Have you ever bought a book only to find that you already had a copy? Or, have you been in a book store or library at any time, looking through books and wondering if you already had copies of the same titles at home? Or maybe you took all afternoon to look for a particular cookbook that you know was around there somewhere?
If any of those things have happened to you, or if you just like to be organized, this website will work for you.
Library Thing makes it easy to enter all of the books in your library and keep track of them. You can enter books by author, title or the ISBN. The site keeps track of your inventory for you.
There are some extra features, which are really nice. You can search your books, sort your books or edit the book information. view your list online of course, or view your catalogue on your cell phone, which could come in really handy when you are out at the store or library.
Library Thing is also a community, linking you with other who share your book interests and providing forums to chat. The website claims to have more than 19 million users as of the time this article is being published. Algorithms are in place, so Library Thing can give you book recommendations based on what you already have in your catalogue of books. There is also an “unsuggestor” feature that picks books it thinks you will absolutely hate. I’m not sure the reason for this feature, unless it is just to entertain. Who knows, perhaps you might find a gem in the refuse.
Library Thing is free to users who register, at least for the basic service. You still get all of the standard features, but you are limited to listing 200 books. If you collection is larger than that, you’ll need to pay a $10 fee for the year, or a $25 for a lifetime full membership.
To visit Library Thing, click here: http://www.librarything.com/
Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here.
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