Overview & Features
TitlesDirect.com, Inc., developer of BookTrakker™, provides inventory,
wants and contacts management software solutions for independent online
booksellers, used and rare bookstores, antiquarian bookshops and book
collectors. 2013 marks its 17th year of continuous operation.
Development is driven by changes in the used and rare bookselling trade,
requests by users of the software, and technical advances and
modifications by selling venues.
BookTrakker Editions are recommended for
e-commerce online booksellers, used and rare bookstores, book collectors
and private libraries.
Six editions are available, each offering different levels of
functionality:
Free Edition
Basic
(does uploads to all services other than BN)
BookTrakker Pro
BookTrakker Pro Network
Basic
Collector
Advanced
Collector
The full program offers online uploads, inventory, wants, contacts,
and sales tracking management, as well as catalog creation,
invoicing and business analysis reports. All
BookTrakker Software is provided through online downloads, meaning
that a product box, CD and manuals will not be shipped. After
download and installation, the program resides on the user’s
desktop computer.
Most
BookTrakker users, also known as "Trakkers," are E-Commerce
online booksellers that sell a wide range of subject matter worldwide.
They love books. They love dealing in books. They also like to
make a profit.
Since 1998, we've been helping them
achieve their goals by supplying them with the right tools for selling
on Amazon, Abebooks, Alibris, TomFolio and many other online selling
sites, including their own websites.
If you are thinking about selling books online or wanting to get more
professional tools to step up your online bookselling you've come to the
right site and we're looking forward to your joining this bookselling
community.
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Subscription (NEW)
BookTrakker software is now sold exclusively by online Subscription
managed through the App Manager Dashboard accessed from within all
BookTrakker Editions.
APP Manager Dashboard
(NEW)
Consolidates information on and access buttons for: Your Account, Subscription Information, Edition,
Current Version and Installed Version, Check for Updates, Download and
Install Apps and Updates, Upload Error Log, Subscription Renewal Date,
Amazon MWS Seller Account Registration, and MWS Registration Help.
Sample Database - Inventory
Records are pre-filled with sample data for users to become acquainted
with the program before entering their own data.
Initial Import - Upon
request BookTrakker Support may be able to perform the entire initial
import of your current data into BookTrakker for you, including
conversion into Amazon format, ready for upload. No charge.
Uploads and Exports
One-Click Uploads to 28 (plus or minus) online selling sites,
including Amazon MarketPlace.
Capable of
adding on new services, including your own website.
Upload
new, deleted or changed inventory to a Single Service or to Multiple
Sites with the click of one button.
Online
Services Wizard is used in setting up many different Online Services.
Data
Entry from a Remote Computer, Import into Main
BookTrakker supports two Multi-User/Networking models; Remote Data Entry
and Local Area Network. BookTrakker Network includes all features in
BookTrakker Pro PLUS Multi-User Networking so Multiple users can enter
data simultaneously on a Local Area Network. This is two or more users
accessing the same database at the same time.
Data Entry
Record Numbers: Numeric or Alpha-Numeric Record Numbers can be
used.
Record
Status: Change to Sold, Available or On Hold, and more, by
typing in one letter, or CTRL key plus one letter for Alphanumeric.
Record
Field Navigation: Choice of Tab or Enter Key to move through
fields.
Record Tab
Order: Change tab order to suit you, or if you want to help
speed data entry.
Record Tab
Order: Customizable Tab Orders can be saved for each user and
for specific tasks.
Record
Field Lengths: Fields are longer than what you usually find in
Book Inventory Software to allow for more complete and accurate data.
Built-in
editing features streamline workflow and can be turned off, if
desired.
Context-sensitive Help
Keyword
entry: recommended limit of 10 fields, up to 100 characters entry
Source,
Shelved, and Spine description fields.
Auto-Edit
Auto-Fill and Auto-Match Fields:
Auto Edit Pre-loaded
with: 75+ editions
Auto Fill Pre-loaded
with: 100+ printings
Auto Match Pre-loaded
with: 5500+ publishers
Add or delete entries to the lists
Correct
previous entries
Turn
On and Off
Retain Oft-used Phrases: Save often used phrases for inclusion in
Defects, Features, and Notes.
Quantity
field for managing listing and sales of duplicate copies.
Spell
Checker.
Character
Map for inserting unusual characters often used in books.
Image Scanning
Up to 23 images per Inventory Record; one thumbnail image appears in the
Inventory record form for easy book identification.
ISBNs
and
ASINs
Barcode
Scanning of ISBN's. Data from Amazon for Pro or Network if you have a Pro
Merchant Account, otherwise ISBNdb.com.
Accepts 12-
and 13-digit ISBNs.
Global Editing and
Multi-Pricing
For changing
prices in all listings OR create Hit Lists and change some of the
prices.
Sorting and Filtering
Hit Lists
are used to perform a variety of functions based on a user's set of
criteria to: narrow down a search for a type of book; perform Actions on
the database; and select records for printing a List or Catalog.
Automatic
Hit List and Catalog Updates. Save
time and better serve customers with automatically updated Catalogs and
customized lists.
Show
and Sort drop-down boxes quickly
sort and filter records.
List
View and Column
Manager for Inventory, Contacts and Wants
View records
and reorganize what fields you want to see and how they are
arranged.
Remove,
add and rearrange columns.
Catalogs
Create,
Customize, Preview and Print professional looking catalogs.
Create
Multiple Catalogs that can be set up to automatically update existing
catalogs with new inventory.
Print
Mailing
Labels
Shipping
Labels
Packing
Slips
Invoices
Reports
Quotes -
print or email
Wants
Detail and
List views are available in Wants
View Wants
by Customer.
Sales
History by Client.
List View
provides offers a customizable view with printing capabilities.
Wants by
Customer View shows all the Wants for a given Customer. Choosing a Want
from the List opens it in Details for viewing.
Contacts
Track trade
credit history & books purchased.
Bookstore
credit manager.
View credit
log and balance.
Credit
balance appears on Invoice Details screen.
Invoices
Use your own Logo.
Automatically fills in previous customer or creates new customer.
Back-calculates discounts.
Keeps
records for online and in-store sales.
Reports -
Business Analyses Reports are accessible on the PlugIns Tab.
Browser -
Built-in
Browser with Links to book related sites.
PlugIns
CheckIt
will enable you to download the ASIN's or ISBN's that Amazon has
assigned to your records, as well as find books listed on Amazon not in
BookTrakker or listed in BookTrakker but not on Amazon. CheckIt will
also compare prices between BookTrakker and Amazon and tell you when
there are differences. Very useful if your prices do not match! Free
with BookTrakker 3.7 Pro or Network.
CheckIt
Pro identifies mismatched records where you have one title and
Amazon has something different. And/or Author, Publisher, Cover and
Date. It also finds records in BookTrakker with ASIN's or ISBN's that
are no longer valid on Amazon. Free with BookTrakker 3.7 Pro or Network.
GrabIt!
is included free with the installation of BookTrakker V 3.7 Pro or
Network. Requires an Amazon Pro Merchant account to work.
GrabIt!
is an external program, called a PlugIn, used in conjunction with
BookTrakker to retrieve bibliographical data from the Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca database for ISBN and ASIN lookup. GrabIt!
can also be used for pricing and repricing using the Amazon
databases, as well as ASIN matching for same.
Full
Network Capability - two or more users can do data entry at
the same time. Built-in, no need to download additional
software.
Evaluate
the Free Trial before Purchase. |
Comprehensive
Live Support
Multiple
Prices for assigning up to four different prices per record
for different prices online.
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Hit
Lists to work with a subset of records based on one or more
Search Criteria.
Action Hit Lists to make global changes |
OneClick
Upload to all sites at once, including Amazon.
Four optional Fields |
| Custom
Amazon Uploads with capability to include/exclude Edition,
Illustrator or ISBN in the Book Loader upload file. |
Multiple
Status Choices Available, Sold, On Hold, Special, Avail Dup,
Auction, Missing, Removed, In Store, Pending, FBA |
Multiple
Description Fields for more choice in how data is displayed. |
Topic
Field provides extra choices for creating Online Catalogs at
Chrislands sites and others. |
| FBA
Support (Limited) Set records for FBA (Fulfillment by
Amazon) only, or FBA and other online sites. |
Site
Mediation
Support helps users resolve conflicts between users and the
sites. May require a support charge. |
Database
Diagnostics - Users can upload their database to support so
both the user and support are viewing the same issue together.
Eliminates confusion. |
Generate
Customizable Catalogs - save formats for multiple Catalogs -
automatically updated |
Custom
Amazon Comments
User- defined Comments for Amazon. Pick what fields to use
in what order.
Or use the Amazon Item Note field for Amazon only. |
Management
of Amazon Discrepancies Purchase of CheckIt enables users to
download correct ASIN's and ISBN's into their database, verify
what records are on Amazon that should not, and what records are
not on Amazon and should. Purchase of CheckIt Pro enables users
to find and fix records where their is a substantial material
difference between the Title, Author, Publisher, Date Published
or Cover (Binding). It also identifies and fixes orphan records
in BookTrakker where the ASIN or ISBN on Amazon is no longer in
use. |
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