All My Books 6.0

All My Books: A Comprehensive Cataloging Tool for Personal Libraries

All My Books, developed by Bolide Software, is a dedicated cataloging application for organizing and tracking personal book collections across printed books, audiobooks, and e-books. The program centralizes bibliographic data, cover art, playback links for audio files, and custom notes into a searchable database designed for hobbyists, home libraries, and collectors.

Purpose and Core Functionality

Designed to replace spreadsheet lists and ad hoc inventories, All My Books automates much of the cataloging workflow. Books can be added by title, author, or ISBN; the software queries online book databases (including international sources) to populate descriptions, covers, and related metadata. A hard-drive scan can discover e-book and audiobook files for batch importing, and links to supported e-readers and audio formats are stored in each record.

Key Features

• Multiple views and themes: Several presentation modes—title list, cover gallery, virtual shelf, grouped views, book card and statistics—plus light and dark themes suit different browsing preferences.
• Automatic data retrieval: Metadata, plot summaries, reviews and cover graphics are pulled from online sources using title or ISBN lookup to speed entry.
• Support for formats: Fields for e-books and audiobooks allow storing file links and playback of MP3, WMA, M4A, Audible (AA, AAX) and OGG formats; e-book links support common readers such as Kindle and Sony Reader.
• Bulk import/export: Import from TEXT or Excel, and export collections to text, HTML, CHM, PDF and XLS for sharing, printing or publishing online.
• Organization and tracking: Custom directories, grouping and sorting criteria, read/unread flags, location monitoring and a borrowed-books tracker help manage circulation within a household or among friends.
• Customization and templates: Custom fields, multiple templates and toggleable detail views enable tailoring of the interface and record layout.
• Analytics and reporting: Built-in statistics and printing options generate summaries and lists for catalog maintenance or inventory purposes.
• Security and portability: Password protection for databases and transfer options for Android, iPhone and iPad support mobile access to the catalog.

Usability and Practical Applications

The interface emphasizes straightforward data entry and retrieval, with automated lookups reducing manual typing. Visual browsing through cover galleries and virtual shelves helps with collection curation, while list and grouped views provide efficient management for large libraries. Export capabilities and mobile synchronization make the software useful for sharing inventories, creating online catalogs, or carrying a personal library list on a device.

Trial, Licensing and Limits

A fully functional 30-day trial is available for download; after the trial period the application remains usable with a limit of 100 books unless a license is purchased. Bolide Software also offers migration discounts for users switching from competing catalog programs.