Why did I want to read this?
August 31, 2015 10:29 AM Subscribe
Will LibraryThing allow me to maintain a list of books to read with comments about why I want to read them? Is there another book/media management site that will let me do that?
I like a lot of what GoodReads has to offer (and spent some not insignficant time cataloging/tagging within the application) but it's missing what seems like a fairly basic feature.
I often come across book recommendations that pique my interest, but given my reading queue and schedule, it's often months (or years!) between "hey, that looks interesting" and finally getting around to reading it.
I want to be able to add a book to a To Read list, with a reasonably detailed note about why I wanted to read it in the first place.
The solutions I've tried so far haven't really worked for me:
I'm willing to give LibraryThing a try, but I don't want to bother if it doesn't have this feature. Is there anything else I'm missing.
I like a lot of what GoodReads has to offer (and spent some not insignficant time cataloging/tagging within the application) but it's missing what seems like a fairly basic feature.
I often come across book recommendations that pique my interest, but given my reading queue and schedule, it's often months (or years!) between "hey, that looks interesting" and finally getting around to reading it.
I want to be able to add a book to a To Read list, with a reasonably detailed note about why I wanted to read it in the first place.
The solutions I've tried so far haven't really worked for me:
- Evernote: too freeform, no easy link to actually buy the book if I'm interested, doesn't export to luzme or the like so I can watch for sales, no link between initial comments to post-reading review
- Amazon Shopping List: easy to buy the book from the link, but comments are limited to ~200 characters, and again, not really linked to post-reading reviews (since I don't post reviews on Amazon because of [reasons]
I'm willing to give LibraryThing a try, but I don't want to bother if it doesn't have this feature. Is there anything else I'm missing.
For the books in your library there are 'comments' and 'private' comments sections, so you could use these. They don't seem to have a word limit. You can also set them to be displayed in the library view, so you don't have to click through for each book.
posted by ontheradio at 10:55 AM on August 31, 2015
posted by ontheradio at 10:55 AM on August 31, 2015
Yeah, I just put it as a comment on my own addition in good reads, for the same reason - was this recommended by a friend, on a list somewhere, referenced in another book, etc. I don't even bother making special lists.
posted by vunder at 10:56 AM on August 31, 2015
posted by vunder at 10:56 AM on August 31, 2015
Best answer: LIbraryThing allows custom collections, and has both public and private comments fields on items. You can also create a custom view that shows a list of books and their associated comments.
Once you've located the book that you want, you can use LibraryThing's Get This Book to search for it in local libraries, online bookstores (both paper and electronic), and book swap sites.
posted by zamboni at 11:45 AM on August 31, 2015
Once you've located the book that you want, you can use LibraryThing's Get This Book to search for it in local libraries, online bookstores (both paper and electronic), and book swap sites.
posted by zamboni at 11:45 AM on August 31, 2015
I also use the Private notes field in Goodreads.
posted by kidbritish at 2:04 PM on August 31, 2015
posted by kidbritish at 2:04 PM on August 31, 2015
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posted by Stacey at 10:41 AM on August 31, 2015 [3 favorites]