tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post6681139070187196113..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: Catalogue indeed, what fun is that?Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-67585100008555797352007-12-14T11:14:00.000-05:002007-12-14T11:14:00.000-05:00I'm just amazed by all the people who keep such tr...I'm just amazed by all the people who keep such track of their books. I'm too busy reading to catalog. I keep it very simple. I keep the books I have posted at paperbackswap separated so I don't accidently give them away. The rest are just there with no regard to author, genre, height, spine color, etc.chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257260052653346841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-77908778635921453702007-12-13T11:34:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:34:00.000-05:00Stephanie - That's a commitment! At least you have...Stephanie - That's a commitment! At least you have a lifetime.<BR/><BR/>Danielle - I can understand that about mysteries. I don't read as many as I once did. The advantage of losing track of them is that I can read them again and not remember what happened, although sometimes half way through I'll realize I know who did it but I can't remember how.<BR/><BR/>QA - I can understand the impulse in a way, it's another way to be involved with your books. Now that I've read In Cold Blood, I admire it and fear it no longer.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-36441992121793539822007-12-13T11:22:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:22:00.000-05:00I can't fathom why anyone would want to catalog th...I can't fathom why anyone would want to catalog their books so obsessive-compulsively either. You buy all of the books in your own library, - unlike the books in a library intended for many people - so surely cataloging them isn't necessary. I suppose it's just a ritual for some readers, just like writing your name in a book, but to me it's just scary. My bookshelves aren't as freewheeling as yours are though :). I have a shelf that is completely random for all the books I haven't read yet; but as soon as I have read a book it gets moved to another bookshelf which is arranged alphabetically and then chronologically within author. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and afraid of In Cold Blood? The first time I read it, I loved it so much that I went out and bought Capote's entire back catalog :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-35859543609075126922007-12-13T11:07:00.001-05:002007-12-13T11:07:00.001-05:00I prefer to think of it as being 'detail-oriented'...I prefer to think of it as being 'detail-oriented'! :) I do use LT, but I am lazy about adding books. What I like is being able to seach for books via the tags and getting a list of books. Also I read a lot of mysteries, and I can never remember which ones in the series I have, so this is great. But I don't shelf alphabetically (I work in a library--just think if I shelved them in LC order? Wouldn't THAT be scary). Mine are also just grouped by type and I try to keep books by the same author together. Now if I had enough shelf space I might be....more detail oriented about it...Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-59432407024044548282007-12-13T11:07:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:07:00.000-05:00When I found Library Thing last year, I went ahead...When I found Library Thing last year, I went ahead and purchased the life-time subscription. Figured I would use it!! I'm gradually adding my books. But with the amount I have, it could take a while!! Who really has the time?<BR/><BR/>Happy Thursday!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-61528061381913526492007-12-13T10:30:00.000-05:002007-12-13T10:30:00.000-05:00Geranium - I'll never say never. Let's just say i...Geranium - I'll never say never. Let's just say it's not in my immediate future. I weed my collection about twice a year to try to keep those book piles at bay. I like control about a lot of things, but that degree of order for my books doesn't seem to be one of them.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-80977054120048836612007-12-13T09:46:00.000-05:002007-12-13T09:46:00.000-05:00Maybe it's just a case of not yet? My books were a...Maybe it's just a case of not yet? My books were always categorised by where they'd fit rather than any other system, but I used to know exactly where anything was. After each house move, I'd shelve them and then I'd know. Doesn't work these days - I don't always remember whether I've got a book, let alone where I might find it. It's not too bad yet, but it's getting worse (and the book piles keep growing). Maybe I'll catalogue the last few pre-ISBN books on my deathbed, but at least I'll die feeling in control! Of course, I'll be in trouble when I forget who I am on Library Thing.Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.com