11-12-2012, 05:07 PM | #16 | |
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I do put books that sound interesting to me on my Goodreads list so I can remember them, though. But I never plan! |
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11-12-2012, 06:10 PM | #17 |
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I have a text/html file that I use to keep track of books I have not read yet. I think it is not the most efficient way to keep track, but it is what I have been using. I also use it to keep track of the books I've already read, and if I'm reading a series, the "read" list also shows me which books in that series I have not read yet.
Example of my unread/read book list. |
11-12-2012, 08:25 PM | #18 |
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One more vote for Goodreads!
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11-13-2012, 06:37 AM | #19 |
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I just keep all of my TBR on my iPad. I think it's currently at 127 books.
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11-13-2012, 06:59 AM | #20 |
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I kind of keep track of TBR, but I'm not very good at it and I tend to break the rules all over the place because something comes along that I suddenly swerve for.
The only TBR list I keep pretty sacred is my indie read/reviews because I've already communicated with the authors and told them when I'm planning to read their books. I also publish the schedule on my site so I should at least make some effort to keep to it. For ebooks I've owned I have custom tags for year for things I've decided to read in the year (or next year as the case may be). I tend to use Goodreads as well. But pretty badly. Now the books I've read - that's a different story. Goodreads - and I do it pretty religiously. |
11-13-2012, 08:52 AM | #21 |
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For books that I've purchased, they go on my kindle, so I always have plenty of books on there. For books I haven't purchased,I use goodreads to get recommendations and I have a "to-read" shelf there. I also send samples to my phone's kindle app, so that I have a list of books I'm interested in. I can then read some of the samples & weed out those I'm not interested in. I also have a "saved books" list on my library's overdrive website.
I also agree with those that just wing it. I try to keep track of books while browsing so I don't forget them, but I never know what'll strike my fancy next. |
11-13-2012, 02:00 PM | #22 |
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IMO fictfact.com is a great source for keeping track of series books. It does that and only that and does it really, really well.
I also mark unread books with an "unread" tag in Calibre and keep them in an unread collection on my Kindle. I use Shelfari for general tracking of what I own (both paper and ebook). |
11-13-2012, 06:43 PM | #23 |
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I have a TBR tag in Calibre and once it gets around 50, I just transfer them to my T1 & 350 and then delete the TBR tag...
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11-13-2012, 11:45 PM | #24 |
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For series, Amazon often has the next book in the series for preorder, so I either preorder it or add it to my wishlist, which I check periodically.
For books I already own or plan to read in the "near" future, I keep a list on my iPad. I also started a list with books I read, with the dollar amount and, if applicable, the library name behind them, so I get very happy whenever I look at it I just sent off an application for a fourth library. The $77 I spent combined on Brooklyn and Fairfax have already saved me tons of money, less than 2 months into my membership. |
11-14-2012, 03:17 AM | #25 |
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Great tipps here, thanks.
It's a shame iTunes is such a mess with ebooks. I read on the iPhone and since Stanza stopped working I went iBooks full-time (I manually add epubs to my library and found it easiest to do in iTunes) and I generally like iTunes. But even the store is a mess. They don't care about publication dates, everything is obviously time-stamped to the day they actually added the book to the store. Starting the Matthew Scudder series and trying to find my way in the iTS was a nightmare. I hate all this fragmentation. Amazon, iTunes, Smashwords, self-published ... Calibre is a big help but still something that needs to be done on a computer. Somehow I always finish books late at night, lying in bed and being all comfy and warm I want to find my next read right there, on my iPhone ... argh! Reading is hard work I think I'll immerse myself in goodreads.com and tell Siri to remind me of new books coming out. |
11-14-2012, 03:48 AM | #26 |
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I just keep a list in a text file on my desktop. When I receive notices from the different sellers, I check to see if there is something that I wanted to read now available. Takes all of 30 seconds a week, although there are times when it might take a full minute. But I'm pretty flexible.
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11-14-2012, 03:39 PM | #27 |
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I use Goodreads. I also use wishlists at ebookstores and the library.
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11-14-2012, 06:23 PM | #28 |
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I have a Calibre library set up with the books I am interested in reading. I then have another library for Next To Read which are the books I plan to read next. I do use Goodreads but that is for books currently reading or already read.
For wishlists I use Amazon so I can import my wishlist into eReaderIQ which alerts me when a book has dropped in price. |
11-14-2012, 07:24 PM | #29 |
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FictFact is great. It not only lets you follow your series, but it alerts you when a new book in the series has been released.
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On the kindle I use Collections and on the nook I use Shelves (same concept) to track what books I have read that are on the device. I also track what I've read on Calibre since I move books off and on my devices. The last 3 cannot handle wishlists. |
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