Does anyone put their libraries online?

[sonofaslan]

If so, what is your favorite site to do it on? LibraryThing, Goodreads, Shelfari, aNobii or BookJetty?

Here is my LibraryThing library...

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=sonofaslan&shelf=shelf&sort=authorunflip

[JaneEyre1986]

Here's my shelfari, since LT isn't working for me at the moment:

http://www.shelfari.com/msbookworm/shelf

[JCamilo]

I do not like shelfari, they do not reckon different versions of the books and certainly not the editions not in english.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/JCamilo

[JaneEyre1986]

I like shelfari better, I can put more books on there. I'm already at my 200 on LT:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/JamieJM

[aeroport]

I had only previously known of LibraryThing. Perhaps I'll look into this Shelfari.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Trevor

[Cailin]

Never even knew you could do this....How out of touch am I? Have started the shelfari thing and have a feeling it's about to become an obsession... (Uh-oh!)

Just curious though - what is the obsession with people recording so much about themselves online? Don't think we in Europe are as concerned with it as maybe our US counterparts are - am I wrong?

[Sweets America]

Huh...could somebody explain me the point of doing that? Because I seem to be missing it...

[Cailin]

For the same reason that people used to keep journals of what they read/were planning to read. The human obsession with lists enters the digital age...

[sonofaslan]

Huh...could somebody explain me the point of doing that? Because I seem to be missing it...

I am not sure about any of them outside LibraryThing, but LibraryThing will allow you to set a reading schedule by tagging your books with unread status, plan to read status, and currently reading status.

Also, it serves as networking site, and a point of contact to those who may enjoy the same literary genres as yourself, much like this website.

It is also a fun way to show a distant friend your library.

[Idril]

My library is on librarything (http://www.librarything.com/catalog/MirielSerinde). The username Idril was already taken so I had to go with my second choice in usernames. :( I love being able to catalogue all my books, pointless really, in many ways buy still, I enjoy it. :D

[Pollopicu]

I'm obsessed with goodreads.com. It's user-friendly. I enjoy the member interaction reviews. It feels good to have my books organized online. I like to keep a visual track of what i have and what I need to get. It's fun.

[toni]

It is rather interesting, though I already use a similar application on facebook called ReadingSocial. :)

[Janine]

I am not sure about any of them outside LibraryThing, but LibraryThing will allow you to set a reading schedule by tagging your books with unread status, plan to read status, and currently reading status.

Also, it serves as networking site, and a point of contact to those who may enjoy the same literary genres as yourself, much like this website.

It is also a fun way to show a distant friend your library.

This is a great idea, sonofaslan; thanks so much for pointing this site out. I knew about Goodreads, but I think your site appeals to me more. I like the way it's set up; and that's an added feature that one can mark the status of the books read, or unread or planning to read soon. Is it free to join? I will have to look into it, in the next few days. I have been wondering how to list my books and I think this might save me a lot of time; plus it's so nice to see the covers...I tend to be a visual person, so this is very attractive.

[Pollopicu]

This is a great idea, sonofaslan; thanks so much for pointing this site out. I knew about Goodreads, but I think your site appeals to me more. I like the way it's set up; and that's an added feature that one can mark the status of the books read, or unread or planning to read soon. Is it free to join? I will have to look into it, in the next few days. I have been wondering how to list my books and I think this might save me a lot of time; plus it's so nice to see the covers...I tend to be a visual person, so this is very attractive.

goodreads has a status bar that allows you to update what page you're on as you read along. It's free, and has a better format than librarything, imo. you'll see. It's shamelessly addicting. Like facebook.

[Whifflingpin]

I listed my books on LibraryThing (I'm Whifflingpin there too) - I don't know why - it seemed like a good idea when I started, and then it seemed daft, but I did it anyway.
I have used it occasionally when going round secondhand bookshops - just run off a list of my books by... so that I don't buy duplicates. Ok, I ought to know what I've got, but sometimes I get muddled between what I want and what I've got and what I've read but haven't got.

[magzarelli]

aNobii

[David Lurie]

Anobii for me http://www.anobii.com/vitangelo/books
it would have been great to have something like this when I was a kid, at the time I liked to keep track of all the books I read but I never found a satisfying way to do it on paper, this digital toy is great, alas I lack the time to keep it up-to-date, there is a lot of useful options to keep track of - and comment on - your books.

[Paulclem]

I've never heard of this kind of site, and I always wanted to keep a track of books I've read. I might look into it.:thumbs_up

[papayahed]

I just use a spreadsheet.

[Paulclem]

I just use a spreadsheet.

I could do that too. I like the idea of a swanky website though.

[papayahed]

I could do that too. I like the idea of a swanky website though.

You haven't seen my spreadsheet!:cornut:

[David Lurie]

You haven't seen my spreadsheet!:cornut:

I can get my Anobii library as a spreadsheet in the blink of an eye, the interesting thing with these social networking websites is that sharing your library - and your tastes - gives you the chance to know readers with similar reading habits - and tastes, of course - so you can discover authors and books you might try and like. A spreadsheet is one thing, an online library is a spreadsheet and much more, I started last September and I have already come across six or seven books - that I have enjoyed reading - I would have never found otherwise.

[Scheherazade]

You haven't seen my spreadsheet!:cornut:Exacatly!

Been a Papaya-spreadsheet user for two years now and it is the best thing ever since the slices bread!

[Genocide]

I just got a shalfari. It's really niiiiice. My handle is Genocide if anyone wants it.