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Add a new book to the database. Selecting this option opens a tabbed Book card dialog with the fields, such as Title, Author, ISBN, Publisher, Year, Rating, Synopsis and others. You can fill in the fields manually if you have all information about the book, or you can download the information from the internet. Currently, All My Books can search for a book in 10 online resources, including Powells.com, Goodreads, BarnesAndNoble.com, Ozon.ru and others (see Adding a new book automatically).

Add a new book to the database by entering the ISBN number or using the barcode scanner (see Adding a new book using a barcode).

Add an electronic book from the computer or removable storage, such as a USB flash card. Currently, the program lets you load in the e-books in PDF, DOC, CHM, TXT, FB2, DJVU. Support for more formats is coming up. (see Adding an e-book).

Open the existing book card for editing (see Editing a book).

Add a cover art to the book card from file on the computer or from any removable device like an optical disk. Currently, the program allows you to add images in the following file formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP (see Adding a cover).

Add a cover art from scanner. To do so, select the TWAIN source in the dialog that opens and scan in the image  (see Adding a cover).

Add an illustration to the book card from file on the computer hard drive or any removable device.

Enter the name of the person who you loan a book and time to wait before the loan return (see Loaning a book)

Open the print preview window for setting up printing options and printing the book card (Printing).

Delete a currently selected book card.