tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239771833657791594.post597108142584388844..comments2024-01-31T21:09:19.263-05:00Comments on Are There Any More Cookies?: The Month in Books: JuneJoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16401310219858196387noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239771833657791594.post-4275555227029488122015-07-02T06:51:06.214-05:002015-07-02T06:51:06.214-05:00Hey Joel, since you love reading and love reviewin...Hey Joel, since you love reading and love reviewing, I wanted to ask if you've ever heard of a website called "GoodReads". Basically, you sign up for free (just make up a user name and password and throw in an email address). They have a massive database of books (truly massive), and you look up the titles of books you've already read, and rate them. The website stores and displays all your ratings and reviews, and the best part is that it uses the information about the books you've read and the ratings you've entered to suggest new books that you might like to read. When I first heard about it, I was sort of "meh"... but I went ahead and tried it, and I can't believe the number of fabulous books I've read since then - books that I never would have heard of if it hadn't been for that website!<br /><br />The initial period of entering ratings for books you've already read takes a while, but after that initial loading in of information it's a breeze. When you find books that you'd like to read, you just tag them "want to read" and it keeps them on file for you. This is helpful to me (I have about 70 books in my "want to read" list) because my library sometimes doesn't have books I'm looking for, so they stay on the list until I can locate them or the library orders them. <br /><br />When you've read a book, you rate it and put in the date you finished reading it, and it keeps that on file as well. Before you know it, you've racked up a whole library of books you've read. I have a terrible memory when it comes to most books (I enjoy reading them but then immediately forget all about them) so being able to go to my GoodReads site and browse the books I've read is helpful and enjoyable. Before reading a book, you can read other people's reviews and it gives you a better idea of whether you want to read it or not.<br /><br />Another cool feature is that if you have friends who are also on GoodReads, you can add them to your account, and see what they're reading. If you read a book you think they'd like you can suggest it to them, or take ideas from their reading list. I don't use this feature much (I only have two or three people tagged - my husband and a couple of friends from work) but it's neat, anyway.<br /><br />The website is really user friendly and easy to work with. Just thought you might like to check it out. <br /><br />www.goodreads.com<br /><br />Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.com