Release Notes

What's new in BlueMoxon — a history of features and improvements

v2.1 January 2026
"Collection Intelligence"
  • Collection Spotlight — Dashboard showcases your top-value books in a rotating carousel with premium binding badges
  • Interactive Charts — Click any chart segment to filter your collection; hover for book counts and sample titles
  • Era Classification — Filter by literary period: Pre-Romantic, Romantic, Victorian, Edwardian, Post-1910
  • Condition Grades — AB Bookman scale dropdown (Fine → Poor) replaces free-form text
  • Dashboard Performance — 40% faster loads via API batching and Redis caching
v2.0 December 2025
"Acquisition Pipeline"
  • eBay Import — Paste a listing URL to auto-extract title, author, publisher, price, and images
  • Kanban Workflow — Track books through Watchlist → In Transit → On Hand
  • Shipment Tracking — Auto-detect carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx, Royal Mail) with live status updates
  • Wayback Archive — One-click preservation of listings to the Internet Archive
  • Async AI Analysis — Queue Napoleon valuations in the background via SQS
  • Investment Scoring — Investment Grade (0-100) and Strategic Fit (0-7) calculated at acquisition
v1.1 November 2025
"The Victorian Update"
  • Victorian Dark Mode — Deep burgundy and aged parchment theme inspired by antique bookbinding
  • Entity Management — Full CRUD for Authors, Publishers, and Binders with merge/reassignment
  • Toast Notifications — User-friendly feedback for errors and confirmations with auto-dismiss
  • Reference Library — Tiered scoring for publishers and binderies (Tier 1/2/3 bonuses)
v1.0 October 2025
"Foundation"
  • Collection Catalog — Browse, search, and filter your book inventory
  • Napoleon AI Valuations — Claude-powered condition assessments and fair market value estimates
  • Image Galleries — CDN-delivered photos with lightbox viewing and drag-and-drop reordering
  • Book Detail Views — Complete metadata, provenance, and analysis documents
  • CSV & PDF Export — Insurance reports and collection summaries
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