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I'm already an owner of Delicious Library 2, having purchased based on the discussions we've been having in the forum about this incredible product (it won an Apple Design Award for "Best Apple OS X Leopard Application" before Leopard itself was even finished!) ...and now it's the turn of another lucky NZMac.com user to get their hands on the software and write a review for us.

Delicious Monster have kindly offered a copy of Delicious Library 2 for review and this news item is a call for you to indicate if you would like to review the software.

Delicious Library is an incredible library collection system (music, DVDs, CDs, you name it) that needs to be seen to be believed. Oozing Mac goodness in the way it looks, the way it works and how it integrates with your Mac, the power and functionality behind such a simple application is incredible.

Delicious Library 2 redefines your home library collection. While integrating seamlessly with .Mac, iTunes, Address Book, and iCal, Delicious Library 2 categorises, sorts, and tracks all your media, tools, gadgets and toys. So, even if a friend borrows something, you will always know who has it and when you'll get it back. Even better, if you're ever burglarised, you'll have a comprehensive list of all your things, including both retail price and current value, to show to your insurance company.

Even if you don't have a lot of stuff, Delicious Library 2 is a great way for you to grow your collection by using the Recommendations feature to help find new stuff you'll love based on what you already own. Your friends and family can do this as well when they view your online library so they don't give you duplicates or something you'd probably hate.

System requirements

• Delicious Library 2 requires Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard'
• Note - for this review we also ask that you have an iSight or DV camera to try out the barcode scanning feature

If you are interested in conducting the review...

• Address an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• In the email, please put your name, your postal address (which must be in New Zealand) and a very brief (fun?) reason why you feel you should get to review Delicious Library 2

Once a reviewer is selected and announced, I will arrange a serial number for Delicious Library for you (you'll need to download the software). You'll then be expected to complete a review of 600-900 words within two weeks. You'll then forward your comments to NZMac.com along with any screen shots you can provide. The information and images will then be used to create a review of the product under your name.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. Do not express interest in writing the review in the forum, but to me via email.

You have until 9pm on Friday July 11, 2008 to email me.

• A New Zealand postal address must be supplied in the application process
• The review is to be 600 to 900 words in length and should include 2 - 4 images as attachments. These can be submitted as email, or attached to an email as a Word, Pages, text or Appleworks document. Images should not be reduced in size or quality, but should be cropped to remove unwanted parts and attached separately.
• The review is expected within two weeks of receiving the software
• The review must include a rating out of 5 for each of the following:
  • Installation & Documentation
  • Ease of use
  • Value for money
• Submissions must be entirely your own work and must not breach copyright or intellectual property rights in any way.
• If you are not a registered user of the site, you will be required to register so that the review can be assigned to your user name
• By your submission you confirm that you have no association or financial involvement in the product being reviewed.
• By your submission you grant NZMac.com the right to make publicly available the submitted content as they see fit and (with permission from NZMac.com) for third parties to display your review comments on their site
• By your submission you grant NZMac.com exclusive publishing of the review for a minimum of one month
• NZMac.com reserves the right to edit articles and reviews. In most cases, this will be done in consultation with the original author.
• Material submitted is not fact-checked for content accuracy and NZMac.com is not responsible for inaccuracies in the content contained in the article.
• By agreeing to undertake the review, you assume the risk of any and all damage or loss from use, or inability to use the product.
• Anyone who fails to complete the application process will not be considered
• All information submitted by users will be deleted at the end of the contest

[Update 1]
Daniel Mayo-Turner has been selected to review Delicious Library 2.0

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Mark Jefferies said: June 27, 2008   Votes: +0

This may be the reason I upgrade to Leopard I'll be really interested to see how good the UPC database is for Region 4 DVD's. I've just downloaded a trial version of "Movie Collector" and even brought a bar code scanner to make scanning in the titles a breeze. Unfortunately only about 1 in 8 DVD UPC scans brought up titles. I have well over 400 DVD's so at the end of the day I'd end up typing the bulk of them manually - a shame really.

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DragonFire said: June 28, 2008   Votes: +0

	From my trial the DVD support for region 4 is rather poor. It uses Amazon to look up the UPC codes and since there is no Amazon in region 4 you might as well not bother. It is excellent for books and very good for CDs but its DVD support lets it down unfortunately.
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Mark Jefferies said: June 28, 2008   Votes: +0

	I was kind of hoping that there was something like the Compact Disc Database (CDDB) for UPC codes....
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Fastred said: June 30, 2008   Votes: +0

	I loved the first edition of Delicious Library - but the long delay in the release of v2, meant I shifted to a different approach, of using LibraryThing - an online cataloging service (www.librarything.com) which uses many many sources for bibliographic data (not just Amazon). I would really like it if Delicious Library synced with LibraryThing - that would give me best of both worlds!
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