LibraryThing

LibraryThing looks fun! It was easy to sign up to and adding books is very easy. I like the the way it links the books you upload with similar books. It gives a way of accessing other books that you might not otherwise come across. So if you're in the mood for a good Dick Francis book and you've read all he's written, add one of his titles to your library and see what pops up in your recommended section and you could discover a new author that you love as much as Dick!

I have to say that adding my whole book collection is unlikely to happen, unless I suddenly become housebound! I have a life somewhere else and I don't have the time to go through the books I own, once owned, have ever read. However, if you don't mind not having your full collection of books catalogued online, I think it would be achievable to add titles as you come across them from this point forward and be able to create a good reference point in the future for your self about the books you've read. It's definitely a long-term project.

One way I would like to use LT would be as an aide-memoire. If I like an author, I tend to try and read all their books, but sometimes cannot remember which titles I've read. Some authors, like the aforementioned Dick, basically write the same book time and again, with a slightly different story angle and title and it's easy to forget which you've read over the years. A list on LT would keep everything straight, and you wouldn't lose the list just when you need it!

As some libraries are using LT to create catalogues of their books, I presume it is a good way of advertising their holdings.