10-24-2022, 04:53 PM | #31 |
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I don't mind to manually write them. I just want a place to save my highlights and quotes that I like.
I do it on my Kobo too, but I will be happy to be able to store highlights and annotations both from my digital and paper books in the same place. Do you think that SG can do the trick? |
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They're also doing usability testing over the next few weeks looking at 'pain points' and other UI/UX improvements, so it's possible that the Reading journal will see some changes. They have talked before about adding the ability to share Reading Journal entries directly to social media accounts, for example |
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January - a leftover from 2022 - something you really wanted to read in 22 that you just didn't get to. February - A quick read for the shortest month of the year March - Epic, historical or outright Roman for the Ides of March April - A book recommended to you by someone else Etc. Anyone have any thoughts? |
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A few suggestions from looking at things on my desk:
I also like prompts that nudge me to read more diversely. So for instance something written by an author who isn't European or North American -- or diverse along some other axis. |
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Who has Plus? I'd like to see what suggestions SG comes up with when you add all of us.
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To get recommendations, you'll have to pay a subscription for SG Plus.
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If you don't have a Plus subscription, is it possible for someone with a Plus subscription to be able to use your books as part of the recommendation for a Buddy Read?
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ALL StoryGraph users get recommendations, Plus or not. There are an EXTRA set of recommendations for Plus users, using a different algorithm and approach. It's an example of the philosophy being "Plus", a little extra that may or may not appeal. For me, the standard recommendations have been more useful than the "Plus" ones. Despite John's wrongheaded fixation on what is "Plus only", all the core features of TSG, including recommendations and buddy reads, and most stats, are available to non-Plus users. In summary, it's worth repeating that TSG is free to join and free to use and that the best way to find out if it offers what one is looking for in a reading tracker site is not to listen to someone who knows nothing and believes he knows everything, but simply to have a look for oneself. Last edited by Uncle Robin; 11-04-2022 at 10:46 PM. |
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Sorry about my mistake. Yes you can get recommendations.
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Possible Challenge Topics [rough draft]
RULES (that you can completely ignore if you want!): • The book only has to make sense to you to fit into the topic for that month. If you can justify it to yourself, go for it! • The book should be on your TBR as we are trying to reduce TBRs, not pick new things. • Anything goes – fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, collected comics, and anything else I haven’t thought of. • Have fun! January The Leftovers – A book you wanted read least year that you just didn't get to. ALTERNATIVE: Beginnings - start a new series, new to you author, or book that you got for the holidays (something new to your TBR). February St. Valentines - A book by an author you love or a genre you love. Bonus if it is shorter for the shortest month of the year. ALTERNATIVE: Read the shortest book on your TBR, irrespective of any other topic. March Ides of March – A historical or epic book, bonus if it is related to ancient Rome. ALTERNATIVE: St. Patrick’s – A book that can in some way be associated with “green.” Bonus if it is related to St. Patrick or Ireland in some way. April April Showers - a book about rain, weather, spring, or some kind of new blossoming (which should haul in a ton of things) ALTERNATIVE: April Fools - read the silliest or most foolish book on your TBR. Can be the title, subject, cover or just your perception that it being on your TBR list at all is silly. May Ovid's May - Ovid tells us the month of May was named for the maiores, Latin for "elders." Read something old, or a book about something or someone old. ALTERNATIVE - May Day! - a book that you think you might bail out on, or a book about emergencies, panics or escapes. June Beached - read a book about the ocean, maritime life, coasts, or something sea-related. Bonus if it’s also fishy in some way. ALTERNATIVE: Fixed or Broken - read a book about things/people/places/galaxies being fixed and/or broken. July Independents – A book you got via your local indie bookseller or bought used. Library loans count too! ALTERNATIVE - Recommendation - that you put on your TBR at someone else's recommendation. August When I Grow Up - a fiction or nonfiction title about a career you dreamed of as a child. Can also be about a common career even if you had no interest in it. Bonus if you went into that career! ALTERNATIVE - Back to School - a book from your TBR that has something to do with schools, education (or something you bought to educate yourself about something) September Shorter Days - a book with a one-word title or a collection of short stories or a short drama. ALTERNATIVE - Autumn - read a book from your TBR that is wholly or partially set in or about the fall season or an associated holiday/event. October Masks - a book about people wearing masks, hiding, or masquerading as something they are not. ALTERNATIVE - FREE SPACE - read anything at all from your TBR. November Indigenous - read a book from your TBR by, about, or telling the story of an indigenous population. Bonus if it is someone/something from your own country's history. ALTERNATIVE – Families – a book about families (real or imagined, inherited or found) December Endings – Finish a book or series that has been lingering for a long time Gifted – a book about something or someone who is gifted (in any sense of the word) |
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