5 Rewarding Social Networks for Book Lovers | | Blogging TipsBlogging Tips
Reading is a great past-time that can be both comforting and rewarding — though to some people it can be more of a chore. One of the best ways to discover new books to read is by seeing what others are reading. Though there are many social networks out there dedicated to book lovers, here are the top 5 that I feel have the most to offer. Feel free to share your personal favorites in the comments. Goodreads Goodreads is the one that I’ve personally been most active on. Shelfari “Shelfari is the premier social network for people who love books. Revish With Revish you can write book reviews, maintain reading lists, keep a reading journal, participate in groups and much more. LibraryThing “LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily.” aNobii aNobii is kind of similar to to Shelfari, especially when it comes to the virtual bookshelf. What is your favorite book related social network?
When You Start To Read More, These 10 Things Will Happen
I have a confession. I’m an addict. It’s almost a lifelong thing, really. I should get help… but I won’t. I’ll just go back to the bookstore. They know me. And why wouldn’t you start? 1. No need to turn to drugs or alcohol. It’s instant. And who’s going to look down on you for reading a book? 2. Okay, I know. Or maybe not. Maybe you do feel alone in the world, bereft. Whether you’re a literal orphan or you simply feel like you totally don’t fit into the family you’ve got, becoming an avid reader is a way to find the family you can fit into. It’s a worldwide, totally open, and really awesome family. It’s the family of readers. We’ll see you. We’ll know. We’re always nearby, whenever you need us. 3. Books are the way that the past communicates with us. Books let us enter into each other’s lives and worlds in a completely unobtrusive but immersive way. Yeah, it’s pretty awesome. Have you ever wanted to be someone else, to go somewhere else, to experience some other life than the one you got? 4. 5.
Keeping Track of Finished Books | So Many Books
One of the things I have been mulling over of late is how I keep track of books I have read. Sure I could just keep track on my blog but it isn’t sufficient for my purposes. Years ago I used the extremely simple database software that came along with Apple Works, Apple’s sorry attempt to rival Microsoft in office software. I could use LibraryThing especially since the book status feature was added. During my just completed systems analysis class, we talked about rapid prototyping–creating barely functional pieces of a systems solution so users can see what they’ve been talking with the analyst about and validate the system requirements and all that good stuff. What does this have to do with keeping track of books? Excel may or may not be ultimately satisfying. All this begs me to ask the question, how do you keep track of the books you have read? Like this: Like Loading...
15 Best Online Bookstores for Cheap New and Used Books
Between their very public fight with Hachette over book pricing and all of their futuristic but also kind of creepy side projects (think delivery drones), there are a number of reasons why you might be looking to buy books from a site that’s not Amazon. If you don’t have a local bookstore or if you need a specific title (like a textbook), the web is your best bet. There are a zillion sites offering cheap books online, and if you’re not sure where to start, you’re in the right place. We’ve looked all over and found 15 of the best online bookstores where you can find deals on new books, used books, textbooks, and more. 1. Best for: Independent presses, new authorsWhy it’s great: Powells.com is the online arm of the beloved bricks-and-mortar Portland shop, and even though it’s online, it’s still got the feel of what may be the world’s coolest neighborhood bookstore. 2. 3. Best for: Non-English language books, popular fictionWhy it’s great: BookMooch.com is basically free. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
4 Great Ways To Keep Track Of Your Expanding Book Collection
With the internet taking off the way it has, and the incredible effect it is having on all media outlets, including newspapers, magazines and terrestrial radio, books surprisingly continue to thrive. To this day, whenever you go into a Barnes and Noble or Borders, hoards of people are crowding the coffee shop with books in hand or books out the door. This also includes Amazon, where although they have moved on to much more then just books, their Amazon book rankings are still heavily relied upon as a popularity factor, and still get a lot of their revenue via paperbacks and hardcovers. With the overwhelming majority of readers still buying books, instead of going to their local library, many like to have a nice way to organize what they’re reading, share it with the world and give their take on it. So, like any other popular forms of media, several websites and applications have been born to do these tasks. I’ve chosen four of the best. Shelfari Features: Goodreads LibraryThing
There Are So Many Great Books Here, And Yet So Many You Won’t Read In School
I think it’s really weird that in school you always have to read books that are decades if not centuries old. Don’t get me wrong: They’re great books, and they should be read. But it irks me that there’s a derisive attitude toward books written more recently, especially if they're popular (What, we can't teach "Harry Potter" or "Eleanor & Park" in school?), and I can’t quite figure out why. Is it because they’re written in more modern language that's easier to understand? Is it because kids might actually enjoy them, and heaven forbid we make learning fun and accessible? Here’s a list of fantastic books written in the 21st century. Next bit of Upworthiness:
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