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Tome Keeper · 05-22-2011, 12:20 PM

I seem to remember a few years ago stumbling across a website to help people find new titles.

You used sliders to select things like where the book was set, if it was scary, realistic ect. and it came up with pages of books that matched that criteria.

I've had a google, but only found ones for children's books. Any one know what I'm talking about?

NightBird · 05-22-2011, 01:51 PM

Yep:

http://www.whichbook.net/default.aspx

Tome Keeper · 05-22-2011, 01:53 PM

Thanks! That was one of the ones I remembered.

Anyone know of any others, I seem to remember one with a white background (not that helpful, I know!)?

NightBird · 05-22-2011, 01:59 PM

They could have changed the color of the website, as they do frequently, so you may see it but not recognize it.

Loosheesh · 05-22-2011, 02:01 PM

I came across YourNextRead recently; haven't used it much so ...

Tome Keeper · 05-22-2011, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightBird

They could have changed the color of the website, as they do frequently, so you may see it but not recognize it.

True but the ones I've looked at don't have the same output style either, can't really explain it.

NightBird · 05-22-2011, 02:21 PM

Here's another similar type:

http://www.allreaders.com/

NightBird · 05-22-2011, 02:27 PM

Here's another one:

Quote:

Booklamp is a slightly more sophisticated version of Whichbook with a very in-depth study for each book, making new book “matches” for users very effective.

Upon completing the simple sign up process, users are given the option to view their book matches, use the forums, or suggest books to be reviewed. Upon selecting the option to view your book matches, it offers a very thorough book search by plot – booklamp will give you a list of approximately 500+ books currently in the database and a descriptive look at each, including the number of words, number of scenes, as well as the scale and intensity of the dialog, description, action, density, and pacing for each scene throughout the entire book, then pair it with other books based on the same characteristics and give you a scale as to how closely other books relate (e.g. 98.7%)

http://beta.booklamp.org/

05-22-2011, 12:20 PM	#1
Tome Keeper Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1001201 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard, Surface Tablet, Android Smartphone, Laptop, Netbook	Recommendation Service I seem to remember a few years ago stumbling across a website to help people find new titles. You used sliders to select things like where the book was set, if it was scary, realistic ect. and it came up with pages of books that matched that criteria. I've had a google, but only found ones for children's books. Any one know what I'm talking about?

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05-22-2011, 01:51 PM	#2
NightBird Wizard Posts: 2,364 Karma: 3724797 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Device: KPW, KF, KF HD, iPod Touch	Yep: http://www.whichbook.net/default.aspx

05-22-2011, 01:53 PM	#3
Tome Keeper Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1001201 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard, Surface Tablet, Android Smartphone, Laptop, Netbook	Thanks! That was one of the ones I remembered. Anyone know of any others, I seem to remember one with a white background (not that helpful, I know!)?

05-22-2011, 01:59 PM	#4
NightBird Wizard Posts: 2,364 Karma: 3724797 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Device: KPW, KF, KF HD, iPod Touch	They could have changed the color of the website, as they do frequently, so you may see it but not recognize it.

05-22-2011, 02:01 PM	#5
Loosheesh Wizard Posts: 1,679 Karma: 3111989 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jianghu Device: PW1, PW5, iPhone SE 2016, iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 2021	I came across YourNextRead recently; haven't used it much so ...

05-22-2011, 02:21 PM	#7
NightBird Wizard Posts: 2,364 Karma: 3724797 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Device: KPW, KF, KF HD, iPod Touch	Here's another similar type: http://www.allreaders.com/