Who recommended Goodreads? - Page 2

lilac_jive · 02-23-2009, 10:12 PM

I just added you as a friend, Julie

I think this was a bad, bad idea.

pilotbob · 02-23-2009, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfJulie

I've checked out Library Thing and have an account there, but you can only load 200 books without having to subscribe and pay Library Thing. GoodReads is totally free. I currently have 876 books loaded on GoodReads.

Yea, I paid the $25 to become a lifetime member.

I like being able to compare with all the legacy libraries... that was pretty cool. Also, I think the SMS interface.

BOb

nelamvr6 · 02-23-2009, 10:15 PM

Oh well, shelfari won't impost csv files, they will only import tab delimited files.

I'm now trying to convert...

ProfJulie · 02-23-2009, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nelamvr6

Oh well, shelfari won't impost csv files, they will only import tab delimited files.

I'm now trying to convert...

That's easy enough to fix.

Export to csv
Open the file in Excel
Save the file as a tab delimited file.

nelamvr6 · 02-23-2009, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfJulie

That's easy enough to fix.

Export to csv
Open the file in Excel
Save the file as a tab delimited file.

Yeah, except I'm running Linux, and so far Open Office Calc won't play nice!

Still looking though...

ProfJulie · 02-23-2009, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I just added you as a friend, Julie

I think this was a bad, bad idea.

Accepted!

It took me about 10 days to inventory all my books. Luckily I had created a list in Excel some time ago that included over 400 books, so that gave me a pretty good jump start on the project.

As long as I am diligent about adding new books when I get them it should be easy enough to maintain.

ProfJulie · 02-23-2009, 10:25 PM

If you email me your list, I'll convert to a tab delimited file.

nelamvr6 · 02-23-2009, 10:26 PM

OK, downloaded Gnumeric, that did the trick.

I have to say though, I think I like goodreads better. the ability to search Amazon for books is pretty handy.

Shelfari had no idea who Ford Madox Ford was, and had never heard of "The Good Soldier"!!

nelamvr6 · 02-23-2009, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfJulie

If you email me your list, I'll convert to a tab delimited file.

Thanks for the offer, but I got it sorted.

lilac_jive · 02-23-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfJulie

Accepted!

It took me about 10 days to inventory all my books. Luckily I had created a list in Excel some time ago that included over 400 books, so that gave me a pretty good jump start on the project.

As long as I am diligent about adding new books when I get them it should be easy enough to maintain.

Well hopefully you won't get bombarded with me adding tons of crap

I have a spreadsheet are started in July (with all the romance titles I could think of so I didn't buy doubles), and then my old website where I reviewed fantasy. That gave me a good 300. Now I'm just trolling around adding if I see something I read.

What makes it worse is I have so much to read yet. *sigh*

ProfJulie · 02-23-2009, 10:51 PM

Yeah, I know what you mean....I have a ton of books in my collection that I have not read and honestly, I had forgotten I even had many of those books. But it's nice to finally have a fairly comprehensive booklist and one that is accessible from my cellphone. So, now I can check to see if I've already got the book before I buy it again (I really hate that).

JSWolf · 02-23-2009, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nelamvr6

Oh well, shelfari won't impost csv files, they will only import tab delimited files.

I'm now trying to convert...

Stay away from Shelfari. I tried it. It's awful. The people that run it don't care. It allows serious errors to be made when someone adds a book and those erros carry over even if you try to add in the book yourself. Also, I did send in a report and found that the people that run the site totally unresponsive. All in all, once you hit one of these sorts of errors, it totally ruins your library. So just delete your account and call it a day.

JSWolf · 02-23-2009, 11:05 PM

So which is better... Goodreads or Librarything? Shelfari is already off the list due to being really poor as I've explained in my previous message.

Elsi · 02-23-2009, 11:08 PM

I have an account at all three -- LibraryThing, Shelfari, and Goodreads. The one that I spend the most time keeping up with is Goodreads. I activated the application that relays my Goodreads updates to Twitter, and I find it useful. What I wish is that I could sync all three.

JSWolf · 02-23-2009, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

I have an account at all three -- LibraryThing, Shelfari, and Goodreads. The one that I spend the most time keeping up with is Goodreads. I activated the application that relays my Goodreads updates to Twitter, and I find it useful. What I wish is that I could sync all three.

Do yourself a favor and cancel your Shelfari account. That way you'll only have to worry about 2 sites instead of 3.

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02-23-2009, 10:12 PM	#16
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I just added you as a friend, Julie I think this was a bad, bad idea.

02-23-2009, 10:15 PM	#18
nelamvr6 Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 416 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New London, CT USA Device: Oasis 2 (2017)	Oh well, shelfari won't impost csv files, they will only import tab delimited files. I'm now trying to convert...

02-23-2009, 10:25 PM	#22
ProfJulie Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 890 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Device: whatever	If you email me your list, I'll convert to a tab delimited file.

02-23-2009, 10:26 PM	#23
nelamvr6 Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 416 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New London, CT USA Device: Oasis 2 (2017)	OK, downloaded Gnumeric, that did the trick. I have to say though, I think I like goodreads better. the ability to search Amazon for books is pretty handy. Shelfari had no idea who Ford Madox Ford was, and had never heard of "The Good Soldier"!!

02-23-2009, 10:51 PM	#26
ProfJulie Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 890 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Device: whatever	Yeah, I know what you mean....I have a ton of books in my collection that I have not read and honestly, I had forgotten I even had many of those books. But it's nice to finally have a fairly comprehensive booklist and one that is accessible from my cellphone. So, now I can check to see if I've already got the book before I buy it again (I really hate that).

02-23-2009, 11:05 PM	#28
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	So which is better... Goodreads or Librarything? Shelfari is already off the list due to being really poor as I've explained in my previous message.

02-23-2009, 11:08 PM	#29
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	I have an account at all three -- LibraryThing, Shelfari, and Goodreads. The one that I spend the most time keeping up with is Goodreads. I activated the application that relays my Goodreads updates to Twitter, and I find it useful. What I wish is that I could sync all three.

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