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dizzy274 · 02-01-2013, 03:45 AM

Hi,

I've been using Book Collector to manage my paper books for years and it is an excellent product. When my wife got a Nexus for Christmas I had a good look at Book Collector's facilities for managing ebooks. Unfortunately it wasn't capable of managing ebooks in the way Calibre / Calibre Companion can, so I'm managing my ebooks with Calibre.

Having said that a new version of Book Collector was released yesterday and I haven't had a chance to evaluate any possible improvements that may have been introduced.

I wouldn't dream of using Calibre to manage my paper books and hope that BC will be capable in the future of doing what I need.

However that's from the perspective of someone who's collected books for years and uses a product that does exactly what I want it to do. I'd much rather have all (e)books managed by one product and whilst I can see BC becoming capable of managing ebooks, I can't see Calibre ever having the desire to manage paper.

Once I've had a look at the updated BC I'll post a follow up, if you like.

02-01-2013, 03:45 AM	#8
dizzy274 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 52648 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Nexus 7	Hi, I've been using Book Collector to manage my paper books for years and it is an excellent product. When my wife got a Nexus for Christmas I had a good look at Book Collector's facilities for managing ebooks. Unfortunately it wasn't capable of managing ebooks in the way Calibre / Calibre Companion can, so I'm managing my ebooks with Calibre. Having said that a new version of Book Collector was released yesterday and I haven't had a chance to evaluate any possible improvements that may have been introduced. I wouldn't dream of using Calibre to manage my paper books and hope that BC will be capable in the future of doing what I need. However that's from the perspective of someone who's collected books for years and uses a product that does exactly what I want it to do. I'd much rather have all (e)books managed by one product and whilst I can see BC becoming capable of managing ebooks, I can't see Calibre ever having the desire to manage paper. Once I've had a look at the updated BC I'll post a follow up, if you like.