Because I want to focus more on the older books in my collection here on the site plus play around with some other collectible not-necessarily book stuff, I’ve decided to use Goodreads to keep track of what I’m currently reading on a day-to-day basis. Yeah, I know, it sounds counter-intuitive but, trust me, it’s not. One of the reasons I took such a long break from blogging this last year was that I honestly hate, um, blogging. Well, actually, anything resembling keeping a diary and I’d been attempting to maintain a site like this for over ten years, well before blogging even existed. It wasn’t simply that I needed a break from blogging. I needed a break from talking about books.
So I took it. 😉
And it was good. 😀
More on that much, much later. For now, back to what I was talking about, which is using Goodreads to track what I’m currently reading, quite possibly my wish list as well as several other aspects of my library online. Whatever, you’ll be able to find quick links to my “current” lists in the top sidebar.. The major advantage of doing things this way is that I don’t have to hunt around for info on each book every time I want to talk about what I’m reading. It’s already there in their database.
I can post comments there if I’m in the mood. Or not. Which leaves me free to focus on those older, sometimes hard to find information on books. And authors. Let’s not forget them. Sometimes the online libraries are great about having older books listed but many times what is there is precious little and not always accurate. So it has to be double-checked.
Which is why I’m prioritizing. 😉
Hi there,
My girls and I use Shelfari quite a lot. Not sure if you have heard of it. It sounds very similar to Goodreads. It has been a great way to encourage my kids to read (although they were already good readers to start with). Personally, I like Shelfari to keep tabs of books that friends recommend and unless I keep a record, I always think, now what was the name of that book that someone recommended to me the other day.