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Originally Posted by Rellwood
I would say everyone needs a date added, date purchased, date borrowed, book source, read date (multiple read dates if needed), read status, y/n or icon column for each device the book is in, page/word counts, average rating and number of votes.
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Oddly, in my years of using calibre, I've never found the need for a date purchased, date borrowed, book source, multiple read dates, average rating or number of votes column. For me, the only rating that counts is my personal opinion of the book. As for worrying about what device a book is on? A matter of total disinterest to me.
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Originally Posted by Rellwood
Everyone should have a composite column with a "calibre id" that they can keep to always have a set id for a book no matter what happens. This is helpful for matching in the import list or comparing books. Plus, goodreads, asin, mobi-asin, isbn, isbn-13, and if they have goodreads and import the .csv's they need a column for each of those fields.
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I've never needed a saved calibre ID. Nor do I see any need for any Goodreads ID or plugin, I've looked at Goodreads and most of it is junk. For instance, have you never noticed the multiple reviews for books that are not released and likely will never be? As for the IDs you listed, if I need tham, they exist in the IDs built-in column and are used for downloading metadata.
For me, reading is a solitary vice. There are a few people who I will listen to book recommendations from. I also have several acquaintances who spend more time online talking about what they are reading, what they might want to read and scrolling through reviews/recommendations than they spend actually reading.
You do what you want with your calibre library but please don't mistake your personal preferences for anything other than personal choices.