Let me show you around.
We’ve talked about Goodreads on MakeUseOf before.
To start, there’s a thoroughly familiar and free sign-up process.
get in, and we can take a look around.
There are essentially two common tasks you’re going to want to undertake in here.
Let’s just work through them.
Or you might just want to start from where you are now.
I’m a mixture.
I add them anyway.
I have something of an interest in vampires and werewolves.
How about we go through and add a vampire book?
Richard Matheson’sI am Legendfor example.
As you might see, GoodReads has a comprehensive set of books.
Fortunately for us we want the first one in the list.
Firstly, you’re able to assign a rating.
Before we go further though, I’d like to talk about the shelves.
That is, each book can only be on one shelf at any one time.
You’rereadit, you arereadingit, or youplanto read it.
it’s possible for you to add more shelves, and they arenotexclusive.
That is, this book can be listed under both vampires and horror, if that is appropriate.
For now, click onread.
Does this ongoing lack of upper-case letters drive you nuts?
Oh, it’s just me?
Down the left side of the page is a list of your books.
If you’ve just started then the only book listed will be the one you just added.
As it’s possible for you to see, I’m not very good at classifying my books.
I’ll get there.
At the top of the list is aneditoption for the shelves.
If you want to do some heavy shelf construction this is the spot.
you’re free to edit the details for each book at any time.
Add Books You Haven’t Read
This should be easy, right?
That’s just me too, right?
It’s a story about Dracula, so the chances are good.
First, do a search, and find the book.
We are in luck again.
The book we want is the first on the list.
Click theadd to my booksbutton again.
More on that soon.
In the meantime, don’t you should probably work your way through the living room shelves?
