Goodreads - Page 5

Joonbug1 · 07-27-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by redbees

Joonbug1,

It is possible to turn off email notifications at Goodreads. Go to: Username > My Account > Emails. You can choose under which circumstances (if at at all) you will receive emails or on-site notifications.

Thank you for the detailed how-to, Redbees. I'll definitely try that when I next sign in.

As for what else there is to do on GR, there are groups to join and you can take part in discussion threads, but I don't think they get much activity (at least not the ones I joined in on, anyway). I think MobileRead is much more useful educationally as both an author and as a reader (and ereader owner).

I guess if anyone wanted, we could post our GR pages to see what we've reviewed?

MrsJoseph · 07-27-2011, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by VydorScope

Soo... what do authors do there? I could go look,but might only find bad examples.

I love Goodreads! It's really great.

One of my favorite GR authors is Thea Harrison and she is really working Goodreads well. She has her bio (with a pic), a link to her website, list of all her books, she keeps a GoodReads Blog and she does giveaways. One of the smartest things she's done is do a giveaway of her first book through Goodreads. Now she's doing a second giveaway on her own using Goodreads Blog. She's given each person 7 ways to enter (tweeting, following on FB, etc) and requested (requires) each person to give an email address. Not too shabby, I think.

She also does regular GR member stuff and accepts friendships - her marketing of her book has been pretty great and mostly mouth to mouth. I can't wait for next book to come out! I'm buying two (one for mom

)

Joonbug1 · 07-27-2011, 01:20 PM

Do you know how she gives her books away using GR? Thanks in advance.

MrsJoseph · 07-27-2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Joonbug1

Do you know how she gives her books away using GR? Thanks in advance.

No problem! Check out this link: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/new

Lizzie in Ma · 08-04-2011, 11:10 AM

Love GoodReads. Great way to keep track of my reading, get widgets for my blog, check out reviews and hang out.

jersysman · 08-04-2011, 01:54 PM

I use Goodreads to discuss books, books, and more books. The groups there are good, especially since most of broken down by genres or authors. The activity level will depend on the group. Some are very light, but the more popular ones are very busy. Too busy at times.

I tend to use MobileRead for discussions on devices and the programs on them. This forum has a better grasp on this than other forums that I frequent.

MrsJoseph · 08-04-2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jersysman

I use Goodreads to discuss books, books, and more books. The groups there are good, especially since most of broken down by genres or authors. The activity level will depend on the group. Some are very light, but the more popular ones are very busy. Too busy at times.

I tend to use MobileRead for discussions on devices and the programs on them. This forum has a better grasp on this than other forums that I frequent.

I agree. I use Goodreads for book social interaction but I use MR for news, events, programs, devices, etc.

SeaBookGuy · 08-04-2011, 05:27 PM

I LOVE discussing books, but here the focus tend to skew highly towards sci-fi and fantasy (not that there's anything wrong with that ...), which are genres that do nothing for me. Library Thing has a couple of forums where I enjoy interacting as well.

I trust Goodreads reviews - which are actually linked-to at the Sony bookstore - more than Amazon.

marimorimo · 08-05-2011, 04:43 AM

I love GoodReads as well. I use it to organize my To-Read lists and archive reviews of books read. I'm also active in one of the forums.

As for trusting the reviews, I still prefer Amazon. With Amazon there's instant comparison between good and bad reviews of the same book, and I find them better thought out because reviewers keep in mind that their post could persuade/dissuade a reader from buying a book.

With Goodreads, it's a lot harder to sift through and find the 'smart' reviews.

aceflor · 08-05-2011, 06:09 AM

I love goodreads now, used to be more active on shelfari but switched to goodreads and have been more active there lately. I keep my TBR list there, and do seriously need to work on my read list, I have only marked 300 or so books (it does take time to update the lists, that is the only complaint I have on GR), and have not yet started to enter the french litterature I have read until now (which were the first books I read, came later to english).
For those interested, there is an excellent plugin for calibre by kiwi that helps sync calibre with GR, it is not workless but still much easier than doing everything "a la mano".

I am at GR under my MR name too, that makes contacts and follow-up easier.

JSWolf · 08-15-2011, 08:07 AM

I too use GoodReads. I did try LibraryThing and I hated it. The staff there don't care. I found some errors that prevented me from putting in the correct book and I sent off a message, waited a week, sent off yet another and after another week, nothing so screw them.

MrsJoseph · 08-15-2011, 09:40 AM

I've tried Shelfari but it didn't do it for me. Goodreads seems to have more options and features. The only thing I liked about Shelfari was the ability to auto-update based on my Amazon purchases.

JSWolf · 08-15-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph

I've tried Shelfari but it didn't do it for me. Goodreads seems to have more options and features. The only thing I liked about Shelfari was the ability to auto-update based on my Amazon purchases.

Didn't like Shelfari either.

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07-27-2011, 01:20 PM	#63
Joonbug1 Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 409000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Do you know how she gives her books away using GR? Thanks in advance.

08-04-2011, 11:10 AM	#65
Lizzie in Ma Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 159192 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cape Cod Device: Nook, Kindle 3, Vizio 8" tablet runn and Samsung Galaxy running Aldiko	Love GoodReads. Great way to keep track of my reading, get widgets for my blog, check out reviews and hang out.

08-04-2011, 01:54 PM	#66
jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	I use Goodreads to discuss books, books, and more books. The groups there are good, especially since most of broken down by genres or authors. The activity level will depend on the group. Some are very light, but the more popular ones are very busy. Too busy at times. I tend to use MobileRead for discussions on devices and the programs on them. This forum has a better grasp on this than other forums that I frequent.

08-04-2011, 05:27 PM	#68
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I LOVE discussing books, but here the focus tend to skew highly towards sci-fi and fantasy (not that there's anything wrong with that ...), which are genres that do nothing for me. Library Thing has a couple of forums where I enjoy interacting as well. I trust Goodreads reviews - which are actually linked-to at the Sony bookstore - more than Amazon.

08-05-2011, 04:43 AM	#69
marimorimo Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle 3	I love GoodReads as well. I use it to organize my To-Read lists and archive reviews of books read. I'm also active in one of the forums. As for trusting the reviews, I still prefer Amazon. With Amazon there's instant comparison between good and bad reviews of the same book, and I find them better thought out because reviewers keep in mind that their post could persuade/dissuade a reader from buying a book. With Goodreads, it's a lot harder to sift through and find the 'smart' reviews.

08-05-2011, 06:09 AM	#70
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	I love goodreads now, used to be more active on shelfari but switched to goodreads and have been more active there lately. I keep my TBR list there, and do seriously need to work on my read list, I have only marked 300 or so books (it does take time to update the lists, that is the only complaint I have on GR), and have not yet started to enter the french litterature I have read until now (which were the first books I read, came later to english). For those interested, there is an excellent plugin for calibre by kiwi that helps sync calibre with GR, it is not workless but still much easier than doing everything "a la mano". I am at GR under my MR name too, that makes contacts and follow-up easier.

08-15-2011, 08:07 AM	#71
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I too use GoodReads. I did try LibraryThing and I hated it. The staff there don't care. I found some errors that prevented me from putting in the correct book and I sent off a message, waited a week, sent off yet another and after another week, nothing so screw them.

08-15-2011, 09:40 AM	#72
MrsJoseph Loves Ellipsis... Posts: 1,554 Karma: 7899232 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kobo Wifi (broken), nook STR (returned), Kobo Touch, Sony T1	I've tried Shelfari but it didn't do it for me. Goodreads seems to have more options and features. The only thing I liked about Shelfari was the ability to auto-update based on my Amazon purchases.