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_StateoftheArt_ t1_ja35wvc wrote

no, for me that feels kinda...pointless. i just read books. i don't know what i'd do with that info. no bad vibes towards people who do, but i'd never bother.

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Illustrious_Drop_605 OP t1_ja37vsk wrote

Yeah totally, I'm really enjoying reading the thread and seeing how differently people approach even the concept of tracking! Super interesting how people vary in their preferences and habits.

You raise a good point around the purpose of tracking, I guess that's another one where people vary.

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_StateoftheArt_ t1_ja3ajce wrote

Maybe it's an age thing? I'm 42 so the internet didn't start being a real thing until I was in my teens. I was reading Stephen King when I was 6 so I didn't grow up with the mindset of reading being a thing to keep track of, other than having books on a shelf. That's my tracking, I think haha

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bghanoush t1_ja3q9ds wrote

58 here and have tracked since 2007, so not entirely age-based, but perhaps I'm an exception.

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tonyrocks922 t1_ja46mf2 wrote

I am about your age too, and I'm happy that tracking apps exist now because it means I no longer pick up an interesting looking book at a library or used bookstore and get a few dozen pages in before I realize I read it already. I guess if you purchase and keep every book you read it's easier to keep track of but I don't have the space or money for that.

I use Goodreads just to track what I read already, and sometimes add books to my to read list when someone makes a recommendation or I read a review. I ignore all the social and recommendation parts of it.

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Ellemir t1_ja7dhoa wrote

Same here (I am 51). I read in English and German, translations make it even harder to keep track of what you have read so far.

I mainly use Goodreads and will keep doing so, because of my goodread friends. Reviews become more valuable when you know the reader and his taste in books.

I dabble in Storygraph, Librarything and Excel, not sure which one I want to use in future for some reading data.

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