Librarything+by+Brenda


 * __LibraryThing- A Bookaphile's Heaven__**

= What is LibraryThing? = LibraryThing is a site for book lovers. LibraryThing helps you create a library-quality catalog of your books. You can do all of them or just what you're reading now. And because everyone catalogs online, they also catalog together. LibraryThing connects people based on the books they share. Adding books to your catalog is also easy. Just enter some words from the title, the author or an ISBN. You don't have to type everything in. LibraryThing gets all the right data from Amazon.com and over 690 libraries around the world, including the Library of Congress. Your catalog shows all the books you've entered. You can look at your catalog in either "list" or "cover" view. You can search your books, sort your books, edit book information, and apply "tags." You can rate your books and write reviews. LibraryThing knows a lot about books. The book information page gives you library-quality data. It's also full of social information. Each book page shows you who has the book and what they think about it—tags, reviews, even conversations. LibraryThing knows how books connect, providing some of the best recommendations on the web. LibraryThing cares about books, not about SELLING books.'
 * What does LibraryThing.com say about their site?**
 * What's on your Bookshelf? **
 * Master of your Domain **
 * Truth about Books**

Your profile connects you to everyone else on LibraryThing. If you want, you can tell people all about yourself and your library. (Or, you can keep it completely private.) Your profile connects you to people who share your books. With over 700,000 users and 40 million books in the system, you'll find some "eerily similar" libraries. = Groups and Talk = You can create and join groups on LibraryThing. You can make a group for a club, a place, or even a private group for just your friends. You can talk in the group forum, search all group members' libraries at once, or check out the Group Zeitgeist to spot shared books. With Talk, the forum system, you can see the conversations happening in all groups, or just your groups. You can also find just the topics that mention your books. ** Local ** LibraryThing Local is a gateway to thousands of local bookstores, libraries and book festivals—and to all the author readings, signings, discussions and other events they host. You can keep track of interesting events in your area, show off your favorite bookstores and libraries, and see who else loves the same places you do.
 * Your Profile **

**What does Brenda say about LibraryThing?** 
 * Pros:**
 * __PERSONAL ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOG!__
 * Easy to use
 * With purchase of scanner, cataloging is even easier
 * Flexability of catalog, by cover or title
 * Tags can be added to cue potential readers
 * Public or private reviews
 * Access to others" reviews of books
 * Recommendations will be made to you, based on your interests
 * No solicitation
 * You can join groups, blog, talk with other bookaphiles
 * Awareness of local book events
 * Has LibraryThing store
 * Zeitgeist contains statistics about your library and all others
 * Really simple sign up!
 * Basic membership is free
 * $10 yearly membership-unlimited number of books
 * $25 lifetime membership-unlimited number of books
 * Cons**:
 * If I ran the site, I would offer an simple way to copy and print book information: title, genre, reading level,etc., so that it could be printed on labels to attach to books. Sure would make my life easier!
 * Basic free membership has limit of 200 book library. Not bad, but not nearly enough for my school library.