Libella Blog
Guides to cataloguing and organising the books you own.
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How to Catalogue Your Home Library (Without Scanning Every Barcode)
A practical, step-by-step guide to cataloguing the books you own: what to record, which method to use, and how to get a whole library done in an afternoon.
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How to Catalogue Old Books Without an ISBN
Books printed before the 1970s have no ISBN and are missing from most book apps. Here is how to identify and catalogue them properly, edition and all.
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Inherited a Book Collection? Catalogue It Before You Decide What to Keep
What to do with inherited books: catalogue the collection, share the list with the family, find out what it is worth, then decide what to keep, donate or sell.
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Goodreads vs. a Home Library Catalogue: Which One Do You Need?
Goodreads tracks what you read. A home library catalogue tracks what you own. Here is the difference, when you need which, and how to move your books from one to the other.
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How Many Books Do I Own? The Fastest Way to Count Your Home Library
Two ways to answer "how many books do I have?": a five-minute estimate with a tape measure, and an exact count that also gives you a full catalogue.
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How to Keep Track of Books You Lend to Friends (and Actually Get Them Back)
A simple system for lending books without losing them: what to note, when to follow up, and how to remind a friend without making it awkward.
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Libib vs. LibraryThing vs. CLZ Books vs. Libella: Which Home Library App Should You Use?
An honest comparison of four apps for cataloguing the books you own: free limits, prices, barcode scanning, AI features, older and non-English editions, lending, and who each one suits best.
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Bücher katalogisieren: So erfassen Sie Ihre private Bibliothek
Schritt für Schritt zum Katalog der eigenen Bücher: welche Angaben sinnvoll sind, welche Methode passt und wie Sie auch alte Bücher ohne ISBN sauber erfassen.
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Wie viele Bücher habe ich? So zählen Sie Ihre Hausbibliothek schnell
Zwei Wege zur Antwort: eine Schätzung in fünf Minuten mit dem Maßband und eine genaue Zählung, aus der gleich ein vollständiger Katalog wird.
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Cómo catalogar tu biblioteca personal (sin escanear libro por libro)
Guía práctica para catalogar los libros que tienes en casa: qué datos anotar, qué método elegir y cómo registrar también los libros antiguos sin ISBN.
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Goodreads o un catálogo de tu biblioteca: ¿cuál necesitas?
Goodreads registra lo que lees. Un catálogo registra los libros que tienes. Te explicamos la diferencia y cómo pasar tus libros de uno a otro.