LibraryThing
July 23rd, 2009 by Stephen
I have added a book review widget using LibraryThing to my blog. Since experimenting with Shelfari and LibraryThing I have come to like the latter very much – particularly because of its excellent export facility. It is easy for me to export my entire library to a spreadsheet and import it elsewhere. In this way I keep ownership of my data. (Shelfari allows export too, although not quite as full featured).
I have now, with the aid of a bar code scanner, imported about 1500 books of my library into LibraryThing, and written a couple of hundred reviews. Thus I have added a widget that displays a random review from my collection on this page.
Here is also a random selection of my LibraryThing books. You may notice on the talk on that site that I have so far read 144 books this year.
LibraryThing is great! I’m a big fan. I’m glad you like it too!
Do you have a hard time adding all the books on your shelf? Here’s an efficient way…Barcode-monster is a fantastic software for shelving your books. It takes pictures of the barcodes of your books onto your computer within seconds check it out at http://www.barcode-monster.com Great way to organize the books you’ve read and even own! We are giving away 5 free copies of Barcode-monster to LibraryThing users! Email us at Winnie@barcode-monster.com for your free copy now!!
In the comments there is an advertisement for Barcode-Monster. This company does not provide the advertised service and does not provide any support or response.
If someone wants a barcode scanner might I recommend the “CueCats” that LibraryThing sells directly. I ordered one not long ago and it is somewhat cost effective, shipped quickly, and works fairly decently.