I'm currently signed up for LibraryThing - although I never use it. So I signed up for Shelfari for this class. It's a very cool site. I LOVE the MyShelf tab. Here you can do many things:
-Add books that you plan to read, have already read and books you are currently reading.
-Add your favorites with a star rating system
-Add it to your blog
-Add friends/groups
-See what's popular among fellow Shelfarians
-Create a wishlist like Amazon has been doing for years (there's also a little Amazon button conveniently located there so you can go right to where the books are)
*coolest feature- you can change the look of your bookshelf as you add more books
Shelfari also allows you to post community questions- which is great if you're not sure if you want to read the book or have a question about historical accuracy in a book, etc.
One problem that I found was when I was trying to add a book to my shelf, I misspelled the author's name and it took three times before I was able to locate the book I was looking for. Suggestions didn't appear like on B&N's site.
Overall- I would give it 4.5/5
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2 comments:
Shelfari sounds very similar to Goodreads, which I just tried out. I agree with you about the drawback to the misspelled author's name. Those sites that offer corrections such as "did you mean _______" are a plus in my eyes. I always have to look up how to spell Jon Scieszka!
Based on your comments, I would give Shelfari a try!
I like the idea of changing the look of your shelf and creating a wishlist. I didn't see either of these features on LibraryThing. Otherwise Shelfari sounds very similar to GoodReads and LibraryThing (I think GoodReads has a wishlist also). Based on your enthusiasm for Shelfari, and the potential fun of "changing the look", I'd definitely give Shelfari a try. Actually, so far it sounds like the most appealing one out there!
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