Easily manage all customers, inventory, and invoices.
BookHound 8 is a full-featured database application built to handle most day-to-day bookselling operations. For more than 15 years, BookHound has been a leader among inventory management systems for independent bookstores and booksellers.
System Requirements: Mac OS 10.7 or higher. Windows XP or higher.
Price
$325
Included with purchase of BookHound 8 is phone support of up to 15 minutes per incident for the first month. Additional support, if needed, will be billed per incident, if annual support is not purchased.
Upgrade
$265
Registered users of BookHound 6 or 7ce can upgrade for only $265 US.
Emergency Support
$60/per incident
Without an annual support package, emergency support is available for versions 6 and up. The cost is $60 US for 30 minutes and includes phone, email and remote login assistance. Additional time will be billed at $120 / hr.
Annual Support
$275/annual
An annual support package is available for versions 6 and up. The cost is $275 US for one (1) calendar year and includes phone, email and remote login assistance.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is technical support included with my BookHound 8 License?
- No, your purchase does not include technical support beyond the first 30 days of use. Per incident emergency support is available at $90 for the first half hour and an annual support package is available for $275 per year.
- Are there recurring charges to operate BookHound 8?
- No, your paid passcode will permanently unlock your BookHound allowing unlimited use. The price paid is a one-time license fee and includes the first 30 days of technical support. Further support beyond 30 days can be purchased separately.
- Can I run BookHound 8 on more than one computer?
- BookHound 8 requires no extra software to run on one computer, however, to network BookHound (simultaneous use on more than one computer), you will need to purchase a FileMaker Pro 13 license for each computer on the network. Visit www.filemaker.com to purchase FileMaker Pro 13.
- Can BookHound retrieve bibliographic data simply by entering an isbn number?
- No, BookHound 8 does not have an automatic data-entry system based on isbn number.
- Does BookHound automatically send inventory to the various online listing services?
- No. However, one click will create an inventory file suitable for upload to most listing services (a separate file is created just for Amazon.com Pro Merchant™ accounts). We can automate uploading to your various marketplaces if you are a website client. Read about Marketplace Exports on our website features page.
- On which Macintosh operating systems will BookHound 6 and BookHound 7ce still run?
- BookHound 6 is compatible with Macintosh operations systems up to 10.6.8. BookHound 7ce is compatible with systems up to 10.7.5.
- I have BookHound 6 for Windows. Do I need to upgrade?
- If you are running BookHound 6 on Windows XP/ Vista/7, and are not experiencing any problems, you do not need to upgrade. Some incompatibilities have been reported with BookHound 6 and recent updates to Windows 8. It is recommended that Windows 8 users should upgrade to Bookhound 8 or back up daily.
- How do I upgrade from an earlier version of BookHound (5, 6, or 7ce) to BookHound 8?
- We will transfer all your data from a previous version of BookHound to BookHound 8 for a fee. This conversion process includes sales, customers, catalogs, and consignments, and any other user-defined data such as preferences and customized drop-down menus. We will insure that your transition is quick and pain-free but costs vary depending on your specific data needs so be sure to contact us early to discuss your options.
Download a free trial version of BookHound 8
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