Since I recently posted on my own blog about my reading progress for this year, I was wondering if anyone else tracks what they read, either on a social site like Goodreads or by other means. I never bothered listing my books before I joined Goodreads, as it would have been more work to make my own list. The main reason I track my books now is for the annual Goodreads challenge and to look for trends. I'm generally not comfortable reviewing books (I tend to critique them instead of approaching them like a reader), and I haven't had much time to interact in the reader groups, even though my original reason for joining Goodreads was to make myself and my work known. So perhaps it's time to broaden the question: are you active on social reading sites like Goodreads? Why or why not?
P.S. I do include Indie Writers Monthly magazines toward my reading goals; so should you!
A group of independent science fiction/fantasy authors who support each other and share their love for the genre.
I bet Amazon and Goodreads could have an automatic list, at least of the things you bought.
ReplyDeleteGoodreads recently added a function where it will show a list of books you've bought off Amazon and then you can add them to your shelves. It's pretty helpful.
DeleteI've seen that feature, but I haven't used it yet because I'm so far behind in my reading. I may be a fast reader, but I can still download books much faster than I can read them.
DeleteI am religious about updating my Goodreads status as I read a book. And about adding my own books when they become available. And sometimes adding those of other people too.
ReplyDeleteOh but Library Thing or whatever it's called sucks the big one. I pissed off so many people there because I actually updated my author page, which is apparently not MY author page. When they tried to explain that one to me I'm like WTF? If an author page about ME isn't MINE then whose is it?
DeleteI haven't tried Library Thing, and now I don't think I want to.
DeleteI do use goodreads, but it's mostly to track my reading. I actually started tracking the books I read while I was in high school, sophomore year, I think. I kept it all in a notebook back then. At some point, I transferred my lists to my computer. I had a spread sheet and everything, tracking by year, number of books, number of pages, everything. Then that computer got... let's call it violated... and I lost everything. I didn't bother again, after that, not until goodreads came along.
ReplyDeleteOf course not! Some of my books can be very naughty, and I would not want my guilty pleasures discovered. I look at my books in the cloud, and if I have trouble remembering the book, then by George, it's time to read it again.
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