My eBook Organizer

Release Notes
   
  Version: 5.1 (March 2011)
 
  • Updated to accommodate to the recent changes of online database so that book titles can be downloaded correctly.
  • Updated License Agreement.
   
  Version: 5.0 (December 2010)
 
  • In addition to the downloading by ISBN feature, book information can now be downloaded by book title.  On the Add/Edit Book dialog box, enter the title in the Book Title text box, and then press the button next to text box.  Then, simply pick the book that you are looking for from the book list.
  • You can now define unlimited tags in a tag pool, and then attach up to 50 tags to any book.  Go to menu Action | Edit Tags or press the toolbar button to add/edit tags in the pool.  On the Add/Edit Book dialog box, select the Tags tab to attach/detach tags to the book.
  • Customized Book Information (C.B.I.) is a book property that is not pre-defined, but can be customized by user.  For example, there are two pre-defined authors for a book.  If you need more, you can define CBI_0 as Author 3.  Go to menu Tools | Options, then select the C.B.I. tag to customize the labels.  Up to 10 CBI properties can be defined.

    Then, the customized CBI property is available on the C.B.I. tag on the Add/Edit Book dialog box.
  • Find duplicated books.  The program is now able to find books that are linked to the same file.  The program is also able to find possible duplicated files that share the same file name or size.  Go to menu Action | Find Duplicates.
  • In the earlier versions, if ISBN search gives a negative result, all fields on the Add/Edit Book dialog box are cleared.  You now have an option to allow or disallow this behavior.  Go to menu Tools | Options, select the Operations tab, then check or uncheck the "Clear book info fields before downloading book info" check box.
  • Use a page of PDF file as a book cover image.  On the Add/Edit Book dialog box, press the button next to the File Path text box and pick a PDF file.  The first page of the PDF file will be used as a cover image automatically.  Press the button to change pages.  Press the button to zoom in and button to zoom out.
  • Program interface layout (e.g. width of explorer window, width of book details window and width of columns within book details window, height of the book details window, etc.) can be remembered when the program is closed.  They are restored when the program is restarted.
  • Book synopsis can be downloaded automatically along with other book info.
  • More information about authors including their photos and biographies can be downloaded automatically if available.  After downloading by book title or ISBN, go to the More About Authors tab.
  • Star rating system is now available.  A book can be rated from 0 to 10.  On the Add/Edit Book dialog box, click on the stars to rate the book.
  • A utility called Database Integrity Check is available to check and fix any inconsistency or errors in your library database.  Go to Windows Start | All Programs | eBook Organizer | Check Database Integrity.
  • In the earlier versions, on the Add/Edit Book dialog box the "Select Categories" explorer scrolls down to the bottom after the dialog box is opened. Now the last selected category is ensured to be displayed.
  • An issue regarding sorting categories has been fixed.
  • Updated to accommodate to the recent changes of online database so that book information can be downloaded correctly.
   
  Version: 4.1 (August 2010)
 
  • Updated to accommodate to the recent changes of online database so that book information can be downloaded correctly.
   
  Version: 4.0 (June 2010)
 
  • Support unlimited levels of categories.
  • In addition to the existing Category tab, 6 new tabs are added.  They are Author , Publisher, Published Date, Language, File Extension, Date Added.
  • Support drag-and-drop of categories in the category explorer.
  • Support drag-and-drop of books from Windows Explorer.
  • Support drag-and-drop of books from book cover image list to categories.
  • Width of the explorer window is retained when the program is restarted.
  • Root and sub-categories can be sorted in ascending or descending order.  Go to menu Option | Sort Categories.
   
  Version: 3.5 (March 2010)
 
  • A bug that may cause the program crash on some Windows XP computers is fixed.
   
  Version: 3.4 (January 2010)
 
  • Windows 7 is supported.
  • "Run as administrator" is not required any more on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • Columns of the book detail list view can be customized and reordered. Go to menu Tool | Options, then click on the Operations tab.
  • URL1 and URL2 are filled automatically after book information is downloaded.
  • Library database can be shared by all users (i.e. accounts). Just select "Install for everyone" during installation.
   
  Version: 3.3 (May 2009)
 
  • The "Book is not found" issued is improved for books that are indeed available in online database.
  • Correct book cover image rather than author photo is downloaded.
  • PDF files can now be displayed in an internal reader without leaving eBook Organizer. You still have an option to open them in an external reader if you prefer.  Set your preference in menu Tools | Options, and then select Operations tab.
   
  Version: 3.2 (October 2008)
 
  • Due to recent changes of online data format, book title and authors were missing when downloading book information via ISBN. This problem has been fixed.
  • eBook Organizer can now run on 64-bit Windows.
   
  Version: 3.1 (June 2008)
 
  • When downloading book information, if multiple authors are available then the first author is displayed in the Author 1 box and the rest authors are displayed in the Author 2 box automatically.
  • An issue related to running eBook Organizer in a none-English culture system, such as Windows Vista Spanish Edition, is fixed.
   
  Version: 3.0 (June 2008)
 
  • Two levels of categories
  • Same book in multiple categories
  • Enhanced HTML and CSV reports
  • LIT and EBO eBook formats
  • New book properties: Author 2, URL 1, URL 2
  • CHM format help manual and online help
  • More intuitive interface and menu item text
   
  Version: 2.2 (March 2008)
 
  • eBook Organizer is now able to help you organize your hardcopy book collections in addition to eBook documents. When you enter a book, simply leave the Book Path text box empty to indicating a hardcopy book.
  • Added book cover image view to display thumbnails of available cover images
  • Improved algorithm for checking software update automatically
   
  Version: 2.1 (March 2008)
 
  • Improved compatibility on Windows 2000
  • Improved user graphic interface visualization
  • User may choose to check update automatically when eBook Organizer starts
  • User may specify location where the database is saved
  • User may specify location where HTML report is created
   
  Version: 2.0 (March 2008)
 
  • Switched to Access database for more reliability and speed
  • Unlimited user-defined eBook file types in addition to the pre-defined types
  • Support proxy server settings for downloading book data
   
  Version: 1.0 (January 2008)
 
  • Initial release
   
   
   
   


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