How do you maintain TBR list? - Page 6

greencat · 09-07-2011, 03:34 PM

I use Evernote. I just evernote an Amazon listing, mention or review on website or jot it down on the evernote app on my phone if I'm out and about.

Frida Fantastic · 09-07-2011, 03:48 PM

I guess I technically don't have a TBR list except for my weekly indie book reviews.

For my not-blogging reading, I only buy books when I'm about to read them. All my free + sample ebooks are shelved in collections, and I pull them out of the collection when I'm ready to read them (and of course, purchase the full one if I only have the sample). My paper books are in stacks around the house, and whatever is about to read next is on top of the stack

I have a "Books I Want" list that's a 10 page long word document. I have it sorted by Fiction, Non-fiction, Online-only, etc. The first page is dedicated to books I'm serious about reading soon, especially if I can borrow them from the library, so I also include the library call number on the list. It's handy because I can just upload the .doc to my Kindle and I can take the Kindle to the library. And if none of my priority reads are available at the library, I can skim through the other pages and pick something else. No paper or pens required.

For my blogging reading, I've committed to reviewing one indie book a week, so I let authors know ahead of time when they can expect to get a review... is why I tend to finish more indie books these days. It's 6-8 books long maximum, because while I can predict what I'll crave to read in a month's time, I may have different interests in three months. I keep track of what to read next with the review schedule on my blog http://fridafantastic.wordpress.com/...view-schedule/

My indie Want to Read list is organized by tags on Gmail since authors email me book submissions, and each week one of those books get into the review schedule.

jgsmith · 09-07-2011, 04:27 PM

I used to gather books that I wanted to read as I learned about them and keep them on my reader, deleting books from my reader as I read them. When the list crossed 100, and I found myself more and more often searching out new books rather than reading from my TBR backlog, I stopped. Now I look forward to searching for a new book when I finish the one I'm reading.

Jim

Rumpelteazer · 09-07-2011, 05:35 PM

In Calibre I have a read/unread column for my ebooks. On GoodReads my "to read" list contains all the books, ebooks and paper books, I want to read including those I do not own (yet).

In Calibre I use the reading list plugin to list 10 or so books I want to read in the near future. It isn't a list I keep to it, if I'm in the mood for something different that's not in the list I'll read it. If a book stays too long on this list I delete it.

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09-07-2011, 03:34 PM	#76
greencat Freebie finder Posts: 907 Karma: 2046472 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony, Kindle	I use Evernote. I just evernote an Amazon listing, mention or review on website or jot it down on the evernote app on my phone if I'm out and about.

09-07-2011, 03:48 PM	#77
Frida Fantastic SF/F book blogger Posts: 270 Karma: 502030 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Kindle 3	I guess I technically don't have a TBR list except for my weekly indie book reviews. For my not-blogging reading, I only buy books when I'm about to read them. All my free + sample ebooks are shelved in collections, and I pull them out of the collection when I'm ready to read them (and of course, purchase the full one if I only have the sample). My paper books are in stacks around the house, and whatever is about to read next is on top of the stack I have a "Books I Want" list that's a 10 page long word document. I have it sorted by Fiction, Non-fiction, Online-only, etc. The first page is dedicated to books I'm serious about reading soon, especially if I can borrow them from the library, so I also include the library call number on the list. It's handy because I can just upload the .doc to my Kindle and I can take the Kindle to the library. And if none of my priority reads are available at the library, I can skim through the other pages and pick something else. No paper or pens required. For my blogging reading, I've committed to reviewing one indie book a week, so I let authors know ahead of time when they can expect to get a review... is why I tend to finish more indie books these days. It's 6-8 books long maximum, because while I can predict what I'll crave to read in a month's time, I may have different interests in three months. I keep track of what to read next with the review schedule on my blog http://fridafantastic.wordpress.com/...view-schedule/ My indie Want to Read list is organized by tags on Gmail since authors email me book submissions, and each week one of those books get into the review schedule.

09-07-2011, 04:27 PM	#78
jgsmith Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 233442 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Sony PRS-600, Kobo Touch, Kindle PW2	I used to gather books that I wanted to read as I learned about them and keep them on my reader, deleting books from my reader as I read them. When the list crossed 100, and I found myself more and more often searching out new books rather than reading from my TBR backlog, I stopped. Now I look forward to searching for a new book when I finish the one I'm reading. Jim

09-07-2011, 05:35 PM	#79
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,350 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	In Calibre I have a read/unread column for my ebooks. On GoodReads my "to read" list contains all the books, ebooks and paper books, I want to read including those I do not own (yet). In Calibre I use the reading list plugin to list 10 or so books I want to read in the near future. It isn't a list I keep to it, if I'm in the mood for something different that's not in the list I'll read it. If a book stays too long on this list I delete it.

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