why i love goodreads
There are a bunch of social library websites out there. I've tried many of them mostly to get organized. I never stayed for long on any single one, and now I know why. It's a totally different game when you take advantage of the social aspect. The Bachelor (who isn't) and Mrs. Superhero got me into Goodreads a few months ago. I joined, and have since managed to link up with a bunch of other friends there. Using the site to keep track of my books and my thoughts on them is one thing. Getting access to what my friends are reading and their thoughts makes it a site that I visit regularly and delight in keeping up-to-date. But that's not the point of the post.
A lot of similar sites do the same thing. I happen to be on Goodreads just because other folks I know were already there. I'm pimping it though, because of this: When I first started using the site there were some navigational things that irritated me, and there were other features I hoped for. So I emailed them my comments, and got a nice response back addressing the things I'd said. Next thing I know, one of my suggestions was implemented! So exciting. Now if you are on the page for a book on Amazon, you can click a bookmarklet to add it to your Goodreads! Love it. Thanks, kind people at Goodreads, for paying attention to your users.
btw, join me at Goodreads!