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Greetings!
I'm one of the principles in Groqit and this thread was pointed out to me today. Looks like it's mainly about librarything, but I'll address a couple points from the Groqit's standpoint.
1. When we researched collectors' software, we saw that it would be extremely difficult to be everything to everybody. We provide basic metadata and you can add memos to each item in your inventory. These are straight text files and you have have more than one per item. Our intention is to be an inventory management tool, first and foremost.
2. I've looked at several of the ebook formats and extracting metadata would be easy in some cases and impossible in others. PDF is a good example. The metadata could be anywhere or nowhere or even a graphic.
3. Versions: we maintain a unique ID for each book. This ID is applied to all versions of the book, regardless of publication date, format or language. We use WorldCat to assist in maintaining the data.
4. Interfaces to other sites. That will come, but I can't say when or in what order. Considering how easy it is to build an ebook site, it should prove a task worthy of Hercules.
5. Searching other sites for price/availability. It's on the development list also.
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