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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Why not just put all of your eBooks into Calibre and create a column for Read/Not-read/Don't want to read?
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I have a Paul inspired spreadsheet for my audiobooks, that I created last year for TBR. All it has is title, author, year purchased and where the audiobook is located. Even with something this basic, it took me a week to gather data and type it up. I have around 400 audiobooks in the list. Putting it all into Calibre would take a lot longer, taking away from my precious reading and needlework time. Currently, I put completed titles in my PERSONAL library with either the matching Whispersync or Guttenberg mobi file, or a blank book, filled in with the metadata and a location of the audiobook (yes, sometimes it's the mobi file from the library, but I digress).
Yes, I agree that dumping everything into Calibre and using its features is preferable, however sometimes the learning curve to use some of these features is difficult. Paul gave us a step-by-step on how to do that yes/no column a little while back, which eliminated my need for more libraries, but I still can't figure out how to use the virtual library. In addition, I don't know how well the virtual library will come out after a crash. I had a crash recently, and not only had to manually add back my libraries, but also had to reinstall all my plugins. If there were a virtual library, would it have been lost? I don't know.
Ok to keep this addict related, I have done really well and bought a single audiobook by a now favorite author. I originally had 8 audio books in my cart. I just have to get through today and the sale will be over! As mentioned before, my biggest problem is sales and the fear that I won't be able to get the book later. This actually happened, again, but this time with the Murder She Wrote series. All but the most recent were removed from sale. So aggravating.