Thing 7. Goodreads Vs Librarything.
I had a look at these two sites and some reviews when deciding which to use. Reviews seemed pretty even. I think for some it was just a matter of which you tried first.
I did like Librarything's Your Local tab for venues and events. Some of the venues are quite out of date though, the events are interesting, nearly all from The Wheeler Centre, but good for some of those others you would not otherwise see - e.g. a booklaunch at an indian restaurant.
Despite that I went with Goodreads and am happy with them. I had a bit of trouble working out how to do a rotating bookshelf display but there are groups that help with questions like that and in the end it was quite easy.
Because people were asking me about what I'd read and I couldn't always remember, (suprise!), I was keeping a journal but it was filling fast and you had to have it with you. Since starting with Goodreads I can log on and check (handy if i am on desk).
I get email alerts re blogs from authors I'm interested in and from the groups i've joined.It gives recommendations based on your books and has various quizzes,trivia. I haven't won any ARC's yet though. I've also linked my goodreads to my facebook and twitter.http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5689321-marie