Crazy Book Numbers

28 October 2008 Jackie Random 2

Something everyone may not know about me is that I tend to be a little too organized with my files.  That kind of includes books, CDs, DVDs, comics, etc.  Anything collectible.  I have all of our books, cds, dvds, video games, and comic books (well, I’m still working on this) in a database.  Each category has their own file and I keep a lot of info within the files.  Have you ever heard of Tellico?  It’s this great database engine that syncs up to Amazon, the Library of Congress, and a few others sites depending on what you’re using it for.  It’s great.  For example, here are all the books my family has.  Tellico so helps me with this addiction.

Anyway, we bought a house this summer and since the move, I’ve been wanting to go through and audit what books we have.  I found a used book store this summer, so I have been giving away and buying a few books over the past couple of months.  Plus with all the ones I’m getting for reviews, I’m not sure what I have anymore.  So I’m doing an audit. I’m not going to be able to do all of them simply because Jesse’s office isn’t unpacked yet.  We haven’t built his office downstairs yet, so his stuff is still in their boxes.

Here’s the first phase….what do I say I have at this point.  According to my records…

  • Ian has 59 books (3098 pages worth)
  • I have 317 books (131,305 pages worth)
  • Jesse has 178 books (71,176 pages worth)
  • and as a family we have 59 books (22,371 pages worth) – meaning books that all of us read, not just one of us.

That’s a collective total of 613 books (227,950 pages worth).  That’s a lot of books.  So here I go…once I’m done, I’ll let you know how it turned out.

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I am a 30-something SAHM with two adorable boys and a supportive husband who is very tolerant of my reading addiction. I love to read and easily go through about a dozen books a month – well I did before I had kids. Now, not so much. After my first son was born, I began to take my hobby of reviewing a little more serious and started Literary Escapism to help with my sanity. I love to discuss the fabulous novels I’ve read and meeting all the wonderful people in the book blogging community has been amazing.

2 Comments

  1. That Tellico sounds interesting but I assume from reading the website that it doesn’t run on a PC unless it is Linux? Looks like a useful tool.

  2. Yeah, my husband is a total Linux geek, so there’s not a PC machine in the house. Well, my laptop will dual boot, but that’s only so the warranty doesn’t get voided.

    I’ve been told there are other programs similar to Tellico, but I haven’t heard anything other than that they are out there. If I do find them, I’ll make sure to spread the word.

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