Comments on: LibraryThing http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Younghttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-95049 Andy Young Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:19:55 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/#comment-95049 Thanks for this Raph, very useful. Added my puny library to it but this has all the right signs to be the next big thing in the web/web 2.0 space. Thanks for this Raph, very useful. Added my puny library to it but this has all the right signs to be the next big thing in the web/web 2.0 space.

]]> By: Raphhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-90376 Raph Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:01:13 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/#comment-90376 Klingsor, in my case it'd be useful for several reasons: - insurance purposes; we have many thousands of books and don't have a clear picture of what they all are. - recommendations. Especially on the non-fiction front. - completing collections. I've got lots of cases where I have some but not all of a series or an author. - I'm actually quite interested in the stats that it offers. Yes, I could get these some other way, but the automatic lookup of data is quite nice Klingsor, in my case it’d be useful for several reasons:

- insurance purposes; we have many thousands of books and don’t have a clear picture of what they all are.

- recommendations. Especially on the non-fiction front.

- completing collections. I’ve got lots of cases where I have some but not all of a series or an author.

- I’m actually quite interested in the stats that it offers. Yes, I could get these some other way, but the automatic lookup of data is quite nice

]]> By: Nick McLarenhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-90360 Nick McLaren Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:18:44 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/#comment-90360 I did some contract work for LibraryThing.com a while back (well over a year ago now) and they really have come a long way. The really weird part is that I only just started actually playing with it in depth YESTERDAY.. then found this post! My collection does even come close to touching 1k books though. I ended up recommending it to my girlfriend who has been having trouble finding new books to read that she might find interesting. I did some contract work for LibraryThing.com a while back (well over a year ago now) and they really have come a long way. The really weird part is that I only just started actually playing with it in depth YESTERDAY.. then found this post! My collection does even come close to touching 1k books though. I ended up recommending it to my girlfriend who has been having trouble finding new books to read that she might find interesting.

]]> By: Klingsor Grailhunterhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-90254 Klingsor Grailhunter Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:22:17 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/#comment-90254 I guess the curmudgeon in me just has to ask... why? You pay someone for a tool to catalogue your library - OK, I can see that, although other alternatives are available (like a spreadsheet or database). But all this "tagging" nonsense - creating content for no compensation so that others can make money from that effort? And a virtual shelf? When I can just sit in my library? Actually, I'm grateful you raised this topic, since I obviously have no clue why people would do all this. I'm happy people are reading, but all of this seems so... manipulative. I guess the curmudgeon in me just has to ask… why?

You pay someone for a tool to catalogue your library – OK, I can see that, although other alternatives are available (like a spreadsheet or database). But all this “tagging” nonsense – creating content for no compensation so that others can make money from that effort? And a virtual shelf? When I can just sit in my library?

Actually, I’m grateful you raised this topic, since I obviously have no clue why people would do all this. I’m happy people are reading, but all of this seems so… manipulative.

]]> By: Andy Havenshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-90236 Andy Havens Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:00:12 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/#comment-90236 Library Thing is cool. Tim came and gave a talk at <a href="http://www.oclc.org" rel="nofollow">OCLC</a>, my day-gig joint. Tim's a very, very cool dude. [pimp on] If you like library stuff, check out <a href="http://www.worldcat.org" rel="nofollow">www.worldcat.org</a>. Search engine for more than 1 billion items in 10,000+ libraries worldwide. And if you want, you can <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/servlet/org.oclc.lac.affiliate.GetSearchBox;jsessionid=0807795156718E3D90A9614CEAB8A62B.one" rel="nofollow">put the WorldCat search-box</a> on your own site/blog. One of the guys on my team did quite a lot of the design work for the site design and UI, so... well... props to the crew.[/pimp off] Library Thing is cool. Tim came and gave a talk at OCLC, my day-gig joint. Tim’s a very, very cool dude.

[pimp on] If you like library stuff, check out http://www.worldcat.org. Search engine for more than 1 billion items in 10,000+ libraries worldwide. And if you want, you can put the WorldCat search-box on your own site/blog. One of the guys on my team did quite a lot of the design work for the site design and UI, so… well… props to the crew.[/pimp off]

]]> By: mjdhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-89894 mjd Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:17:35 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/#comment-89894 Have a look at <a href="http://www.booktribes.com" rel="nofollow">booktribes</a> was on mashable yesterday and is pretty similar to librarything, although not sure how it would cope with a LOT of books in your library ... it is free though :) Have a look at booktribes was on mashable yesterday and is pretty similar to librarything, although not sure how it would cope with a LOT of books in your library … it is free though :)

]]> By: SunSword's Edgehttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-102268 SunSword's Edge Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/29/librarything/#comment-102268 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Raph pointed out LibraryThing.com today Raph covers the basics. Kim and I have so many books cluttering up the house and in storage, it's hard to believe. Apparently, we don't shop on amazon.com enough, as I only pulled up about 50 books from my account (and some it duplicated 6 times).<!--%kramer-post%-->

Raph pointed out LibraryThing.com today Raph covers the basics. Kim and I have so many books cluttering up the house and in storage, it’s hard to believe. Apparently, we don’t shop on amazon.com enough, as I only pulled up about 50 books from my account (and some it duplicated 6 times).

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