frankie Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Fionen, I accepted By the way, I found BCF group thanks to you! How come I never realised there could be a group for us in there? I just love the place. It's the easiest way to tell the exact number of books TBR and so on and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I just got a friend request from Alexis Bledel (the actor playing Rory in The Gilmore Girls) and I'm thinking of course it's not really Alexis Bledel herself, just someone pretending to be her and having a laugh. What kinda people do this and think it's funny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Oops, sorry...I deleted my account on Goodreads. I'm only on LibraryThing now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Is it better than Library Thing then.....I have to say I signed up for Library Thing but I am hardly ever on it. What would make me want to join this one instead? Just wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen1 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I wouldn't send a request to me on Goodreads either because I don't use it anymore and have forgotten the login details otherwise I'd delete the account. I do have a new account on there though but as it's linked to my blog (which I'm writing under a pseudonym) I'm not advertising it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) Is it better than Library Thing then.....I have to say I signed up for Library Thing but I am hardly ever on it. What would make me want to join this one instead? Just wondering One thing comes to mind: Library Thing allows logging only 200 books for free, after that you must pay x much money (I don't know how often). Goodreads allows adding as many books as you want. But if you hardly ever use Library Thing, I don't know if there any reason why you would like Goodreads so much more that you would use that much more frequently. Edited March 21, 2009 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I have accounts in both places, but must admit I do prefer Goodreads and that's the only one i do use now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionen Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) Yeah, Library Thing's 200 book limit it also the reason I went with Goodreads. It's really interesting to see what books I have in common with people. Even if most of mine are on the "to-read" shelf. I noticed that I wasn't the only one to give "A Series of Unfortunate Events" three stars. It was a surprise considering how much hype those books got. Fionen, I accepted By the way, I found BCF group thanks to you! How come I never realised there could be a group for us in there? I didn't think about it either. I only found it because of Paperplane. Edit: Echo and Karen, thanks for letting me know. Edited March 22, 2009 by Fionen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Just joined over there, I didn't realize y'all had a group there! Looks nice. But I do prefer Library Thing I have to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I have just joined too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally_80 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I don't mind goodreads - but I like bookarmy too - it's got loads of authors and others signed up which is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I'm on there. But, honestly, I find it more of a time-snatcher than anything else. Like a lot of other online spots. I guess you have to choose where to spend what free time you have: reading or online. Ya know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I guess you have to choose where to spend what free time you have: reading or online. Ya know? Don't say that Katherine - they may all leave the forum! I use both GoodReads and LT to keep a record of my books, plus my reviews and thoughts. I don't however, get involved in any of the groups on either site.. I tried for a little while, but didn't really get on with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Don't say that Katherine - they may all leave the forum! Not a chance, Michelle! We all like it here too much, even if our reading does suffer occasionally! I'm on GoodReads and LT but I keep LT updated more. I've gotten a bit behind in updating my books on GR. I find both sites very handy for reading reviews, and I receive digest emails from a couple of groups on GoodReads, but I never post myself (it seems a more impersonal group of people than we have here). I belong to a few groups on LT but I never check in on them. I also hate how you can't edit your books as easily on GR. It's much easier to change the titles on LT and have them looking all nice and neat. Something about the fonts that GR uses has always bothered me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petit_canard25 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1581978 Feel free to add me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 No one would leave the BCF!! It's the best book forum on the web -- absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busy91 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I don't mind goodreads - but I like bookarmy too - it's got loads of authors and others signed up which is pretty cool. Book Army, never heard of them, but it looks interesting. Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Library Nook Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 No one would leave the BCF!! It's the best book forum on the web -- absolutely! lol I agree, haven't been on for weeks but still think about the posts I am missing and come on as soon as I have a chance:) LibraryThing is the only other site I use and have been visiting there daily as I am waiting for collections so much. Goodreads I never managed to get into. Is it worth a go do you reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I don't mind goodreads - but I like bookarmy too - it's got loads of authors and others signed up which is pretty cool. Oh no I'll probably sign up on this one too just to try it out. I did finally send an email to LT and they deleted my account because I wasn't using it. I just love trying sites like this. Still like Goodreads the most right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 The reason I don't like bookarmy so much is that every single book has a 'Buy the Book' link (as well as adverts), which makes it pretty commercial. Still, LT asks for payment after so many books, and GoodReads has quite a few adverts. (I just hope they're all better at money making than I am! lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I've just deleted my GR account - I can't possible keep up with that and LT, so decided to keep the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I've been on GR a few months now,haven't tried LT. http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2077706 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 How do you follow someone on Goodreads? Is there a button to click or do I just need to 'stalk' them regularly enough? It might seem like a stupid question but I have really no idea about this 'following' thingy. Apparently I have two followers, what does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I just went to the Rory group and clicked on someone's name. When it takes you to their profile page, there is a button next to 'Add as a friend' that says 'Follow reviews'. I think this must be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 (edited) That sounds logical, the only problem is that when I was meticulously going through the webpages last night I swear I didn't notice that 'follow reviews' button. I'm gonna take another look right now. Edit: Ahaa! I think I have figured out the problem. I wanted to follow my friend Kaisa's reviews (because I thought following meant something like automatically getting updates on what she's reading) but since she's already my friend, there's nothing to follow since I get all the details as a friend. So, I can only follow people I haven't befriended. Make sense? Edited February 24, 2010 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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