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Originally Posted by NixLapi
I'm fascinated by how everyone organises and stores their eBooks! I keep one Calibre library with all the books in it - I use tags and custom columns to sort, and only delete if it's a DNF or a freebie I shouldn't have 1-clicked. I have under 2500 eBooks though so maybe it's a volume thing?
I'm curious what those who have separate libraries do if a series has freebies and paid in it? Or how you keep track if you only have later books in a series but still need the first ones? I use Goodreads a lot, but live in fear of loosing all my data should it ever disappear!
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I have a list in Word of all the books I need to buy. I also have Word documents by author of all my books I own labeled with the format (paperback, hardcover, and/or digital). If I am missing a book, it is still on the author's Word page, but I highlight in yellow (if a book is pre-ordered I highlight it green). The Word documents contain book title, original publication date, and series info in addition to what format. I used to keep all of my books on index cards by authors, but moved over to Word in the mid-90s. Not sure if I was just starting out if I would do it all the same way, but it's a system I have had in place for years so it works for me. These Word lists are in Dropbox so I access them from my phone, tablet, etc. if needed.
I thought about creating a blank library in Calibre of all my print books, but it would be such a huge task to tackle. Even though I got rid of about half my books when I moved, I still have a lot (1000ish). And since I have the information in Word ultimately be just duplicate info (albeit with pretty covers
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I don't keep track if a book was free or how much I paid for it. If I was going to that, I think a custom column would be what I would do.