Social Networking for Readers

The internet is full of social networking sites these days.  Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Pinterest, they're all out there.  But did you know there's some great Reading social network sites?  Here's a list of some of the best:

• Goodreads: www.goodreads.com  A great place to get book recommendations from people you know.  You can also keep track of books you've already read, and books you'd like to read.  There's also fun ways to start a book club, answer book trivia, and collect your favorite book quotes.

• Shelfari:  www.shelfari.com   Shelfari is a community-powered encyclopedia for book lovers.  Create a virtual bookshelf, discover new books, connect with friends and learn more about your favorite books– all for free.

• Readernaut:  www.readernaut.com  Find the books you’ve read and rate them, store notes about them or review them.  Add books you’re reading and begin tracking your progress or write notes or comments.  Build your wishlist and see what others think of the books you want to read.  Or import your books from other services like Anobii, GoodReads, LibraryThing and Shelfari.

• Library Thing:  www.librarything.com  Join the world’s largest book club.  Catalog your books from Amazon, the Library of Congress and 690 other world libraries. Import from anywhere. Find people with eerily similar tastes.  Find new books to read.  Free Early Reviewer books from publishers and authors.  Enter 200 books for free, as many as you like for $10 (year) or $25 (life).

• Book Crossing:  www.bookcrossing.com  From the website:  "It's the World's Library. It's a smart social networking site. It's a celebration of literature and a place where books get new life. BookCrossing is the act of giving a book a unique identity so, as the book is passed from reader to reader, it can be tracked and thus connecting its readers. There are currently 948,137 BookCrossers and 8,147,968 books travelling throughout 132 countries. Our community is changing the world and touching lives one book at a time."  How does it work?  "Label. Share. Follow.  Breathe new life into books instead of letting your old favorites collect dust - pass them along to another reader. Our online archival and tracking system allows members to connect with other readers, journal and review literature and trade and follow their books as lives are changed through “reading and releasing”. Users are able to tag and track their individual books by marking them with BCIDs (BookCrossing Identity Numbers). Each BCID is unique to each book – once it’s registered on our site, the book can then be followed and journaled forever. BookCrossing is free to join and free to play. So don't be 'shelf'ish with your books!"

Did I miss any?  Do you have a favorite reading website?