When I saw the description of LibraryThing I knew that was what I wanted to try out. I have a couple thousand books in my home, and frequently buy books at used book sales. My problem is that I often end up with duplicates because I can't remember which ones I already own. I also spend an awful lot of time looking for volumes that I know are somewhere, but can't find.
I went to the site and took the tour, then signed up. The first feature I checked out was becoming a reviewer. It took only a minute or two to read the terms of agreement and sign up to review advance copies of books. Then I simply scrolled through the current list of options and selected a couple books that sounded interesting. Hopefully, in a week or two the books will arrive at my home ready for me to read and review.
Then I decided to start entering some of my books into "My Library". The member enters the title, author, or ISBN number and a list of possible matches appears on the right side of the screen from which the correct book can be selected. I tried entering book titles, but that gave me way too many choices to look through. Entering the author's name not only gave me better results, but streamlined the process of selecting multiple titles by the same author. This looks like a great pass time for a rainy day in spring, or a few of the long, hot, summer days. If I enter more than 200, I will be charged an annual fee.
Once my library has a number of entries, I can ask for recommendations or join a group of members who have read the same or similar titles. This could be a book lover's dream site.
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LibraryThing is a great site. I've used it for about 3 years. You can also create a widget that will stream book covers into your blog. If you go to the paid membership, you might want to look at the lifetime charge....it seems alot simpler and cheaper over the long run than the yearly fee.
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