iBookshelfVersion: 1.6
Developer: Josh Pressnell
Age rating: 4+
Rating Description
4+ Applications in this category contain no objectionable material.
9+ Applications in this category may contain mild or infrequent occurrences of cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and infrequent or mild mature, suggestive, or horror-themed content which may not be suitable for children under the age of 9.
12+ Applications in this category may also contain infrequent mild language, frequent or intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and mild or infrequent mature or suggestive themes, and simulated gambling which may not be suitable for children under the age of 12.
17+ Applications in this category may also contain frequent and intense offensive language; frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence; and frequent and intense mature, horror, and suggestive themes; plus sexual content, nudity, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs which may not be suitable for children under the age of 17.
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
Filed Under: Books
** Listed in "The Nine Best iPhone Apps For Readers" - Associated Content **
"This application developed by Josh Pressnell is a must have for any book lover."
"At $1.99, it's easier and more fun than an excel file or card catalogue!"
** 3.5 Mice in MacWorld **
"iBookshelf’s simplicity is a virtue."
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iBookshelf is your personal portable library. Books are displayed ordered by title, author, genre, and status. You can search for books in your library, and enter a "loan status" to remember who you loaned the book to or borrowed it from. A new book can be entered automatically (enter ISBN and remaining data is loaded from the internet) or manually. If you load the data from the internet, the book cover image is loaded as well. It will even tell you where you can buy the book and how much it costs!
Features:
- Save all your books in a convenient library
- See your book covers on your iPod/iPhone
- Track book loans
- Rate your books
- Find places to buy books and the price at each vendor
- Search the database by multiple space-separated keywords
- Tilt your iPod to landscape view and view your book covers in "shelf view" mode.
- Backup and restore your library to our online backup server
- View your backed up booklist at ipod.pressnells.net
----- Version 1.7 has been submitted to Apple and will contain bug-fixes for current crash issues in the search engine. Stay tuned!! ------
**** NOTE: All of my data is pulled from publicly accessible internet sites and is NOT using any direct API. This means a few things to you, my customer. Because I'm not relying on API data, you will always have information available to you. However, because my data sources change their websites from time to time and public websites are not always consistent, particular items may provide unexpected results. This will cause my application to close. Rather than providing negative reviews, please send me examples of items that cause the application to close and I will happily update my code to accept them. ****
**** Think I can do something better? Would a slightly different or new capability increase your rating or motivate you to give me a positive review? Please email me. I'm always open to suggestions! ****
Reviewed Version: 1.5 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
Mobile library app is simple, easy-to-use
by Ben Boychuk, Macworld.com
Josh Pressnell’s
iBookshelf is a relatively modest database application for the iPhone and iPod touch designed to help keep track of your books. The idea here is to give bibliophiles a convenient way of tracking what’s in their library (including e-books), what you want to add, and what you have lent to friends.
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