Thing 35: Books 2.0

Organize My Personal Library? Since I don't collect books, I have absolute zero interest in cataloging the few in my house. Talk about bringing work home with me.

I adore BookCrossing! If I had some books, I'd leave them in the wilds of North St. Paul.

I will never read a book on my phone. Even Kindle is only a marginal possibility. I read a camping article that said Kindles were great for camping! Woo hoo, bring along yet another thing that needs to be recharged while driving, along with the phones, the half dozen camera batteries, and the walkie-talkies instead of a plain old paper book. That seemed kind of silly.

Hmmm. Booklamp. Sounds good, but you get the opinion of whoever it is, let's call her Wossname, that thinks Stephen King writes like Anna Maxtead -- pacing, tense, persepctive, et al. You might as well look up lists of "writes like Dan Brown."

Overbooked, otoh, looks genuinely useful! Yay! Figures it's done by a librarian. Well . . . except that the links at the top don't work. That's not v. handy.

Reading Group Choices, always a good source.

I was surprised at the cost of booksfree.com -- $22.49 a month for the lowest level of books on cd. But I suppose it's way cheaper than buying them. It's unlimited rentals, you just have to return #1 before you get #2. Which leaves one without one's crack for a couple days. Plus, if you don't like it, which is always a hazard . . .

One Minute Critic!!! I wouldn't have believed anyone could summarize, much less critique, anything by Jasper Fforde in one minute. Okay, it took her another 20 seconds. :) This is a terrific way to browse books!