OK, I don't usually post publicly about software and gadgetry I've fallen madly in love with, but I'm going to make an exception today for a product I discovered quite by accident (OK, I was using StumbleUpon), Delicious Library.

Delicious Library is a cataloguing application. It uses the MBP's built-in webcam to scan ISBN numbers from the cases or covers of books, CDs, DVDs, video games-- and it then goes BEEP! After which a nice voice reads out the title of your newly catalogued book to make sure it hasn't made a mistake, it searches its cover art database to produce a reproduction of your book/dvd/cd cover, and it adds it to a neat little list, with all kinds of information already in, from title/author to genre, to number of books in a series, to how much this book would be worth if you sold it used on Amazon. You can even choose books to sell used on Amazon using the application.

I have been happily scanning books and CDs all day. So far I've done all 140 of our DVDs (I didn't even know we had 140 DVDs until a few hours ago!) and 139 books. I estimate there are about 1,100 more books to go, so I've barely scraped the surface.


Here's how it represents the books I have in my library so far.



It's been a good way to feel productive on a Sunday -- and it goes BEEP! :-D