How do you maintain TBR list?

din155 · 09-01-2011, 05:36 AM

Just curious to know how people maintain the TBR list. I used to maintain mine in the Google docs spread sheet. Anytime I saw a new book that was of interest to me, I would add it into it with status to buy or if already bought TBR. Recently I have not been able to maintain this list and wanted to know your views on the same. Do you regularly maintain a list? Where do you maintain it?

din

HarryT · 09-01-2011, 05:38 AM

My TBR list is the contents of my Kindle. Currently 598 books

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JeremyR · 09-01-2011, 05:40 AM

That's pretty much what I do. Just put what I want to read on my Kindle.

When I finish reading a book, I move them into a collection. So all the unreads are visible from the home screen since they aren't in a collection.

And I can count how many I've read by just seeing the numbers of each collection. (273 books since getting my Kindle about a year ago, whenever K3s came out. Not bad)

din155 · 09-01-2011, 05:50 AM

Nice! I was feeling guilty about not maintaining the list.

Ron. · 09-01-2011, 05:55 AM

same as others have said, i keep the books i am interested in reading on my device (currently about 20 books) that's not to say I will ever read any or all of them.. they might wind up being deleted as my interests change.

din155 · 09-01-2011, 05:57 AM

Okay, how about the ones that you haven't bought but are interested in?

Sweetpea · 09-01-2011, 05:58 AM

My TBR list is in Calibre, containing all books which have the custom column "Read" filled with "Unread". This will generate a collection "Unread" on my Sony.

Sweetpea · 09-01-2011, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by din155

Okay, how about the ones that you haven't bought but are interested in?

Those I buy. And if I can't, I forget about them.

HarryT · 09-01-2011, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by din155

Okay, how about the ones that you haven't bought but are interested in?

I use the "Notes" app on my iPhone for that. If I don't write them down, I forget about them.

Terisa de morgan · 09-01-2011, 06:04 AM

I have an access database where I keep all the books I have, the info about them and the status (read/unread, reading date and score for them). For books I want, I've got an spreadsheet where I write down the book and the publishing date, and I mark when I get them.

din155 · 09-01-2011, 06:07 AM

I generally share the list with my wife so that she can gift those books to me every now and then

that’s the reason I started with Google docs but its getting too cumbersome now.

Ron. · 09-01-2011, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by din155

Okay, how about the ones that you haven't bought but are interested in?

I buy them

Bikeridr · 09-01-2011, 06:08 AM

I have a collection in Kindle called "TBR". Here the books awaiting to be read and the currently reading book sits.
The finished read books moves from "TBR" to the "Read" collection.

Finally I have the "Important" and "Reference" collections. They should be self explaining.

My To-Be-Bought-for-Later-Reading are on my "Stickies" program on my PC desktop and/or in the Amazon wishlist.

miguel1626 · 09-01-2011, 06:09 AM

My TBR exists only in my head most of the time (although I also maintain a short-time list on Google Books). And I have one huge folder in my computer where all the ebooks that I own are stored (whether already read or on the TBR).

As for the books I'm interested in, I add them to Amazon's Wish List (even if end up buying them elsewhere, it works well enough as a central location).

tubemonkey · 09-01-2011, 06:47 AM

I don't have a list. When I'm done with one book, I do a mental search by author. Then I choose a book and fetch it.

09-01-2011, 05:36 AM	#1
din155 Guru Posts: 880 Karma: 7556602 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, Win 10 thinkpad 8in	How do you maintain TBR list? Just curious to know how people maintain the TBR list. I used to maintain mine in the Google docs spread sheet. Anytime I saw a new book that was of interest to me, I would add it into it with status to buy or if already bought TBR. Recently I have not been able to maintain this list and wanted to know your views on the same. Do you regularly maintain a list? Where do you maintain it? din

09-01-2011, 05:40 AM	#3
JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	That's pretty much what I do. Just put what I want to read on my Kindle. When I finish reading a book, I move them into a collection. So all the unreads are visible from the home screen since they aren't in a collection. And I can count how many I've read by just seeing the numbers of each collection. (273 books since getting my Kindle about a year ago, whenever K3s came out. Not bad) Last edited by JeremyR; 09-01-2011 at 05:46 AM.

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09-01-2011, 05:38 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	My TBR list is the contents of my Kindle. Currently 598 books .

09-01-2011, 05:50 AM	#4
din155 Guru Posts: 880 Karma: 7556602 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, Win 10 thinkpad 8in	Nice! I was feeling guilty about not maintaining the list.

09-01-2011, 05:55 AM	#5
Ron. Evangelist Posts: 448 Karma: 864744 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3, LookBook, Nook Simple Touch	same as others have said, i keep the books i am interested in reading on my device (currently about 20 books) that's not to say I will ever read any or all of them.. they might wind up being deleted as my interests change.

09-01-2011, 05:57 AM	#6
din155 Guru Posts: 880 Karma: 7556602 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, Win 10 thinkpad 8in	Okay, how about the ones that you haven't bought but are interested in?

09-01-2011, 05:58 AM	#7
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	My TBR list is in Calibre, containing all books which have the custom column "Read" filled with "Unread". This will generate a collection "Unread" on my Sony.

09-01-2011, 06:04 AM	#10
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,635 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I have an access database where I keep all the books I have, the info about them and the status (read/unread, reading date and score for them). For books I want, I've got an spreadsheet where I write down the book and the publishing date, and I mark when I get them.

09-01-2011, 06:07 AM	#11
din155 Guru Posts: 880 Karma: 7556602 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, Win 10 thinkpad 8in	I generally share the list with my wife so that she can gift those books to me every now and then that’s the reason I started with Google docs but its getting too cumbersome now.

09-01-2011, 06:08 AM	#13
Bikeridr Information Acquirer Posts: 436 Karma: 4265156 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Latvia, Rigas Rajons Device: Kindle 3 International, Pocketbook Color	I have a collection in Kindle called "TBR". Here the books awaiting to be read and the currently reading book sits. The finished read books moves from "TBR" to the "Read" collection. Finally I have the "Important" and "Reference" collections. They should be self explaining. My To-Be-Bought-for-Later-Reading are on my "Stickies" program on my PC desktop and/or in the Amazon wishlist.

09-01-2011, 06:09 AM	#14
miguel1626 Great Old One Posts: 189 Karma: 998538 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: L1 Orbit Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro, iPhone 8 Plus	My TBR exists only in my head most of the time (although I also maintain a short-time list on Google Books). And I have one huge folder in my computer where all the ebooks that I own are stored (whether already read or on the TBR). As for the books I'm interested in, I add them to Amazon's Wish List (even if end up buying them elsewhere, it works well enough as a central location).

09-01-2011, 06:47 AM	#15
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,762 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I don't have a list. When I'm done with one book, I do a mental search by author. Then I choose a book and fetch it.