#goodreads

How Do You Define “TBR?”

When it comes to books, TBR stands for "To Be Read." But since we're talking about beloved bookshelves, there's more to dig into behind the TBR meaning.

15 Books Famous Authors Give Five Stars on Goodreads

I take book recommendations from authors I admire seriously. Dan Simmons turned me on to Daniel Woodrell, and Stephen King ...

Blurbs: What Are They Good For?

Margaret Atwood shall blurb no more forever, but what effect to blurbs have on readers purchasing habits in the first place, I wonder?

In Defense of the Amateur Review

Amateur reviews on sites like Goodreads and Amazon are important for books and publishing.

I Am Very Outraged About That Goodreads Thing

Late last week, Goodreads published an announcement that they were changing review policies and removing “author bookshelves” and also went ...

iPhone Apps for Cataloging Your Home Library

The age of using spreadsheets to catalog your forever expanding book collection is long gone. These days you don’t even ...

Books and the Tiger in the Lifeboat

This is not the article I wrote all about bookstores and dinosaurs, drawing a parallel between indie bookstores and huge ...

12 Alternatives to Goodreads

*Editor’s note: On Friday, September 20th, 2013, Goodreads announced a new content policy about what consitutes a book review on ...

Amazon and Goodreads: One User’s Response

Goodreads announced yesterday that it has been bought by Amazon. The immediate response on the bookternet (or at least my ...

Will You Be Deleting Your Goodreads Account?

The bookish internet has been aflutter since yesterday’s announcement that Amazon has acquired Goodreads. If or how this will change ...