recommendation for book database?

[Tim]

I'm looking at a couple options for tracking my books via a database. In addition to standard information (title, author, etc), I want the ability to create fields recording how I was led to the text and fields for listing the main themes or a summary of my impressions.

Is anyone using an application that they would recommend?

[Stephen]

I've NOT heard of any "wicked" applications for that.

I have been using this site to track my books for a few years now and while it's shortcomings are many, it is a convenient starting point.

This site does support CSV exports as well, so perhaps beginning your database here then exporting it to a spreadsheet app will meet your needs.

I'm curious to see what others recommend.

[Steelwhisper]

You might check calibre.

[Tim]

Thanks for the responses. I'd not come across caibre. I like the interface as demo'd on their site, but it has some limitations similar to tracking here on goodreads. I'm going to try out:

http://www.collectorz.com/book/

It has options for user defined fields and report generation (pay version), which I'll ultimately need for my project. Thanks again.

[Bill, Moderator]

I've been using Bookpedia for OS X. It's good and lets one download data from a variety of sites (but not goodreads yet) by scanning the ISBN barcode with your webcam.