Comments on: LibraryThing http://wrythings.net/2008/01/26/librarything/ words worth reading Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:27:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Michael http://wrythings.net/2008/01/26/librarything/#comment-3718 Michael Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:46:12 +0000 http://wrythings.net/2008/01/26/librarything/#comment-3718 Yes, you can easily import and export. They have a range of tools... a browser tool lets you grab any book info embedded in a page... they also have a tool/facility for scanning barcodes. I had one of the cuecats they are selling. Dont know what I did with it! As to who owns the data - not clear what that means once you make it public (I think you can keep your collection private or share only with friends, but I didnt look into that.) But anyway, if you make it a public listing - anyone could scrape that info, I suppose. Yes, you can easily import and export. They have a range of tools… a browser tool lets you grab any book info embedded in a page… they also have a tool/facility for scanning barcodes. I had one of the cuecats they are selling. Dont know what I did with it!

As to who owns the data - not clear what that means once you make it public (I think you can keep your collection private or share only with friends, but I didnt look into that.) But anyway, if you make it a public listing - anyone could scrape that info, I suppose.

]]> By: Gerry http://wrythings.net/2008/01/26/librarything/#comment-3716 Gerry Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:59:17 +0000 http://wrythings.net/2008/01/26/librarything/#comment-3716 Very cool concept, but who owns the data about your personal library? Can it be exported? How do you put books in? I wonder if you could scan bar code labels to do it more easily. Very cool concept, but who owns the data about your personal library? Can it be exported?

How do you put books in? I wonder if you could scan bar code labels to do it more easily.

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