Adding ER Book to Library

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Adding ER Book to Library

1dsliesse
Oct 30, 2024, 7:40 pm

Feature request: would it be possible to automatically add an Early Reviewers book to the user's library when marking it as "Received"? I tend to forget marking a book as Received until I'm ready to review it and then I have to go to one page to mark it Received, go to another page to add it to my library, then go back to the first page to enter the review.

Obviously, this isn't a matter of earth-shaking importance, nor is it a bug. It's just nice-to-have feature.

2GraceCollection
Oct 30, 2024, 7:52 pm

I could foresee some potential complaints. If someone didn't like the book, for example, they may not want to add it to their library, they may have liked it but wanted to pass it on to a loved one who they think will also like it, etc.

However, I think it might be beneficial to all if your process was streamlined; if one page contained all the actions you've described: marking received, adding to your library, and adding the review.

3lilithcat
Oct 30, 2024, 8:06 pm

>2 GraceCollection:

If someone didn't like the book, for example, they may not want to add it to their library,

In that case, however, they wouldn't be able to review the book, thus affecting their ability to get ER books in the future. They'd be better off (and fairer to potential readers) if they wrote a review saying why they didn't like it.

Personally, I wouldn't want anything automatically added to my catalog, as I'd just have to go back in and edit the information anyway.

4GraceCollection
Edited: Oct 30, 2024, 8:11 pm

>3 lilithcat: In that case, however, they wouldn't be able to review the book
That's... a really good point. I did genuinely forget that you have to add a book before you can review it.

However,

Personally, I wouldn't want anything automatically added to my catalog
I imagine you aren't the only one. I wouldn't either. I have too much information to add.

5SandraArdnas
Oct 30, 2024, 8:22 pm

>1 dsliesse: I don't see how that is technically possible unless there was one source that always has the data. Not even Amazon always has ER books in the database. You often have to add them manually since there are no sources at that time.

6norabelle414
Oct 30, 2024, 9:49 pm

>1 dsliesse: It's not required to mark the book as received. If you write a review of the book, the system assumes that you have received it. It's nice for the LT staff and the book providers to know when books are received before they are reviewed, but if you're not marking the book as received until you are ready to review, then that is a moot point (which is fine! It's not required.)