About Book Crawler
Forgot which books you have read? - Tired of buying books you already own? - Is the book available at your local library? - Want to tell others about what you are reading and share thoughts? There’s a BOOK CRAWLER app for...
Forgot which books you have read? - Tired of buying books you already own? - Is the book available at your local library? - Want to tell others about what you are reading and share thoughts?
There’s a BOOK CRAWLER app for that!
• "We're not exaggerating when we say Book Crawler is for the book obsessed." – FOX News
• "So useful..." –The Huffington Post
• “Perfect for fledgling book clubs and wannabe swappers.” – Better Homes and Gardens
• “3.5 Stars; An excellent way to create and keep a database of your books…” – MacWorld
• “A great tool for locating books, finding reviews and talking about books with friends.” – ADWEEK
• “Perfect for avid readers…” – Boston.com
• “The coolest thing Book Crawler offers is location-based so you can discuss books with people near you as well as find nearby copies of books by your favorite authors.” – HowStuffWorks
FEATURED IN:
• The Wallstreet Journal | Technology Report – August 27, 2012
• The Washington Post | Magazine – June 9, 2014
• Open Education Database OEDb.org
With Book Crawler, you finally have a way to quickly and accurately upload your entire book collection into one easy-to-manage library cataloging database! Adding new books to your database is simple and fast with the ISBN barcode scanner or manual number search. Title, author, publisher, copyright, cover art, summaries, Goodreads ® reviews, and local library location/availability are automatically generated when you enter a book. World’s first location-aware app helps you share and discuss books with others near you. Powered by OCLC WorldCat ®, locate books and know their availability at a selected library. Sort and search your library collection with selected or custom parameters to quickly categorize or navigate your entries for quick recall.
Established in 2009, Book Crawler has been supported and updated based off of continuous user feedback. Book Crawler is a great tool for library professionals, book collectors, avid readers, teachers, and students!
Note: Book Crawler is not an e-Reader and does not allow you to read books.
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FEATURES:
*Proven performance: currently supporting users with 10,000+ book entries
*Harness the power of Google Books ® to support searches, book summaries, and downloadable cover artwork
*View what others around you are reading and partake in discussions using the new Community feature
*View/Post Goodreads ® reviews for your books, and download your library
*Purchase books through iBooks ®
*Locate books available for checkout at nearby libraries; Featured Partnership with OCLC WorldCat ®
*Use Dropbox ® service or email to import CSV and SQLite files
*Supports ASIN format for logging Amazon Kindle ® e-books
*Upload books using integrated ISBN barcode scanner. Batch scanning support for multiple entries
*Link to your favorite e-Book reader to read digital copies
*'Smart Collection' function allows you to customize sorting and searches based on rules you set (e.g. books read in the last year, by genre, etc.)
*Share your favorite books via Twitter, Facebook, & Goodreads; or by emailing them to your friends
*New entries automatically load title, author, artwork, genre, series, ISBN, publisher, format, and copyright for most books
*Sort and view your database by title, author, copyright, date, decimal, genre, collection, rating, if read/when, ownership status, media format, series information, loan status, price, or customizable fields
*Enter multiple books by author or multiple authors for a book
*Detailed in-app and developer website user guide
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New features and improvements are continuously added to make Book Crawler the most useful book cataloging database available! We make every effort to provide expedient and personalized customer service, should you have a question or issue.
May 13, 2021
Version 7.7
Fixed a sort by author error. (44774)
Fixed a problem that caused downloads from the cloud to fail. (44627)
Added cloud syncing documents under Help. (44627)
Updates to database view that provide more help and explanation. (44537)
Added an app extension to Book Crawler to show database details when viewing .bcs files. (44537)
Added a support link for sending any files moved to trash to the developer. (43661)
Fixed a crash that occurred when error was detected while removing duplicates (43647)
Fixed a crash that could occur after cloud download failed. (43644)
Fixed the default value for locked entry when adding new books. (43642)
Fixed intermittent crashes while viewing database file info. (43621)
Added a support link for recovering files that were deleted. (43621)
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Book Crawler since it was posted on our website on 2016-09-24 13:29:07.
The latest version is 7.7 and it was updated on 2026-06-10 02:58:41. See below the changes in each version.
Book Crawler version 7.7
Updated At: 2021-05-13
Changes: May 13, 2021 Version 7.7
Fixed a sort by author error. (44774)
Fixed a problem that caused downloads from the cloud to fail. (44627)
Added cloud syncing documents under Help. (44627)
Updates to database view that provide more help and explanation. (44537)
Added an app extension to Book Crawler to show database details when viewing .bcs files. (44537)
Added a support link for sending any files moved to trash to the developer. (43661)
Fixed a crash that occurred when error was detected while removing duplicates (43647)
Fixed a crash that could occur after cloud download failed. (43644)
Fixed the default value for locked entry when adding new books. (43642)
Fixed intermittent crashes while viewing database file info. (43621)
Added a support link for recovering files that were deleted. (43621)
Book Crawler version 7.6
Updated At: 2021-03-10
Changes: Mar 10, 2021 Version 7.6
Update to handling errors with cloud downloads.
Accessibility/voiceover updates.
Added auto-capitalization back to book title field.
Fix for decreased screen size.
Fix for crashes caused by authors with same names.
Fix for manually adding a book via an author's record.
Book Crawler version 7.5
Updated At: 2021-03-02
Changes: Mar 2, 2021 Version 7.5
Updates to initial sync to cloud with a new database.
Added a visual indicator to database detail page to display cloud label in red if we are supposed to be connected to the cloud but are not because an error occured. Also posts an error notification if an Updates display when finished scanning a single entry to show book details
Wait until database information has finished writing before attaching to support email.
Added device information to support attachments
Switching local versions only worked at startup.
Updates/changes to books refreshed in master display.
"Condensed Display" setting wasn't being respected upon startup on the iPad.
Don't complain about document being loaded when switching database files
Utilties-> Database: "status: " should only appear for the cloud section and was not correct when displayed for local files.
Added more deep links to aid with customer support.
Book Crawler version 7.4
Updated At: 2021-02-12
Changes: Feb 12, 2021 Version 7.4
cloud support enhancements
Book Crawler version 7.2
Updated At: 2021-01-26
Changes: Jan 26, 2021 Version 7.2
Allow custom field ("Entry Defaults") re-ordering to persist.
Allow custom field names to be changed.
Display section totals when viewing via list mode.
Change color of buttons to cancel/save when trying to export a backup/csv file so they can be seen.
Update to correct a fetch error that occured under the authors sort for books.
Serialize important document states so that users don't think their data disappeared if the app was killed during migration.
Updated notification alerts to display entire messages.
Removed duplicate back button when editing a sort.
Updated shelf mode to display properly when sort hasn't been selected.
Stopped cloud from disconnecting every time the app is restarted.
Changes to fix various crashes.
Book Crawler version 7.1
Updated At: 2021-01-13
Changes: Jan 13, 2021 Version 7.1
various bug fixes
Book Crawler version 7.0
Updated At: 2020-12-27
Changes: Dec 27, 2020 Version 7.0
iCloud Support
Book Crawler version 6.9.4
Updated At: 2019-01-08
Changes: 8 Jan 2019 Version 6.9.4
* Dropbox backups of large database files were not correctly updating the date/time stamp and size for the last modification.
* Checks database to see if another version of the current database exists with more editions and alerts user if so.
* Waits until secure files have been unlocked before accessing database.
* Re-enabled twitter access within community.
Book Crawler version 6.9.4
Updated At: 2019-01-08
Changes: Jan 8, 2019 Version 6.9.4
* Dropbox backups of large database files were not correctly updating the date/time stamp and size for the last modification.
* Checks database to see if another version of the current database exists with more editions and alerts user if so.
* Waits until secure files have been unlocked before accessing database.
* Re-enabled twitter access within community.
Book Crawler version 6.7.6
Updated At: 2009-12-21
