It’s a… Thing

A LibraryThing, that is. When looking for options to catalog my books I was fortunate enough to come across LibraryThing. LibraryThing is an online cataloging site that allows you to keep track of your books in one place. I dove in, started entering books, and enjoyed the site as a whole from the moment I discovered it. It is immensely fun for booklovers. I have now looked into many similar sites (including anobii, BookJetty, GoodReads, and Shelfari - there are others still) and feel that LibraryThing does everything they are able to, but just a little better. While other sites seem to concentrate on different things, such as social networking and trading book, LibraryThing’s main focus seems to be your books - exactly where an online cataloging site should put its emphasis. All other things available on the site are just bonuses... and oh what cool stuff there is - organizational tools, ability to tag books, groups with active discussion forums, user book reviews, an author gallery of the writers in your library, a ton of different statistics, chances at early review copies, the ability to export your catalog, and lots of other book stuff. Even with all the “stuff” available, it is incredibly quick and easy to use. LibraryThing is free for up to 200 and then can be subscribed to on a yearly basis or as a lifetime membership for a nominal charge. Do yourself a favor, check it out and join now… there is lots more I could add, but I believe that will take away some of the fun of discovering and using this wonderful site.

See my LibraryThing catalog and profile here and here.