CLZ Books - Book Database 9.0.1

version 9.0.1

Apr 19, 2024
Version 9.0.1
A big v9.0 update for your CLZ Books app!

* New collections tab-bar: easily switch between collections using tabs at the bottom
* Adding Books: quick "Confirm" pop-ups, instead of full screen Preview pages
* Add by ISBN: Better screens for dealing with "ISBN not found" situations
* Add by ISBN: Faster camera barcode scanner for scanning ISBN barcodes
* New setting "Show Read-It" for showing/hiding Read-It eye icons from list and details

version 8.5.4

Nov 21, 2023
Version 8.5.4
New:
- Added a new “Remove all unused pick list entries” option in the maintenance menu, to remove all unused pick list entries in one go.

version 8.5.3

Nov 6, 2023
Version 8.5.3
- For new users: no more Demo Mode
- Edit screen: Picking something from a pick list: The search could mess up your choice

version 8.5.1

Oct 25, 2023
Version 8.5.1
In this update, we are making the important Manage Pick Lists (MPL) screen more accessible / discoverable. Plus, we implemented 2 improvements to the MPL screen itself:

* New MPL icon at the top of each folder list, to directly access that list in MPL.
* New Manage button top right when selecting a pick list entry from the Edit screen.
* MPL screen now allows removing entries, using the "X" icons on the right.
* MPL Merge Mode is now easier to find and easier to use.

version 8.4.1

Oct 16, 2023
Version 8.4.1
What's new:
* The Pre-fill screen has been updated with bright orange colors to indicate fields that will be filled in for the items you're about to add.
* A new "Clear" button in the Pre-fill screen to empty out all Pre-fill field data.

Fixed:
* iPad: Year folders: the wrong year folder could be selected sometimes

version 8.3.1

Sep 14, 2023
Version 8.3.1
New: Added in-app getting started tips for new users (tap “dismiss” to dismiss)

version 8.2.1

Sep 6, 2023
Version 8.2.1
* When NOT in sync with CLZ Cloud, a new Sync button will appear on the main screen, above the Add button.
* When using the app while NOT logged in to a CLZ Account, a new bar will appear at the bottom of the main screen that says “Sync to CLZ Cloud for an online backup”.
* For new users who just downloaded the app, we introduced a new “Demo Mode” that lets you add 5 items without committing to the actual 7-day free trial subscription.

version 8.1.3

May 25, 2023
Version 8.1.3
Fixed:
- When using multi-level folders, the folder panel search text would sometimes copy over to the next folder (and not be remembered when going back)
- After syncing, the main screen did not always refresh
- A crash could occur when entering Selection Mode in Card View if no cards were available
- A crash could occur when selecting folders
- When switching between collection statuses while in multi-level folders, the app could show a wrong selection of items
- The app crashed on devices with iOS13
- iPad: The folder panel search did not have an “X” to clear the search

version 8.1.2

May 18, 2023
Version 8.1.2
* Fixed:
- Card View: titles were sometimes displayed wrong.
- Folders: The search filter in “Create new favorite” wasn’t working correctly.
- Fixed a couple of folder labels that were displayed wrongly at the top.
- iPad: The folder panel could jump to the top if a folder was selected from the bottom.
- iPad: made the switching between folders appear more smooth
- iPad: breadcrumb wasn’t always displayed correctly when backing out of a folder

version 8.1.1

May 13, 2023
Version 8.1.1
A huge update for your CLZ Books mobile app today, which introduces a powerful feature for browsing and filtering your book collection:
** Using multiple levels of folders **
For instance, you can now use Publisher folders, then within each Publisher folder have Author folders. Or use Read It, then Genre folders. The folder button comes pre-loaded with several fun and useful multi-level folder favorites, but of course you can also create your own using the Add Favorite option.

version 8.0.1

Jan 16, 2023
Version 8.0.1
New in CLZ Books 8.0: 7 new data fields!

* 3 new Credit fields: Cover Artist, Foreword Author and Ghostwriter
* Signed By, for adding the names of people who signed your copy
* Dust Jacket (yes/no)
* Number Line, for indicating the print run of a book (als called Printer's Key)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer%27s_key
* Support for book box sets with the Box Set field
(with subfields Title, ISBN, publication date and front/back images)

version 7.4.2

May 12, 2022 Version 7.4.2
* New "Card View" in main screen, showing big cover images (3 per row), plus the main book information (Author, Title, Year)
* Selecting books is now also possible in Images View and the new Card View
* Floating "+" button on the bottom right now automatically disappears/appears when scrolling, so that it does not obscure book details of the bottom row

version 7.3.1

Mar 29, 2022 Version 7.3.1
NEW: Back Cover images!

* Set your own back cover images in the Edit screen, on the Covers tab
* In the details page, toggle between the front and back cover
* Sync back cover images to/from the CLZ Cloud
* Automatically get back cover images from Core (when available!)
- Use Update from Core on your existing entries to get them
- Don't want back covers? Disable the downloading in the Settings screen
* Submit back covers to Core

version 7.2.1

Mar 15, 2022 Version 7.2.1
NEW: Progress Bars and Cancel buttons!

No new features, just a nice improvement that just makes existing functionality a bit better. All actions in the app that can take bit longer are now showing a progress bar, giving you some idea how long it will take, and a Cancel button for stopping the action.

The new progress bars are now shown when:

* Adding multiple books
* Editing multiple books
* Removing multiple books
* Updating from Core

version 7.1.2

Feb 18, 2022 Version 7.1.2
* New: Sort by Date Modified
* New: Sort by Date Added (previously called "Order of Entry")
* New: use Added Year as your folder field
* Improved display of sort values in bottom right corner of list cells

version 7.1.1

Jan 27, 2022 Version 7.1.1
* The Pre-fill screen is now fully configurable.
(this is the screen that lets you set values while adding books)
Use the little gears icon at the bottom to add or remove fields.
* The Pre-fill screen is now also used to set field defaults.

version 7.0.1

Dec 1, 2021 Version 7.0.1
* Use barcode scanner to search your own database
* New Collection Status: Sold
* New Collection Status icons and colors
* Improved Add Books screen (tap thumbs to enlarge, new scan beeps, numpad when typing an ISBN)
* Manage Pick List: use "favorites" to place your most commonly used lists at the top
* The quantity field now shows in the list entries (when not "1")
* In the Statistics screen you can now use "Tap to show all" to show all recent additions

version 6.6.1

Sep 27, 2021 Version 6.6.1
** New: Submit to Core
Help us improve our Core online book database by submitting your data corrections.
On the book details page, click the Action button and choose Submit to Core.

** New: Action menu on book details page, with Duplicate, Remove, Update from Core and Submit to Core actions.

** Improved: Select Mode and Action menu.
Select Mode can now also be activated using checkbox icon at the top. (tap&hold on a book also still works). New look for Action menu.

version 6.5.1

Sep 8, 2021 Version 6.5.1
New:
* a new "Duplicate" tool, for making a full copy an existing book in your database.
(tap/hold to select a book, then use the menu to duplicate it)
* a "Clear Cloud" button in the Sync screen, for resetting your CLZ Cloud, without needing to log in to the CLZ Cloud site and clearing from there.
* a new "Shake to Shuffle" feature, shake your phone to select a random book from your database (or use the "shuffle" icon on the book details page)

version 6.4.4

Jul 7, 2021 Version 6.4.4
- Image View: Sadly not everyone likes the new flexible "full cover wall" layout. So we have now made it optional. Tap the button to the left of the size slider to switch between the new "Flex Layout" and oldskool "Grid layout".

Fixed:
- Template: Now only shows the publication year at the top (full publication date has moved to "Details" section)
- iOS10: iPad: Images view would crash the app
- iOS10: iPad: After tapping an album and tapping back, the list could disappear

version 6.4.3

Jun 24, 2021 Version 6.4.3
Fixed:
- Crash during database optimizing screen.

version 6.4.2

Jun 22, 2021 Version 6.4.2
Fixed:
- Crash during database optimizing screen.

version 6.4.1

Jun 20, 2021 Version 6.4.1
List View:
* better layout of list entries
* book covers show behind list (switch off in Settings)

Images View:
* new "full cover wall" layout, plus new slider to change thumbnail size

Book details:
* improved Clear template (Light and Dark)
* better layout of book info
* easily change Collection Status and Read It by tapping their blue display blocks, right from the details page.

Add Book screen, preview page:
* completely new design and layout
* now tap the cover to see it full screen

version 6.3.1

Mar 31, 2021 Version 6.3.1
A huge update for your CLZ Books app today, which gives you a LOT of new fields, the ability to add website links to your book entries and you can now pick a currency!

* New fields on the details tab:
- Printed by
- Printing
- First Edition (yes/no)
- Paper type
- Photographers
- Editors
- Translators

* New: add web-site links on the Links tab
Tip: paste a website link in the URL box and the description will be filled in automatically.

* New: Pick a currency
Use the Settings screen (choose Settings from the menu) to select your preferred currency for the current value, cover price and purchase price fields. Choose from USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, NZD, CHF, NOK, SEK or DKK.

version 6.2.2

Feb 24, 2021 Version 6.2.2
* Fixed:
- Statistics screen: Crash on iOS 9/10 devices.
- Main Screen - Collection status filter: Defaulted to "For Sale" when it was previously set to "On Wish List".
- Main screen: Some controls were missing from the top bar on iOS 9/10 devies.

version 6.2.1

Feb 22, 2021 Version 6.2.1
Re-designed toolbars at the top

Collection Status filter (2nd button from top right)
- Now lets you filter by all status values (inc. On Order, For Sale)
- Button now highlights in yellow when a filter is active

New sort and display options in Settings:
- Ignore Sort Titles when sorting by Title
- Show Sort Titles instead of Titles
- Ignore Sort Names when sorting by Authors
- Show Sort Names instead of display names for Authors

Improved Statistics screen
- More database totals at the top (nr of pages, purchase price, current value)
- More charts (by Year)
- New: "tap to show all" to enlarge charts

version 6.1.1

Dec 28, 2020 Version 6.1.1
Another big update for your CLZ Books app, version 6.1!

New today:
* New Pre-fill screen that pops up when adding books, letting you set various fields right then and there. No more need to edit your added books afterwards!
Fields available in the Pre-fill screen: Location, Owner, Purchase Date, Purchase Store, Purchase Price, Quantity and Tags.

* All Collection Status options are now available under the Add button in the Add Screen.
* New look and layout of Field Defaults screen.

version 6.1.1

28 Dec 2020 Version 6.1.1
Another big update for your CLZ Books app, version 6.1!

New today:
* New Pre-fill screen that pops up when adding books, letting you set various fields right then and there. No more need to edit your added books afterwards!
Fields available in the Pre-fill screen: Location, Owner, Purchase Date, Purchase Store, Purchase Price, Quantity and Tags.

* All Collection Status options are now available under the Add button in the Add Screen.
* New look and layout of Field Defaults screen.

version 6.0.4

Oct 23, 2020 Version 6.0.4
* Fixed:
- Layout issue in the edit screen for authors with long names.
- Date entry in the edit screen.

version 6.0.3

Sep 8, 2020 Version 6.0.3
* Fixed:
- Edit screen: multiple valued fields (like author and genre) were always saved alphabetically.
- Edit screen: crash when removing an author on devices running iOS 10.
- Edit screen: image from taken from the camera was saved rotated.
- Manage pick list screen: sortnames could not be changed and saved.

version 6.0.2

Sep 2, 2020 Version 6.0.2
** NEW: Edit Multiple Books in one go! **
Finally make changes to multiple (or all) database entries in one go. Just tap and hold to select books and choose "Edit [x] Books" from the menu button on the bottom right.

** IMPROVED: Edit Book screen **
A new look for all edit boxes and a more compact layout with fields side by side. Making it much easier to edit your database entries, without scrolling through long lists of fields.

** NEW: Built-in Crop and Rotate tool for cover images
In the Edit screen the Cover is now on its own tab, with new Crop and Rotate tools for instant rotating and cropping of self-made cover photos or downloaded images.

** IMPROVED: Folder Field selection screen
Yep, another update of this screen. It now includes a search box at the top for quickly finding the field you want, plus the ability to create your own Favorites (just tap the star icons).

* Fixed in version 6.0.2:
- Crash when opening the edit screen on devices running iOS 9 or 10.
- Edit multiple screen: contents of 'Series' and 'Original Publisher' were swapped.
- Various minor fixes.

version 5.5.1

Jun 11, 2020 Version 5.5.1
* New:
- Folder options are now nicely grouped for easier selection
- Faster Update from Core

version 5.4.2

Apr 14, 2020 Version 5.4.2
Fixed:
- When downloading new entries from CLZ Cloud, previously cleared fields could get filled in.
- In the Add from Core screen, when adding a book that is already in your app as ‘On Wish List’ or ‘On Order’, the app will now offer to change its status to ‘In Collection’.
- On devices with intermittent internet connection, app could revert to trial mode
- After down-syncing update cover images, the list could still show old cover.
- Improved error messages in case of core search problems.

version 5.4.1

Mar 18, 2020 Version 5.4.1
* Faster CLZ Cloud syncing!

Several structural changes to the CLZ Cloud syncing, making it much much faster than before, especially when syncing large amounts of entries up or down.

Note that most of the performance improvements are in the actual Sync with CLZ Cloud screen. The Auto-Syncing in the background is also slightly faster now, but if you need to sync many entries, please use the CLZ Cloud screen.

* New design for Sync with CLZ Cloud screen

While we were at it, we decided to do a quick make-over for the Sync screen, with a new look and layout and a direct link to your CLZ Cloud page online.

version 5.3.1

14 feb 2020 Version 5.3.1
New:
- Quick-search your folders
This update introduces a new search box right above the folder panel, that lets you instantly search/filter the folder panel as you type! Just typing a few letters is often enough to bring the folder you are looking for into view
- Sort your folders by count
By default, the folders are sorted alphabetically. But as of today, there is another option: sort your folders by the counter, that is by the number of books contained.
Sorting by the counters is a nice way to find the most important author, publisher, genre, etc..
- Now uses our brand-new CLZ Cloud Sync server
Previously one big server was handling the Connect website, the CLZ Cloud website AND the CLZ Cloud syncing from the desktop programs and the mobile apps.
But this week we have set up a brand-new dedicated Sync-server to handle just the CLZ Cloud syncing.

Fixed:
- Field Defaults: It wasn't possible to set the rating field back to zero.
- Manage Pick Lists: Merging list items caused too many sync changes.

version 5.3.1

Feb 14, 2020 Version 5.3.1
New:
- Quick-search your folders
This update introduces a new search box right above the folder panel, that lets you instantly search/filter the folder panel as you type! Just typing a few letters is often enough to bring the folder you are looking for into view
- Sort your folders by count
By default, the folders are sorted alphabetically. But as of today, there is another option: sort your folders by the counter, that is by the number of books contained.
Sorting by the counters is a nice way to find the most important author, publisher, genre, etc..
- Now uses our brand-new CLZ Cloud Sync server
Previously one big server was handling the Connect website, the CLZ Cloud website AND the CLZ Cloud syncing from the desktop programs and the mobile apps.
But this week we have set up a brand-new dedicated Sync-server to handle just the CLZ Cloud syncing.

Fixed:
- Field Defaults: It wasn't possible to set the rating field back to zero.
- Manage Pick Lists: Merging list items caused too many sync changes.

version 4.2.3

version 5.5.1

2020年6月11日 Version 5.5.1
* New:
- Folder options are now nicely grouped for easier selection
- Faster Update from Core