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Allow tagging of owned books #3330

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kaosine opened this issue Mar 22, 2024 · 4 comments
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Allow tagging of owned books #3330

kaosine opened this issue Mar 22, 2024 · 4 comments

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@kaosine
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kaosine commented Mar 22, 2024

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Simply put this is a replication of a feature from goodreads. Where it allowed you to tag books as owned or otherwise.

Describe the solution you'd like

Simply add a option for tags on top of shelves. I want to be able to track my owned books alongside my reading progress

Describe alternatives you've considered

N/A Not sure there are other alternatives tbh

Additional context

I know this may add complexity to the project, however I feel it's a useful and essential feature. That way it's easier to track things within bookwyrm such as ownership and what not. I understand I could make a shelf for this but then wouldn't be able to mark as read or reading since things can only be on one shelf at a time.

@Te-k
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Te-k commented Apr 4, 2024

+1 on that, I would love to have that feature!

@hughrun
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hughrun commented Apr 9, 2024

There are a couple of options already for collecting books into ad hoc groupings. I'm not dismissing your suggestion, but if it is implemented we need to be clear about why a third way to track personal metadata is needed and what attributes it would require to fit that need.

Option 1 - shelves

...since things can only be on one shelf at a time.

Books can be on multiple shelves at the same time. The UI does not make this obvious however, so that is definitely something that could be improved.

Here's a book I have on two shelves simultaneously:

Screenshot 2024-04-09 at 8 45 36 pm

I could have it on 3 shelves by adding it to my "Real TBR" shelf from the homepage of the book:

Screenshot 2024-04-09 at 8 45 54 pm

Option 2 - lists

You can also create unlimited lists, which can be private, and add any books you like to any list you own. There is a drop-down on the right hand side of every book homepage where you can quickly add it to any of your lists. You could have one called "books I own":

Screenshot 2024-04-09 at 8 53 21 pm

@kaosine
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kaosine commented Apr 11, 2024

I guess there's that but I guess I worded it wrong. Since I guess what I'm really wanting is a true tagging and categorization feature. Esp since lists get confusing(I've added some from others with similar/same names or have ones of my own that are named the same thing somehow) and shelves are one at a time.

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hughrun commented Apr 12, 2024

Ok so basically private, arbitrary tags you can apply to any book/edition?

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