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Old 04-12-2016, 03:35 PM   #745
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Originally Posted by koland View Post
Here's one way Calibre has (mostly) saved me from doing the same (which I used to do with paperbacks, esp. if browsing the used stores).

For audiobooks, create a blank book and fill in the title, author, etc. I usually go ahead and enter the synopsis, genre, any series info, etc. Under tags, I put "Audiobook" and a second tag for the format (Audible, MP3, etc). Then, when buying a book, I check my Calibre database first.
Thanks for the tip. I know that I'll use it! I've been a holdout on using Calibre. I think that the reason is that I know that there will be a lot of work (=time) involved in getting all of the ebooks, especially, and audiobooks that I have now converted, if necessary, and into the database. But I know that the longer that I put it off, the worse it will be . . . .

One stopgap measure that I try to use regularly is to do a search of my email for the title. Anytime that I buy an audiobook or ebook I get a confirmation or invoice or something in my email that provides a record of the purchase. The search terms are long enough and specific enough that I don't get many hits at all, so it's not all that hard to find out if I've purchased the item.

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