The Common Thread
Victorian Literary Networks — Flagship feature in BMX 3.0
🌐 Interactive Network Graph
Interactive network visualization of your collection's literary world. Filter by era with the timeline scrubber, highlight connections on hover, and explore color-coded relationships between publishers, binders, and AI-discovered personal connections.
New in 3.0🧠 AI Entity Profiles
Each entity gets AI-generated biographical narratives and connection stories. Discover the personal histories, rivalries, and collaborations behind every author, publisher, and binder in your collection.
New in 3.0🔗 AI-Discovered Connections
Family, friendship, influence, collaboration, and scandal connections discovered by AI. Each connection includes confidence scoring and evidence citations from historical sources.
New in 3.0🖼 Portrait Auto-Sync
Each entity gets a portrait automatically discovered from historical archives. Photos are matched from Wikimedia Commons and other historical sources, giving faces to the authors, publishers, and binders in your collection.
New in 3.0⏳ Interactive Timeline
Animated timeline slider with 28 curated historical events spanning 1710–1914. Point and range modes for filtering the network by era, from the Augustan age to the Edwardian twilight.
New in 3.0⚙ Model Registry
Choose the right AI model for each task. Use the most powerful models for deep valuations and lighter models for quick profile generation. Configure defaults from the admin dashboard.
New in 3.0Collection Management
✨ Collection Spotlight
Showcase your finest acquisitions with rotating highlights on your dashboard. Feature your most prized volumes, recent additions, or investment standouts. Automatic rotation keeps your collection fresh and engaging.
New📚 Catalog & Search
Track every detail: title, author, publisher, binder, publication date, volumes, binding type, condition notes, and provenance. Find any book instantly with filters by status, author, publisher, binder, binding type, or date range. Sort by any field.
📷 Image Gallery
Upload multiple high-resolution images per book. Drag-and-drop reordering, fast image loading worldwide, and full-screen lightbox viewing.
💰 Value Tracking
Record fair market value estimates (low/mid/high), purchase prices, and track value appreciation over time.
📊 Status Workflow
Track books through their lifecycle: Evaluating → In Transit → On Hand → Sold. Visual indicators and delivery countdown.
🏷️ Reference Library
Full management interface for authors, publishers, and binders with tier classifications. Reassign books between entities, mark preferred entries for +10 scoring bonus.
EnhancedAcquisitions Dashboard
📋 Kanban Workflow
Three-column board showing items by status: Watchlist (evaluating), In Transit (purchased), and Recently Received. Drag cards between columns, see key metrics at a glance, and never lose track of pending acquisitions.
New in 1.0📦 Shipment Tracking
Add tracking numbers with automatic carrier detection (USPS, UPS, FedEx, Royal Mail, DHL). One-click tracking URL, real-time status updates, delivery countdown timer.
New🔗 eBay Import
Paste any eBay listing URL. AI extracts title, author, publisher, binder, price, and condition. Images captured automatically.
AI-Powered🎯 Reference Matching
Fuzzy matching suggests existing authors, publishers, and binders. Prevents duplicates and maintains data consistency.
📝 Paste-to-Extract
Paste order confirmation text from email. AI extracts purchase price, date, order number, and delivery estimate.
AI-Powered⚠️ Duplicate Detection
Warns when similar books already exist in your collection. Shows similarity percentage and links to existing records.
🗄️ Wayback Archive
Automatically archives eBay listings to the Wayback Machine when you acquire. Preserves listing details after sale ends.
New in 1.0AI-Powered Analysis
📜 Napoleon Framework Valuations
Comprehensive book analyses generated by Claude, including executive summary, condition assessment, market analysis, binding classification, rarity assessment, professional valuation methodology, insurance recommendations, and preservation guidelines. 500+ lines of expert analysis per book.
Claude 4.5🖼️ Image Analysis
Claude examines up to 10 book images to assess binding quality, condition issues, and authentication details.
Vision🗑️ Garbage Detection
AI automatically flags non-book images (logos, screenshots, text). Review and confirm in Maintenance tab. Keeps your gallery clean.
Vision🖼️ AI Image Processing
Automatic background removal and professional enhancement for book photographs. Upload any image and AI removes distracting backgrounds, adjusts lighting, and optimizes for catalog presentation. Perfect for creating consistent, professional gallery images.
AI-Powered📖 Markdown Rendering
Analyses displayed with rich formatting: headers, bullet points, tables, and emphasis. Live preview editor included.
Investment Scoring
📈 Investment Grade (0-100)
Weighted composite score factoring binding quality, acquisition value, strategic fit, condition, author significance, and provenance.
New in 1.0🎯 Strategic Fit (0-7)
Checklist scoring: target author, Tier 1 bindery, Tier 1 publisher, Victorian era, single volume, 40%+ discount, no duplicates.
📊 Collection Impact
See how each acquisition affects total items, volumes, and estimated collection value. Track your position in the sequence.
📸 Scoring Snapshot
All scores captured at acquisition time and stored permanently. Compare current value to purchase performance.
💹 Discount Tracking
Calculate discount from FMV automatically. See savings and investment return potential at a glance.
⭐ Author Priority
Score authors by collection priority. Target acquisitions surface in recommendations automatically.
Reports & Export
📋 Insurance Reports
Generate insurance valuation reports with collection summaries, volume counts, and estimate ranges. PDF-ready formatting.
📊 Statistics & Interactive Analytics
Dashboard with total items, volumes, estimated value, monthly metrics, and average discount achieved. Click any chart segment to instantly filter your collection and drill down from high-level statistics to individual books. Explore by author, publisher, binder, binding type, or acquisition date.
Enhanced📥 CSV Export
Export your entire collection to CSV for backup, analysis, or migration. All fields included.
💱 Currency Conversion
Configurable GBP/EUR to USD rates for international purchases. Consistent value tracking across currencies.
Access & Security
🔐 Secure Authentication
Secure cloud-based login with multi-factor authentication support. Your collection data is protected with enterprise-grade security and automatic session management.
👥 Role-Based Access
Admin (full access), Editor (add/edit books), and Viewer (read-only) roles. Spending data hidden from viewers.
📱 Mobile Friendly
Responsive design works on any device. Browse your collection and track acquisitions from anywhere.
Theming & Accessibility
🎨 Theming
Victorian dark mode with deep burgundy backgrounds and aged parchment accents. Respects system preferences and persists your choice. Smooth transitions between themes.
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