I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for software for managing your book collections?
Like most people on this sub, I've not got a lot of books. Between my wife's and my grown up book collection and the kids' sprawling collection of children's books, there are a lot of books all over our house. And not only are they in great quantity, but they're also located in lots of different places- some on the main bookshelves in our lounge, some in each bedroom, some in the study, some packed away in longer term storage.
Frankly, it's impossible to keep track of.
I've looked idly at library software, but most of it is targeted at real libraries and is a) overkill with lending and payment features and the like, and b) expensive. I don't mind paying for software, but not institutional prices!
All I really need is something that will let me scan barcodes and tag a location for each book. Preferably something that'll play nice with desktop computers rather than just a phone app, but that might be asking too much!
So: any recommendations? What are you using to organise your books?
by Patch86UK