The next question in our celebrations month is from Elf! Congrats Elf you won a $10 Giftcertificate from Riptide Publishing.
ELF: How do you keep the books you have reviewed organized so you can find them again when the sequel comes out?
Christie:
I keep all of my ARCs and reviews on google drive. From there it is quite easy to create folders and move documents around in order to keep everything organized. Also, it helps that all the books we have reviewed can be found on the group spreadsheet, so there is an extra layer of organization in place.
Kat:
I have it set up in my word folder and the spreadsheet that was created. A lot of times I reread my review and usually read at least the last several chapters of the previous book. But quite a few times, especially with my favorites, I reread the previous book first. I am a pretty fast reader so it isn’t a problem.
Pizzygirl:
HAHAHAHA I wish I could say I was organized in any way shape or form. I usually just wing it by searching on Goodreads or the author’s website to ensure I read things in the right order. Not the most efficient but I am a scatter brain outside of my EDJ which requires meticulous attention to detail. I just cannot bring myself to be that disciplined in cataloging my books.
Chris:
As we have grown as a blog it’s became extremely obvious that organization is key. We keep a spreadsheet and calendar for the whole group which records the books we want to read, when they are scheduled, and a comprehensive list of everything we have reviewed in the past–so to keep down the possibility of requesting a book already reviewed for the blog. As anyone who has joined the blog in the last few years can attest, it can be a bit confusing at first–even with the monster welcome-packet we foist on them–but in the end, it is the only way to keep the chaos to its bare minimum.
Personally, in addition to the the group spreadsheet, I have my own spreadsheet and calendar. Also, for all the good and ill spoken of Goodreads, I must admit that without my bookshelves there I would be lost. Goodreads lets me manipulate and shelve books so that it is easy for me to see what is coming out soon or just what is worth a reread.
Roberta:
umm…for me…i just know that when i’ve reviewed a book and really love it, i try to keep an eye out for the next one or i order it ahead of time.
Sarina:
I have a ridiculous number of shelves on goodreads and keep all of the books I’ve reviewed for the blog on their own ‘Love Bytes’ shelf; being able to keep them all grouped together like that has been extremely helpful.
Vicki/Tori:
I keep all of the books I have received to review in folders on my computer, organized by author. So I can find previous books if I want to do a reread.
Jen B:
I rely heavily on the chart system to keep track. If I finish a book that mentions a follow up at the end, I’ll add it to my list as a reminder. I also use Goodreads as my library and often see books I was waiting for pop up on my feed through other readers. Facebook is also a great place to keep track of your favorite authors.
Dan:
I set up a “library” folder on my PC and every one of the books goes in there. Every one of my reviews is saved in a “reviews” folder on the PC. Both are alphabetical by author, then book. Otherwise I’d lose my mind trying to find them. It is especially important when you read/review so many books that you can’t always remember all the details and have to go back and do a ‘refresher’ read before starting the new one.
Marte:
To keep my books organized I am a member of Goodreads. I have all my books, rating and reviews there. I can easy access my reviews, and the series information there. I post my reviews there too after they go live on the blog. In addition, I also have my finished written blog reviews in a word document on my computer. What I really need to organize are all my books in files on my computer. I usually just search my book catalogue, but I really should start using a great program called Calibre, or so I hear, since I haven’t used it yet. I really should get to that…
Tammy:
I keep all of my reviews in a separate folder so I can go through them every couple of months to find any sequels.
Cinnamon:
I have author folders for my favorite writers and then I have a review folder on my Kindle
Caroline:
Goodreads shelves. Love it or hate it is a massive aid in keeping track of what you have read, what you are reading and what you would like to read in the future. I personally would struggle without it!
Danielle:
I use goodread to try to keep a bit up to date. I heard of a great program on Calibre that I want to check out but it is lots of work to get it all going and so far didn’t have the time to check it out.
Let us know what you use to keep your books organized 🙂
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Thank you for the question and the answers. I lot of good tips you gave. I have an account for Goodreads, but haven’t used it much for organizing my books. I should give it a go now.
Thank you for your answers. I use Goodreads so i know wich books i already own and i have different shelves so when i’m in the mood to re-read a cowboy romance i just have to check that shelve. On my ereader i have a read and a already read collection. But i have to organise and delete some already read books because i have to many books on it (but it is hard for me to delete books)
Thanks for the answers. I’m not organized at all, lol. I should try google drive for my books. My GR account is a little better though.
I have an account on Goodreads that I should use more, am getting into it after joining the reading challenge but to organise all my books there would take a lot of time.
I have folders on my Kindle for different categories and that works pretty well.
I…kinda…don’t. I just basically use document search functions on my computer and e-reader to make sure I’m not buying a book twice!
Thanks for the answers. Well I have Goodreads to do the database for me, so I know about the title and the series. But I also use series number when I name the ebook files on my harddrive
Thanks for your diverse answers. While I find it easy to sort my hard copies, I have trouble with my ebooks. I have a goodreads account, which I frequent regularly. But I have adjusted my folders at least 3-4 times in the last year and I’m still not happy *sigh*
Thanks for the different answers. I’m pretty organized (using Goodreads as well as Calibre, and folders), but there were also some ideas in there I have to try.
Great questions and answers…. As for me, I go with Pizzygirl… A bit of a chaotic reader here 😉
I use my Goodreads account mostly. I have a notebook I keep by the computer to update series, favorite authors, release dates and (unfortunately) the names of authors I’ve had a bad experience with. Unless several reviewers recommend them in the future, I steer away from their books. Someday, when I have nothing to read, I’ll put them all on a spreadsheet, like I used to, when I only read 1 book at a time and I don’t read ARC’s, books from instafreebie, and Kindle Unlimited selections! Right now reading is more fun than record keeping.
Good question and answer. I also use goodreads and as extra insurance booklikes. As to keep track of books I’ve bought I usually just use the search function or make a folder for the authors
I wish I was organized, but alas, I’ve often started a book and discovered I’ve already read it. Oh well, I just keep reading sometimes if I’m really into it!
I rely on Goodreads heavily to keep organized since I’m terrible at impulse buying. I have a separate shelf for books bought & a wishlist. Once I’ve read something I have a bunch of different shelves for categorizing different topics about the book; like genre, character jobs, kinks, tropes, etc.
I use Goodreads but very basically for organisation, a bit of organisation on shelves in my ereader (though when I have to replace, it is a pain to recreate!) and I keep copies on my PC/SD back up.
Any reviews I do are on Goodreads, occaisonally copied over to Amazon – and I will look at these before looking at another book by an author
Wow! Thank you so much for both the prize and the answers! I am a regular reviewer for another site and often find myself using the index there to figure out which books came in which order (and whether I reviewed them, lol) but I need to get things better organized on my computer and those were great suggestions. I have a book to review about using Excel, so I suspect this will be a great way to apply what I am learning, lol. I haven’t been good about transferring all of my reviews over to Goodreads because of the copyright issues but I probably could just put the links.