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<h2 id="features">Features</h2> <ul><li>Enter media items in the following ways: <ul><li>Manually</li> <li>Inputting the <a href="/facts/ISBN/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> or <a href="/facts/Universal_Product_Code/eD3Tk7tM">UPC</a></li> <li>Importing the library from another application (like Bookpedia)</li> <li>Drag-and-dropping an <a href="/facts/Amazon.com/YzUTUVE8">Amazon.com</a> <a href="/facts/URL/pPD5g7Wq">URL</a></li> <li>Scanning barcodes using a <a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth</a> scanner, an <a href="/facts/ISight/d0yhSqIW">iSight</a> camera, or a USB-keyboard-type <a href="/facts/Barcode/Mkh4cCTp">barcode</a> scanner (such as a modified <a href="/facts/CueCat/5mzpSYAx">CueCat</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Integration with <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>'s <a href="/facts/Address_Book_(application)/JdYNCHD7">Address Book</a> application to allow "lending management"</li> <li>Voice Search</li> <li><a href="/facts/IPod/Uagdn1F6">iPod</a> syncing</li> <li><a href="/facts/Spotlight_(software)/aM5DgwzV">Spotlight</a> compatibility</li> <li>Mini Bookshelf <a href="/facts/Dashboard_widget/Bewm6sVG">Dashboard widget</a></li> <li>Printouts of specific shelves or entire libraries</li> <li>Custom Collections allow the user to create their own "shelves" to organize their media.</li></ul> <h2 id="easter-eggs">Easter eggs</h2> <ul><li>When a <i><a href="/facts/Star_Wars/9Y5j3IPP">Star Wars</a></i> item is added, Delicious Library says, "I am your father", in the whisper voice</li> <li>When a <i><a href="/facts/Harry_Potter/61PjQmkT">Harry Potter</a></i> item is added, Delicious Library says "<a href="/facts/Lord_Voldemort/vkHKoLH2">Voldemort</a>", in the whisper voice</li> <li>When <i><a href="/facts/A_Brief_History_of_Time/HM8UzWuP">A Brief History of Time</a></i> is added, the library talks about science concepts in a mock-synthesized voice</li> <li>When <i><a href="/facts/Rock_Band_(video_game)/d2j9J8BX">Rock Band</a></i> is added, Delicious Library sings a portion of "<a href="/facts/Run_to_the_Hills/UDIFK1e3">Run to the Hills</a>" by <a href="/facts/Iron_Maiden/RQvYDIcu">Iron Maiden</a> in the whisper voice</li></ul> <h2 id="mobile-apps">Mobile apps</h2> <p>The only Delicious Library app was withdrawn from the iOS App Store in July 2009.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."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> NB: The terms and conditions have since been updated.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h3>Awards</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Apple_Design_Award/V8Rc8ov9">Apple Design Award</a> Best Mac OS X Leopard Application 2007 Winner</li> <li><a href="/facts/Apple_Design_Award/V8Rc8ov9">Apple Design Award</a> Best Mac OS X user experience 2005 winner</li> <li><a href="/facts/Apple_Design_Award/V8Rc8ov9">Apple Design Award</a> Best product new to Mac OS X 2005 runner-up</li> <li><a href="/facts/Macworld_Conference_%2526_Expo/38NYwP2a">Macworld</a> SF 2005 showtime award winner</li> <li><a href="/facts/Macworld_Conference_%2526_Expo/38NYwP2a">Macworld</a> 2005 Eddy winner</li> <li>O'Reilly Innovators Award 2004 (First place winner)</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/MediaMan/evTDnQMR">MediaMan</a>, a similar application for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></li> <li>GCstar, an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Cross-platform/16zqdvNR">cross-platform</a> similar application available for Windows, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, and Mac OS X.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.delicious-monster.com/">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://getsatisfaction.com/deliciousmonster">Official forums</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/delicious-library.ars">Review of Delicious Library</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Kahney, Leander (January 14, 2005). "Monster Fueled by Caffeine". Wired. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2008. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130429014759/http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2005/01/66276" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130429014759/http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2005/01/66276</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"macOS Server". <a href="http://www.delicious-monster.com" target="_blank">http://www.delicious-monster.com</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Delicious Library for iPhone removed from App Store | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews". reviews.cnet.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090711185421/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10281670-233.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20090711185421/http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10281670-233.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Amazon Sign-In". <a href="https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/advertising/api/detail/agreement.html" target="_blank">https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/advertising/api/detail/agreement.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>