We have officially taken the covers off Shelfari's brand new book groups feature!
Book groups have been on our feature list since the idea for Shelfari first came to our minds. Over recent months we have thought long and hard about what makes a book group different from a normal discussion forum. In the end, though, we realized this to be a silly question -- book groups are all about the books! To further this goal, every book group in our system has its own shelf. Members of the book group can add books to the shelf. When looking at a book you can always click "Show on..." to add the book to groups you belong to.
Go ahead, try it out! Create a group for your current book club. It's simple to invite members to your group and show the books you have read and the books you are thinking about reading. Another idea is to simply create an open book group around your favorite genre. Or you can invite all your college friends to join a group and use the group to stay on top of what your friends are reading. We are going to let our users drive the content and character of the groups they create.
We can't wait to hear your feedback and suggestions on how to make our groups better. We have even created a new group for site feedback! All of us at Shelfari hope you're enjoying the features we've added recently and we look forward to reading your feedback and suggestions for improvements.
Happy Reading!
I am tecno-impaired, so it may be just me--but I can't get the cute shelf thingy to post on my blog. Help?
Posted by: christa | February 10, 2007 at 10:09 AM
LOVE this as the secretary of my book club. Quick question - how do I make someone else an administrator. My club is definitely community-based, and if I were to move, I would hate for this club that is 6 years old to lose its shelf on here (nor would I want to continue to be responsible for it if I am no longer a member)
Perhaps someday there will be some sort of reading guide questions available?
Posted by: Erica aka Disneylandfan | February 21, 2007 at 11:09 PM
I am also having difficulty getting the shelf to post on my blog.
Also, where can I find out how many books I have on my shelf? I think it used to be under profiles but I can no longer find it.
Thanks! BTW, love the new add to shelf pop up window, it's SO much easier to use!
Posted by: rookiemom | February 23, 2007 at 06:52 PM
I, being an new and upcoming author would love to have my stories read by the many book clubs. My stories can be founded out about at www.GODHEADPRODUCTIONS.com plus there are other goodies there to know about
Posted by: R. C. BECKOM | May 21, 2007 at 07:54 AM
I glad to see shelfari has upgraded to be able to help all the authors and book readers here to be able to communicate and find what they are looking for easier. keep up the great job you are doing.
Posted by: R.C. Beckom | January 31, 2009 at 08:24 PM