BookBuddy: My Library Manager
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Free | Kimico Ltd | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
FEATURES
* SLEEK & FUNCTIONAL: BookBuddy is cleanly designed and simple to use.
* BUILT-IN SYNCING: Seamlessly sync your BookBuddy library across all your devices using iCloud or Dropbox. Your data stays in sync so that you always have the up-to-date version of your library on all your iOS devices.
* BE PRODUCTIVE: Multitask seamlessly on iPad with full Split View support in iOS 9.
* HIGH PERFORMANCE: BookBuddy easily supports large book collections. Some of our users manage more than 10,000 books!
* ONE-STEP ADD: You can add books to your BookBuddy library by simply scanning the barcode or by searching Google Books.
* KEEP TRACK: Keep track of where your books are, which books you’ve borrowed, and to whom you’ve loaned books.
* PERSONALIZE: Create your own categories for organizing your books, maintain your own Wish List, mark your Favorites for instant access, and add personal notes about any given book.
* QUICK FIND: Instantly locate any book in your BookBuddy library by entering a search keyword or by scanning the book’s barcode.
* EASILY SHARE: Share your favorite books using Facebook, Twitter, and email. You can even export all or selected portions of your BookBuddy library in standard file formats for colleagues and friends to view on their computer or any other device.
* RELIABLE BACKUP: Keep your hard work safe by backing up your entire library to the cloud using Dropbox service. If you ever lose your iPhone you can restore your BookBuddy library on any iOS device, instantly!
* IMPORT 3RD PARTY DATA: Import from other popular book catalog apps, such as Google Books, GoodReads, LibraryThing, Shelfari, and Anobii to ensure that your BookBuddy library is always up-to-date.
* AND MUCH MORE: Assign multiple tags to books, sort books by any field, arrange books in a series, manage each book’s reading status, easily print information about selected books to AirPrint-enabled printers, and much much more!
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING
“Book collectors best friend”
“I love my BookBuddy app!! As a book collector I no longer worry about buying doubles. When friends borrow my books I know exactly where they are, and Within seconds I can tell exactly what I have and don't have. Makes my hobby so much more enjoyable!” (Nina G.)
“Excellent app!”
“This is the BEST app to inventory your library. Fast, efficient, easy and FUN to use. I love it! Now no more buying duplicate books. I take my "library" everywhere I go on my iPhone! Awesome!” (Cheryl C.)
“Delivered as promised”
“Easy to use, easy to manage, but does precisely what you need, maintain a database of your personal book collection, loans and wanna-haves with sheer genius simplicity. Best app I ever bought!” (Arjen. P)
FEEDBACK
We love staying in touch with our users and we look forward to hearing from you! If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at:
[email protected]
or visit: http://www.kimicoapps.com/support.html
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FREE VERSION
- BookBuddy has all the features of BookBuddy Pro with a 50 book limit.
- BookBuddy can be upgraded via In-App Purchase for unlimited book storage.
Reviews
Awesome app
overseerz
I have over 600 books to keep up with but with this app they are already categorized and ready for searching
Works pretty well
IowaFarmGirl57
Can’t find all isbn numbers. Would also like to be able to catalog which ones I’ve read.
Lacks Basic Information
FireWrite
When upgrading from BookBuddy to BookBuddy Pro there is little to no guidance on how to integrate the basic and upgraded versions of this app. I spent many hours over the past few days scanning ISBN numbers and manually inputting book data into the basic version. I expected that the upgrade would be seamless, incorporating the previously cataloged books into the Pro version with its larger capacity. Not so. I have tried syncing the data, tried importing, tried to contact the developer — no phone number—tried You Tube, searching for a how-to video, all to no avail. The books I catalogued are still sitting in the basic version, and when I click on “upgrade” it instructs me to buy the Pro version for $4.99, which I already did! I even phoned Apple’s support line, and they insisted on remotely accessing my laptop, even though the app was only on my iPad. That felt invasive and violating, and unnecessary. In the end, they offered no help, just the suggestion to contact the app developer. Square one. Kimico Ltd. needs to do a better job of creating a user friendly app and providing adequate support. Some of the books I listed in the basic version also are not showing up in the overall list, although when I tried to relist them, a message appeared saying the books were already included, although they could not be seen in the master list. At this point, I am considering alternative book cataloguing apps.
Product=5 Customer service=0
Whisper_Aces
I’ve been trying to get in touch with the developers and their customer service all day, but apparently they’re not interested in helping their customers. I’m very frustrated and let down. Edit: I changed to four stars because although it took a few days to get back to me, when they did contact me they were very helpful and solved my problem quickly and elegantly.
I wish there was a way to inventory
merickson97
I like the app it is fairly simple to use. However, as a teacher, I wish there was a way to inventory my library at the end of the year.
Book Buddy
Lyndycin
Like having a place to list all the books I’ve read and the ones I want to read.
Just what I needed!
Mandababy64
I love reading but I have a bad habit of buying books more than once so this app is perfect because I can always have my library at my fingertips so i never re-buy a book again! Also I can keep track of who I loan books out to which is also perfect! Definitely worth the 4.99!
Worth the price
Tatummm
This app is one of few that are worth the price. I think it’s a little more complicated than it should be but overall easy to use. I wish borrowed books automatically went into the full library instead of having to copy them though. The biggest problem I have though is that all books that start with “the” are categorized under “T”. Please fix this ?
Great app, awesome customer service
herodotus2
Phenomenal customer service. I am switching from fantastic library to book and movie buddy. They helped with the conversion and have been implementing features I requested. You couldn’t ask for better customer service.
