Hey everyone! Welcome back to Blonde Girl Writing!
Today I’ll be talking about this cool new book management app that I was recommended. It’s super convenient for organizing and cataloging your books, as well as movies, video games, and music!
Without further ado, let’s hop into the advantages of Libib.
#1: You can easily scan in or search for the ISBN (or UPC) code of a title.
The Libib phone app has a scanner that you can use to add titles via the ISBN/UPC code. Additionally, you can search the ISBN/UPC code manually.
There is also an option to import a CSV file.
#2: Libib instantly alphabetizes titles.
As soon as your items are in, Libib alphabetizes the titles. You can also organize items by author’s last name, date added, date published, and item rating.
#3: Almost anything that has an ISBN/UPC code can be scanned in.
Not only can you scan in your books, but Bibles, notebooks, and even dictionaries! (And, of course, movies, music, and video games.) I have scanned in two Bibles, three notebooks, and two dictionaries.
#4: You can have up to 100 collections on the free plan.
Libib’s free plan is still amazing—so much so that you can create up to 100 collections! I currently have one, titled Jonah’s Bookshelf, but maybe you’ll need more. If so, Libib is perfect!
#5: You can add items to groups.
As I played around with all the features Libib has to offer, I realized that within collections you can organize items in groups. Of course, I immediately took advantage of this and created collections of book series I own, my school books, and Christian living books I own.
Unfortunately, there are some drawbacks to Libib as well. We’ll now look at those.
#1: Not every title you have might be recognized.
As I scanned the ISBN codes of my books, several of them were not recognized by Libib.
This is understandable, as they can’t possibly know every ISBN/UPC code on Earth, but it makes it a little harder to add that title to your collection.
Luckily, there is a manual entry option where you can include things like the title, author(s), publisher, price, and even a picture of the cover!
#2: If you add your titles to groups, Libib will alphabetize them by group name instead.
This part is a little annoying, but I noticed that when I added my titles to groups, Libib alphabetized them by the group name. So now I have The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in “S” for School Books and Peace Child in “C” for Christian Living.
Again, just a minor inconvenience, but still one that bothers me.
And, on the note of groups:
#3: You can’t search specifically for one group.
Even once I made all the different types of groups, it turns out that you can’t use filters to search for one group that you made. Luckily, you can find these groups by sorting your items by title, which automatically puts every title in that group under one letter–i.e. a group named To Be Read would have all the titles in it under “T”.
So, now that I’ve outlined the advantages and drawbacks of Libib, tell me what you think! Would you consider using Libib to sort your books, music, video games, and movies? I know that I really like it!
Best wishes,
~ Jonah
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