[cvlowe]

I tried google, but ended up with a lot of "how to apply thousands of tags to your book to increase sales" type of links..

Anyways, I'm just curious how some long-term people use tags.

There are obvious tags like 'fiction', 'science fiction', 'fantasy'. Those are usually pretty easy to figure out and add as necessary (though I'm finding a LOT of fantasy books which have the tag science fiction pre-applied even though there is no "science" in them..)

A couple really bed examples: I imported a couple cookbooks and the tag list seems to include EVERY SINGLE item used as a recipe ingredient. A bit of overkill, then again it might be useful- if I want to make something using 'avocado' I can just look for that tag.. yet having too many tags will limit the usefulness also.

What is the purpose of 'general'? That seems to be on EVERY SINGLE BOOK I've added so far. I've been deleting it from the tag list regularly, but when I aqdd more books, it shows up again.

How detailed should I get? For example- A Spell for Chameleon: Xanth book 1. That obviously gets the tags: fiction, fantasy, Xanth. Should I add tags for other things that appear in the book? Dragons, swords, magic, zombies, centaurs, harpies, etc.. Should I include "unique" stuff like character names?

I realize everybody probably has their own method. I'm simply seeking opinions to help figure out how detailed I want to make my tag method. My biggest hurdle is just trying to figure out exactly how detailed I want to get.