Catalogue your bookstore stock without the manual data entry
When books come in, they need to be catalogued before they can be listed or shelved. TitleEntry handles the data entry for you.
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If you are typing titles and authors by hand, or copying data from a search engine into a spreadsheet, that is time you are spending on admin instead of selling.
How it works for a bookstore
Scan the barcode
Point your phone at the ISBN barcode. The book cover loads on screen and every piece of metadata fills in automatically - title, author, publisher, year, ISBN, genre. You do not type anything.
Review and edit
Check the result on screen before saving. If the match is wrong, correct it inline. If a book has no barcode or the barcode cannot be found in any database, add the details manually and move on. Nothing gets stuck.
Export when you are ready
Download your full catalogue as an Excel file in one click. Use it to list stock online, adapt it for whatever inventory system you run, or keep it as your own record. The file is standard format and works with any spreadsheet tool.
Listing stock on Amazon, eBay, or AbeBooks? See our guide to selling books online.
For shelves with no accessible barcodes
Not every book in a used bookstore has a readable barcode. Older stock, foreign-language books, books published before ISBNs existed - a barcode scanner gets nothing from these. The AI bookshelf scanner photographs the whole shelf and reads the spine text to identify books. Point your phone at a shelf of old stock, take a photo, and the books appear as a list. Same export at the end.
Shelf management for stock that moves
Once your books are catalogued, TitleEntry lets you manage the list. Move books between shelf locations, delete stock that has sold, and keep your catalogue accurate as inventory changes. You do not have to rescan from scratch when shelves get reorganised.
Built for high-volume stock
TitleEntry works for bookstores processing a large volume of incoming books. The barcode scanner handles individual books as they come in, one at a time. The AI shelf scan covers shelves of books photographed at once. See our guide to book cataloguing software for how this compares to other tools. Get in touch and we will talk through what your volume looks like and how TitleEntry fits your workflow.
TitleEntry has also built specific support for Turkish books - Turkish ISBN sources, correct character handling throughout - if your stock includes Turkish titles.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. As long as the barcode is readable, TitleEntry returns the book data. For books with damaged or missing barcodes, use the AI shelf scan to read the spine text, or add the book manually.
Add it manually. Enter the title, author, and any other details directly. It saves to your catalogue the same way as any scanned book.
Title, author, ISBN, publisher, year, genre, and language for every book. The file is a standard .xlsx that works in Excel, Google Sheets, or any inventory system that accepts spreadsheet imports.
Yes. TitleEntry queries Turkish book sources and handles Turkish characters correctly throughout - in the app and in the export. See our Turkish books page for more detail.
Get in touch. We will walk you through the product and set you up based on your stock and workflow.