How do you keep track of books read?

Artem Kalachyan2014-07-21 07:37:42

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Artem Kalachyan, 2014-07-21 07:37:42

I set myself a certain goal - to constantly read some kind of technical book. Several are already planned. But there are many books, but one head. As you read, some will fly out of your head. I would like to keep some kind of record - such as a schedule with a list of books, read ones are crossed out and receive a review, new ones are added. How do you do it?

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Vitaly Zheltyakov, 2014-07-21
@Bringoff

I recommend more than just accounting.
Keep records in books. That is, start a document in which you will write out good new ideas taken from the book you read. As a result, you will get a "concentrated" content of books, after reading which you can easily remember what the book is about.
Of course, I understand that it's a little "stressful", but it's worth it.

shurph, 2014-07-25
@shurph

There are various services and desktop programs for, but this is not the same ...

Есть различные сервисы и настольные программы для каталогизации книг и хранения закладок и заметок к этим книгам. Но мне такие решения не нравятся, так как авторы этих программ и сервисов навязывают своё видение. А в некоторых случаях — вы становитесь заложником особого формата для хранения данных в этих решениях.

Therefore, I use a plain text file in markdown format, which lies under the version control system (git in my case). Every year I create a new file.
It looks like this:
The file is divided into two parts: "For reading" and "Read". One book - one line in the file.
After reading the book, I move the appropriate line to the “Read” section and write my thoughts about the book under it. Then I commit the changes to the repository (you can also add some comment about the book to the commit).
As a result, I have a list of books to read, a list of books read with a few comments on them, as well as information about when each of the books was read (and, accordingly, the dynamics of my reading).
Because git is used, then I can painlessly store a “backup” of all this on some bitbucket and, accordingly, have access to this data anytime and anywhere.

Optimus, 2014-07-21
Pyan @marrk2

No books read - I remember all the books I read. But the books that I'm going to read - yes, there is a list in evernote.

Dmitry Entelis, 2014-07-21
@DmitriyEntelis

We read books not for show, but in order to comprehend something.
Combining several in parallel - it seems to me not very correct.
I read either from paper or from an iPad - respectively, either the book is on the table, or it is pre-loaded into the reader.

Yan Anisimov, 2014-07-21
@yanchick

Not only, and not so many technical books, but www.livelib.ru

Maxim Vasiliev, 2014-07-21
@qmax

Reading books, which should be taken into account, does not make sense.
It is better to read what you are really interested in.

getId, 2015-01-26
@getId

The Bookwriting service is able to maintain a list of what has been read, a list to be read. Large field for notes. There is an export to CSV, there are subscriptions to other users. On Habré about him . Authorization via social networks, nothing more. Cloud data.

Yuri Lobanov, 2014-07-21
@iiil

Technical literature is not a novel. You won't remember a good book, it's always better to come back to it. The main thing to remember is where to look and what to look for.

Eugene Burmakin, 2014-07-22
@Freika

goodreads.com

Mikhail Lyalin, 2014-07-21
@mr_jok

summary of read books in the form of reviews on your website

Maxim Dranko, 2015-07-31
@EMERCOMer

My answer is not entirely about accounting, but indirectly solves the problem.
IMHO accounting by itself is useless. But work with literature increases the efficiency of reading.
That is why I recommend that before you start reading, ask yourself about the purpose of reading.
In this webinar, I tried to share my technology for working with a book.
To work with the book I use MindManager - I draw a map of the book.
The map of books read is presented by topic:
I will be glad for your additions and questions.

Mikhail Gubanov, 2014-07-21
@lsreg

Books to be read are not included. There are many of them and they constantly catch your eye.
Already read - in the process of reading I make notes, then I draw them up in a review .

Crash, 2014-07-22
@Bandicoot

List in Evernote

lucius, 2015-02-13
@lucius

www.knigopis.com - unix way to store read list. Recommend.

DDDsa, 2015-03-22
@DDDsa

I wrote a program for myself specifically for this purpose. Database in SQLite, export, filtering, printing, etc. are possible.
Try it - CatList

Sergey Eremin, 2014-07-24
@Sergei_Erjemin

Weird question. Why consider books? What if I have read the book several times? And if you read a book as a child, but now you re-read it and comprehend it differently? What about desktop books that you don’t seem to read, but you use all the time (reference books, encyclopedias, manuals)? And then there are magazines with quite smart articles that require reflection (do not believe it, but analytical articles on economics periodically want to re-read in three or even ten years ... compare numbers and check the implementation of forecasts)? And then there are literary magazines, which are generally no worse than books.
In electronic readers, everything is easy to take into account. There, even markers and notes for selections can be made and systematized. In addition, this can be done from different devices, because. all readable economy in the clouds...

vladkens, 2014-07-31
@vladkens

In a text file I write down the author and the title, if the book was interesting, then I write out the main theses in the same text file.
According to the list of books, you can easily understand what you read (and when you read it, if you write down the year when you read it), as well as refresh your memory of the book by theses.

Snooper, 2014-08-02
@Snooper

gcstar - cross-platform, free. You can create a library with your own fields and markup. Supports export and import to different formats, including xml, csv. Thanks to this, I was able to quickly import my lists from fantlab.

Al4nostb, 2015-07-29
@Al4nostb

On the Play Market of programs for accounting for books - a wagon and a cart. Personally, I use Read Books.

INNOKENTIY500, 2017-06-18
@INNOKENTIY500

Bookza (or book after book) is the most convenient, in my personal opinion (and I tried all domestic book services and 1 foreign one in the person of Goodrids). Your bookshelves (I want to read / read) look so pretty like in the screenshot below:

AlexR2, 2017-09-24
@AlexR2

You can try bookella.ru , but it is more focused on keeping the book in your head

Pavel Tolmachev, 2019-12-05
@ptolmachev

Better late than never...
I keep records like this: I created a table in google.docs. I create sheets in it for every year, I write down information about the book in the sheet (the list of columns in each sheet is fixed. In the last column I fix my impression of the book I read, interesting points. I DO NOT fix the plot / description, namely my impression). There is a separate sheet "I want to read" - I write down the Wishlist there. Starting in December, I form a list of books that I want to read next year - I create and fill out a list for the new year. I use this "plan for the year" as a basis for reading; Naturally, if I want to add something, I read it and add it, if I don’t want to read it, I delete it.
Has been using different ways to track books read since 1996. And paper diaries, and various application sites. The current one (with google-tables) is the most convenient for me. I have been using since 2014.