After reading my writeup on cool and mostly free iPhone apps, reader Scott Andersen wondered, “Did you find any good database apps the I might be able to keep a DVD and Blu-ray movie list in?” Like me, he has an iPod Touch, which handles most of the apps in the iTunes App Store.

I suggested Pocketpedia. It’s tied in to the Amazon database, which has everything I’ve ever searched for. You just enter a CD, book, DVD or game and it shows you the Amazon listings. You then click on the title you want and then add it to your collection, of which you can have several going. You can also mark a title as wanted or borrowed. If you have a Mac, you can also use your computer to manage the collection and then update your iPod with the info. (If not, you’d just use the mobile device.) Don’t be put off by Pocketpedia’s “average” rating among user reviews at the App Store; it’s largely the result of PC users complaining that it’s not compatible with their computers for desktop syncing. But the app is free, so it won’t cost anything to try it out.

If you like a different app to track your media collection, please let me know so I can try it out.

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