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Just open a text file and write down the books you've read and want to read. All this complication gains for you essentially nothing.
by douglaswlance 6y ago
Just open a text file and write down the books you've read and want to read. All this complication gains for you essentially nothing.
- airstrike 6y agoOr just add them to your wishlist on amazon
- peruvian 6y agoI've found the Amazon app to load very slowly when the LTE connection isn't great, which is often the case in bookstores, at least where I live. I agree with the grandparents comment. I just use a list in Apple Notes.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 6y agoI find some level of trusted recommendations valuable and also love talking about books with friends. Just because you only care about a small sliver of the product doesn't mean that others feel the same
- ssivark 6y agoAvid book readers might make a similar statement about writing code :-) To be more clear, when a database (with multiple fields, and better workflows) is clearly the right tool, why would you try to implement it one ad-hoc in a simplistic text file/editor!? And if someone says Emacs+orgmode, that’s basically a nice framework for implementing applications backed by structured data stored in our format :-)
- akho 6y agoUnfortunately, you really can’t tell in advance what fields you need. All these precious specialized tools are frustrating. Plain (-ish) text is flexible and searchable.
- samatman 6y agoIf someone wants to go the plain-old-text-files route for books, I'd stan for GNU Recutils over org-mode. This is the kind of thing recutils is specifically designed for, where org-mode is merely capable of it by virtue of its kitchen-sink nature. IMHO recutils should be the first choice if you find yourself wanting both a database and a text file simultaneously.
- BossingAround 6y agoBut how will all your friends know? /s