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. 2019 marks its 23rd 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 via Subscription, 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.
Features
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Subscription
BookTrakker software is now sold exclusively by online Subscription managed
through the App Manager Dashboard accessed from within all BookTrakker
Editions.
APP
Manager Dashboard
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.
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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
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OneClick Upload to all
sites at once, including Amazon.
Four optional Fields
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Custom Amazon Uploads with
capability to include/exclude Edition,
Illustrator or ISBN in the Book Loader upload file.
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Multiple Status Choices Available, Sold, On Hold, Special, Avail Dup, Auction,
Missing, Removed, In Store, Pending, FBA
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Multiple Description Fields for more choice in how data is displayed.
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Topic Field provides extra choices for creating Online Catalogs at Chrislands sites and others.
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FBA Support (Limited) Set records for FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) only, or FBA
and other online sites.
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Site Mediation
Support helps users resolve
conflicts between users and the sites. May require a support charge.
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Database Diagnostics - Users can upload their database to support so both the
user and support are viewing the same issue
together. Eliminates confusion.
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Generate Customizable Catalogs - save formats for multiple Catalogs - automatically
updated
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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.
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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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