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dreams · 02-13-2010, 03:20 AM

I have a feeling everyone will think I'm crazy but, I have a system that works for me and is pretty quick. I usually set up folders and do the pic of the purchase page while the book is being downloaded.

I have my books in author folders inside 1 of 2 main folders for books. The 1st for DRM'd books and the 2nd is for DRM free books.

John Doe
Jackson James

Inside the author folder I have separate folders for each book. The book folder title has the information as the folder name. R is what I use to show that I have read it, $ means I purchased it, and then the month and year.

A bk1 of Lady by John Doe R smashwords free 1-2010
B bk 2 of Lady by John Doe R smashwords $ 1-2010
C by John Doe smashwords $ 2-2010

Inside each book folder, I keep a pic of the book purchase page. Which also has the book blurb to refresh my memory. I also keep multiple formats of the book in each folder.

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Then, I change the book folder icon to reflect what genre it is.
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Humour

Mystery

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My DRM'd books (which means the backup copies of Sony Reader and ADE books here) has this main folder icon. Name: DRM.JPG
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OK, I know most will think it's a lot of work or crazy, but it is fast and works for me.

02-13-2010, 03:20 AM	#3
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	I have a feeling everyone will think I'm crazy but, I have a system that works for me and is pretty quick. I usually set up folders and do the pic of the purchase page while the book is being downloaded. I have my books in author folders inside 1 of 2 main folders for books. The 1st for DRM'd books and the 2nd is for DRM free books. John Doe Jackson James Inside the author folder I have separate folders for each book. The book folder title has the information as the folder name. R is what I use to show that I have read it, $ means I purchased it, and then the month and year. A bk1 of Lady by John Doe R smashwords free 1-2010 B bk 2 of Lady by John Doe R smashwords $ 1-2010 C by John Doe smashwords $ 2-2010 Inside each book folder, I keep a pic of the book purchase page. Which also has the book blurb to refresh my memory. I also keep multiple formats of the book in each folder. Then, I change the book folder icon to reflect what genre it is. HumourMysterySci-Fi My DRM'd books (which means the backup copies of Sony Reader and ADE books here) has this main folder icon. OK, I know most will think it's a lot of work or crazy, but it is fast and works for me. Last edited by dreams; 02-13-2010 at 03:23 AM.