The ever-busy blogger behind kimbooktu.com has undertaken a new initiative, the Bookish Blogs directory. The goal seems to be to compile a massive list of all things booky and bloggy online and allow visitors to stroll through the listings, viewing screenshots, descriptions and leaving comments.
I’ve already snagged a couple new RSS feeds (because I just don’t have enough of those coming in). So check it out and add yours to the list, if your blog fodder is approporaite.
My Bookmarks magazine came in the mail the other day and just in time, as I am making a comprehensive “to be read” list. My wife has me motivated to read! We are expecting a little girl, in the next few weeks, so my wife has been online reserving books, at the library, left and right to cram in as much as she can before loosing her last few free moments for the foreseeable future (we already have a 2-year-old boy running around pulling books off shelves). So I too am going to cram. Which probably means an uptick in non-fiction, as good fiction must not be hurried. Though, if I just read bad fiction….
Last night, I finished Zittrain’s The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. Interesting read, but waaaaay too long (I have started reading his blog though). You can tell it has the academic slant to it. What passes as a “full review” here on {head}:sub/head is up over at LibraryThing.
I’ll say it again… if you’re not on LibraryThing you are REALLY missing out. The only downside is that the updates and new features are rolling out so quickly that I can’t keep up. Every few weeks I feel like I’m learning a new service.
They have a new home page (think Facebook, but for books) which is all about your ‘profile’ and not so much your library. But it’s totally customizable, so it is only what you want.
Plus, they’ve gone beyond just the groups and have allowed users to ‘friend’ other users and get updates to their recent book aquisitions and profile changes.
I’ll stop there as I move on to try and figure out the whole “local bookstore has it in-stock” feature. Which, I imagine, will be another post.
Let me know of any LT features or highlights that might make this small bibliophile’s life a little better!
