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Old 03-16-2008, 05:23 PM   #42
Nigel
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
...BTW: How do you folks keep track of book's you've read. I was thinking of getting a Groqit (http://www.groqit.com/) but it won't work well with eBooks.

BOb
I've been thinking of using the free tools on the Groqit site to keep track of my growing e-library, read and unread.

Since e-books don't have bar code and I don't go to a physical store to buy them, I'm not sure what use I would make of the Groqit device itself. However, they don't make you buy it to use their tools on your computer.

What do you have in mind Bob? How would you use it? How many books would you need to keep track of? At the most basic level, you could type in the info. I don't have the patience to do this but I'm pretty sure one could import from Windows Explorer > Excel > Groqit.

If there's some functionality that should be added to the Groqit software for e-books, I could at least get the word to them. I worked with one of their developers in another company and we're still in touch.

Regarding rereading (other than reference books); To paraphrase the message on an old tee shirt: "So many books. So little time".

I have however read Replay By Ken Grimwood at least three times. Its a fiction about going back in time and reliving ones life differently, using the knowledge of experience to change the choices one made the first time around. Its been ripped off to make some really bad movies.

I've re-read it when I've felt in a rut and needed to make changes in my life.

Doesn't anyone here carry around a Bible to reread for on the go inspiration? There are a number of people I regularly avoid who do this.
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