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DuncanWatson · 05-13-2010, 04:50 PM

I am a new ereader owner (a nook). Previously I mostly pre-ordered books from Amazon, got books loaned to me from co-workers and browsed at my local bookstore when I ran out of reading material. I would keep books I want to read on a shelf or pile at home with a similar pile at work (of loaned books).

Now that I have a nook this equation has changed. It doesn't make sense for me to buy any books before I want to read it. The time it takes to get a book is effectively zero. Maybe for sideloaded content it might make sense to buy one book ahead but this is very different from my old 10 book piles waiting to be read.

I previously didn't use any software to manage my books read, to read, or whatever but now it makes sense to do so. Do any of you use any software to manage your reading queue or do you just make lists in a text file or keep it all in your head?

I am considering using goodreads.com to keep a list but the site lacks a recommendation engine which seems like a missing feature from where I sit. If I go to the trouble of classifying my library I would like to at least see the data used to recommend new books to read.

Any suggestions?

05-13-2010, 04:50 PM	#1
DuncanWatson Kindle Convert Posts: 190 Karma: 62704 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Woodinville, WA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook (all)	How do you manage your read queue with ebooks? I am a new ereader owner (a nook). Previously I mostly pre-ordered books from Amazon, got books loaned to me from co-workers and browsed at my local bookstore when I ran out of reading material. I would keep books I want to read on a shelf or pile at home with a similar pile at work (of loaned books). Now that I have a nook this equation has changed. It doesn't make sense for me to buy any books before I want to read it. The time it takes to get a book is effectively zero. Maybe for sideloaded content it might make sense to buy one book ahead but this is very different from my old 10 book piles waiting to be read. I previously didn't use any software to manage my books read, to read, or whatever but now it makes sense to do so. Do any of you use any software to manage your reading queue or do you just make lists in a text file or keep it all in your head? I am considering using goodreads.com to keep a list but the site lacks a recommendation engine which seems like a missing feature from where I sit. If I go to the trouble of classifying my library I would like to at least see the data used to recommend new books to read. Any suggestions?