Edvibes Blog

Amazon has a great hidden feature. When you are shopping for a book, you can see “Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought” to find similar books from people with the same interests.

What Should I Read Next is a search engine based on Amazon

Whichbook.net “Instead of starting from the overwhelming choice of books available, whichbook starts from the reader and enables each individual to build the elements of that elusive ‘good read’ we are all looking for but don’t quite know how to define.”

Also check out and join a book social network like GoodReads or Shelfari

It’s Free

1. Sign up for a free account at Goodreads - a social network for book lovers to find, meet, and link up with other readers to share, review, discover, and recommend books on your virtual book shelf. Check out my review at Goodreads - A Social Network for Book Lovers

2. Your invited to join the Educator Book Club group I set up at Goodreads specifically for students, teachers, parents, administrators, and professors to link up and share their favorite books.

3. Add me to your friends network I am “edvibesproducer. ”

So what are the most influential books you have read that have impacted you in education?

DESCRIPTION:
Goodreads is a social network for book lovers to find, meet, and link up with other readers to share, review, discover, and recommend books on your virtual book shelf. Their mission is “to improve the process of reading and learning throughout the world… Knowledge is power; and power is best shared among friends.”

TAGS & CATEGORIES:
folksonomy, social media, networking, books
It’s like a myspace for readers or Last.fm for books

SCREENSHOTS:

PROS:
*Quickly and easily browse or manually add, rate, and review books you have read, are reading, or want to read.
*Discover link-minded book lovers to find good books to read
*Has a book club group feature where you can meet and discuss with other readers.

CONS:
*None

COST/SET UP:
*free, just need to sign up for an account
*web-based no downloads required

EDUCATIONAL USEFULNESS:

I have started a group in this network called the Educator Book Club specifically for students, teachers, parents, administrators, and professors to link up and share their favorite books. Your invited to join in or add me to your friends network I am edvibesproducer.

“READ/WRITE SOCIAL WEB2.0″-NESS

OVERALL GRADE:
A+

LINK:
http://www.goodreads.com/