Delicious Library

Delicious Library
	Screenshot of Delicious Library 3
Developer(s)	Delicious Monster
Initial release	November 2004
Stable release	3.9.3
Operating system	Mac OS X Mountain Lion and later
Platform	Apple Macintosh
Type	Digital asset management
License	Shareware
Website	delicious-monster.com

Delicious Library was a digital asset management app for Mac OS X, developed by Delicious Monster to allow the user to keep track and manage their physical collections of books, movies, CDs, and video games.

The software was initially released in November 2004, with $250,000 in sales in its first month.^[1] Delicious Library 2 was released officially on May 27, 2008, although the final version was available from March 25. Delicious Library 3 is available from the Mac App Store and the developers website for Macintosh systems running OS 10.8 or higher.^[2]

The software is no longer supported by the authors. In November 2024 the APIs used by the app were retired and Shipley pulled the app and the website.

Features

Enter media items in the following ways:
- Manually
- Inputting the ISBN or UPC
- Importing the library from another application (like Bookpedia)
- Drag-and-dropping an Amazon.com URL
- Scanning barcodes using a Bluetooth scanner, an iSight camera, or a USB-keyboard-type barcode scanner (such as a modified CueCat)
Integration with Mac OS X's Address Book application to allow "lending management"
Voice Search
iPod syncing
Spotlight compatibility
Mini Bookshelf Dashboard widget
Printouts of specific shelves or entire libraries
Custom Collections allow the user to create their own "shelves" to organize their media.

Easter eggs

When a Star Wars item is added, Delicious Library says, "I am your father", in the whisper voice
When a Harry Potter item is added, Delicious Library says "Voldemort", in the whisper voice
When A Brief History of Time is added, the library talks about science concepts in a mock-synthesized voice
When Rock Band is added, Delicious Library sings a portion of "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden in the whisper voice

Mobile apps

The only Delicious Library app was withdrawn from the iOS App Store in July 2009. Amazon had asked for the app to be removed due to violation of the Amazon API terms and conditions section 4e "(e) You will not, without our express prior written approval requested via this link, use any Product Advertising Content on or in connection with any site or application designed or intended for use with a mobile phone or other handheld device."^[3] NB: The terms and conditions have since been updated.^[4]

Awards

Apple Design Award Best Mac OS X Leopard Application 2007 Winner
Apple Design Award Best Mac OS X user experience 2005 winner
Apple Design Award Best product new to Mac OS X 2005 runner-up
Macworld SF 2005 showtime award winner
Macworld 2005 Eddy winner
O'Reilly Innovators Award 2004 (First place winner)

References

^ Kahney, Leander (January 14, 2005). "Monster Fueled by Caffeine". Wired. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
^ "macOS Server".
^ "Delicious Library for iPhone removed from App Store | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews". reviews.cnet.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009.
^ "Amazon Sign-In".

External links

[1] Kahney, Leander (January 14, 2005). "Monster Fueled by Caffeine". Wired. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2008.

[2] "macOS Server".

[3] "Delicious Library for iPhone removed from App Store | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews". reviews.cnet.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009.

[4] "Amazon Sign-In".

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