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Let’s Talk Bookish: Organzing Ebooks

Today I came across a Let’s Talk Bookish prompt for September 2026:

Prompts: How do you manage your digital library (Kindle, Kobo, etc.)—do you delete books you won’t read, or do you let them pile up? Do you feel less guilty about owning too many digital books versus physical ones? Which is harder to let go of: a well-loved physical book or a purchased e-book?

It has inspired me to revisit this draft, add an update, and post it even though it is a month late.

Looking for Alternatives

When I couldn’t find a couple of ebooks that I knew–KNEW–that I had, I realized that I absolutely needed to have an up-to-date list or catalog of my ebooks. Especially since there are so many different platforms that come and go. (Goodbye, Aldiko, I wish I could remember which books I had downloaded in your app. Fortunately, I think they were mostly public domain books.)

And then I purchased another ebook Humble Bundle.

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April 2026 Reading Round-Up

The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu

Favorite book I read in April 2026

Yeah, I will definitely be nominating The Subtle Art of Folding Space for awards next year.

Books I COMPLETED

I read 5 books in April and started/continued 2 other books. I didn’t read as much because I got swept up into a reading-related project.

So. I wanted to re-read a book (Maia Kobabe’s Genderqueer) that I was sure that I owned as an ebook. I couldn’t find it. Instead I found pockets and stashes of ebooks scattered over so many folders and devices and servers. Now I am trying to consolidate my ebook collection (and back it up.) I finally cracked Calibre and got it to work for me! I need to clean up my records! LibraryThing works too, but it requires so much effort. I spend too much time trying to find the correct edition, add it to my library, then the title is in Spanish, I have make more edits, and sigh. But it is very easy to get my data out of LT.

Still haven’t found the Kobabe book; however, I have found so many other books and comics that I want to read.

I’ve included snippets from my reviews and additional thoughts.

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