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So far since joining I've only kept a record on Goodreads but this year I'm also going to keep a written journal
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I use to keep a list a while ago and then stopped. Since I joined Goodreads, I just keep track that way. I have been thinking of starting again..
I have an excel spreadsheet that I keep track of title, author, score, genre and various other things such as Aussie, new author and where I got book ie own it, ebook or library book.On the spread sheet I can then do all my stats at the end of the year.
Goodreads is the second place I have the information stashed.
I have a journal where I list down the books I read. Ive been doing that since 2010.
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Perry wrote: "A few years ago I began keeping a record (via an Excel spreadsheet)of the books I read each year. It has proven interesting to study the paths my reading takes from author to author, genre to genre..."Not sure which part of the post was 'self promotion', Brenda. I think it is common knowledge by now I am a writer and there were no specifics mentioned, no call to action, nothing to exhort anyone to buy anything. Not sure how it is any different from a mechanic saying he hasn't read much lately other than tech manuals due to being busy. There was certainly no conscious attempt on my part to promote myself in any way. Cheers Perry
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Until GR I used to write in a book journal. I still keep one but I'm a bit slack with writing in it, now I must admit. I do panic sometimes and think I should be keeping a separate log in case something happens to my computer or GR. GR is the only place I keep a list of my TBR, however. I probably should keep a hard copy somewhere else.
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Don't you know me by now Brenda? Probably not!!! I can copy and paste but that's about it and I don't back up the stuff I have on my laptop on a hard drive either and I know I should!!!
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and yes, you should back up (says she who hasn't done hers for a few months now!)
Thanks Brenda. I'll have a look at it. I am an old dog learning new tricks. Work has helped improve some of my computer skills but I can't seem to let go of writing things down in my diary or a notebook.
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I use the Goodreads systems as I think this works really well for me. Before I started here I use to write them all in a note book which I've only stopped doing in last four or five months. And I think it's only because I kept forgetting to write them down :)
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Elaine wrote: "Thanks Brenda. I'll have a look at it. I am an old dog learning new tricks. Work has helped improve some of my computer skills but I can't seem to let go of writing things down in my diary or a not..."Don't worry Elaine when it comes to learning new things with technology I'm just like you. Pen and paper will be a thing of the dark ages soon. Lol
Sharon wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Thanks Brenda. I'll have a look at it. I am an old dog learning new tricks. Work has helped improve some of my computer skills but I can't seem to let go of writing things down in my..."Absolutely Sharon. My 9 year old is more adept at it than I am and can probably show me a thing or two. Pen and paper....what's that he would say!!
Brenda wrote: "The goodreads system is good - I just like to have a back-up, which is why I do my own list:)"Yes I guess it's always good to have a backup Brenda. You never know when things will disappear into thin air :)
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Yes I guess it's always good to have a backup Brenda. You never know when things will ..."
Scary thought!!
Elaine wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Elaine wrote: "Thanks Brenda. I'll have a look at it. I am an old dog learning new tricks. Work has helped improve some of my computer skills but I can't seem to let go of writing th..."Haha yes children amaze me just how much they know about these things. But computers were only just coming into schools before I finished. And I had no interest in them back then, but I wish I had :)
Brenda wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Brenda wrote: "The goodreads system is good - I just like to have a back-up, which is why I do my own list:)"Yes I guess it's always good to have a backup Brenda. You never know wh..."
Haha yes it is a bit :)
Brenda, 287 books in a year is an impressive 1 every 30 hours! I take it they are of varying lengths. Have you considered the word count you must get through? Do you speed read or have any specific techniques? Do you read every book word for word, page for page or use some of the skimming techniques you have to develop at uni? Are these eBooks, treebooks or a mix? Bought, borrowed, free downloads? Sorry, I'm just curious. I know when I get a good book I eat it in one sitting sometimes and the world kindly stands still for me until I'm through. I might kick off another thread on how people read but I'm keen to read your response to this.
I don't keep a log other than my Goodreads list. Now that I know how to do a backup, I might do that once in a while. I'm not the world's fastest reader, but I enjoyed looking over my 2013 stats here on Goodreads (40 books) and remembering what I had read.Actually I'm reading a book at the moment (part of a series) that I was positive I had read before. I just wanted to make sure before moving on to the next in the series. It wasn't until p103 that something happened to make me realise I had NOT read it before! So it just goes to show that even those of us who read often but slowly, can also get confused if we don't keep track.
Andrea, that has happened to me before, both ways. I have read a book I had forgotten I had read before and then thought I had read one but turns out I hadn't. I wonder if this has anything to do with how they say there are only so many plots, everything else is just a variation on the setting, characters and conversations.
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I'll respond in your other thread Perry.
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Gosh, I have never bothered to keep a list. I think I will start that on Goodreads.
I've been using Goodreads to track my books, which I'm starting to find not very effective.So looking at creating an database to track books read. Just trying to work out what information I want to track;
example; gender, nationality, re-read, translated, etc.
I only use Goodreads - mainly because I am just so lazy that making a second version seems far too tiresome ;)
Even though it records what you want to read on Goodreads, I have a list on paper(which is several A4 pages long)of books I want to read. I buy all the books I read and find it satisfying to be able to cross them off when I buy them. I also keep a list of all the books I own on a document on the computer because I like to record where I got them from and how much I paid for them so if I had a fire I'd be able to replace them all.
I have kept a book log in Word since 2000 but since 2013 rely on Goodreads. Keeping a log was useful when I wanted to purchase new books. But I do live in fear of a GR crash! I backup but I'd be lost if GR was not operating.
I rely on Goodreads for that. 57 books in 2012, 117 in 2013.Hopefully less full on this year.
In 2009 I read 65 books and then about the same in 2010 before dropping down into the 50s in 2011 and just 37 in 2012. Last year I only read 12! Why the drop in books read? Simple, I was writing more and last year I began playing Battle Pirates, a multi-player online game.
While my reasons for playing an online game were to be able to develop a line of fan fiction novellas, (and I'm sticking to that) I have to confess I spent so much time playing something had to suffer. I now think I will be hard pressed to write the fan fiction series I have planned due to other commitments and so I should finish my gaming career. It's a bit like quitting smoking, to be honest. Well I managed that so this is doable and hopefully my reading (and writing) will benefit.
So, do any of you keep a log of the books you read, author and your opinion? Or do you use Goodreads to keep track? What takes you away form your reading? new thread or can we multi-task the discussion?