
2 Feb 24, 2008
2:26 pm

Kristi Laur
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I am using Mac Leopard and am new to Books. I find that Books often doesn't open. Also I would like to know how to sort by author, for example. Thanks, helen...
1 Feb 24, 2008
1:08 pm

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Is it possible to sort books alphabetically by author? How can a smart list be deleted or its parameters changed? Thanks for your help from a new user - I was...
1 Feb 24, 2008
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Helen Presberg
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Thanks so much for the wonderful Books program. I have what is probably a very stupid question about the Web Exporter. How do I update the website Web Exporter...
1 Feb 2, 2008
10:50 pm

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Hi: I just discovered Books and so far really like it. One thing is bothering me, though. In Books, you can enter more than one genre for a book. However,...
2 Jan 28, 2008
11:52 pm

Chris Karr
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Hi All, I just today downloaded Books 3.1.5 to replace version 2.2.2. I made some changes but when I try to save I am told that "Multiple validation errors ...
2 Dec 4, 2007
4:51 pm

Chris Karr
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Each "New Book" seem to create a number as they are being loaded in, starting from zero. The export programs are able to access this number. For example, there...
2 Nov 18, 2007
2:01 pm

Chris Karr
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