Thing #11: Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books

Oh, I am so there. I found LibraryThing some time ago, and I already have a lifetime membership and a nearly-complete catalog of my personal library. I can't decide which I like most, the Suggestor or the UnSuggestor. Wanna see what's on my bookshelf? (See also my LibraryThing widget, "Random Books From My Bookshelf," at right.)

Here's what I wrote on my personal blog on that fateful day when first I met LibraryThing:

Monday, October 30, 2006

Call Me a Thingamabrarian

LibraryThing is the coolest Thing ever. Long have I longed for a card-catalog of my personal library (ok, you already knew I was a bibliophillic geek). Now comes LibraryThing.com, which has quickly become my favorite new time sink. You make up a user name and start building your bookshelf. All you do is enter the title or the ISBN (I like the ISBN's b/c I can do 'em fast), and LibraryThing links to Amazon & the Library of Congress to fill in all the rest for you. It even puts up pictures of the covers. I did 6 of my bookshelves in an evening- only 3 shelves to go!

Then comes the extra fun part: LibraryThing does lots of stuff with your book list. You can rate your books, tag them with notes and keywords, and write reviews. LibraryThing shows you how many other Thing-ers have the same book as you, and how many of those have the same edition. There are discussion circles for titles, authors, genres, and subjects, and you can start a new one anytime. Then there are the recommendations. Oh, never have I seen such spot-on recommendations! You have to check this Thing out.

By the way, if you want to see my book collection, it's here.

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