We’ve been working on an easier, more enjoyable way to add books to your shelf, write reviews, add ratings, find similar books and so much more.
What’s New!
Easy Add
Just click the blue “Add” button that appears beneath each book and it will be added to your shelf.
Easy Edit
Once you've added a book to your shelf, you'll see a green “Edit” button beneath your book. Clicking Edit will display a window where you can do all that fun Shelfari stuff (reviews, ratings, tags, categorizing, etc). We've moved some features from the book page into this window so you'll be able to do everything you want with your books from anywhere on the site.
The Edit window allows you to personalize:
My Status – We’ll help you put your book on the right list (I’m Reading, Planning to Read, I’ve Read), ask members “Should I read this?”, mark the book as private, or remove it from your shelf.
My Opinion – You can add a rating, review or mark a book as a favorite.
My Edition – Tell your friends which books you own and which ones are on your wish list. You can also add notes and keep track of who borrowed your book.
My Tags – Add as many tags as you want to your book. Tags are a great way to organize your shelf and help you find similar books. Choose from suggested tags or your personal tags.
More to Do – You can recommend books to your friends, begin a discussion, read reviews or add the book to your group shelf. We’ve also added a list of books you might enjoy — you can add them right to your shelf.
You can close the Edit window by clicking “Done” (on More to Do) or by clicking the “X” in the top right.
If you want to quickly add a book to a specific list, you can still use the drop-down menu beside the add/edit button — just click to select the list you want (I’m Reading, Favorite, etc.).
More about adding & editing your books
Improved Shelf Pop-up
The shelf pop-up that appeared when you moused over a book is now smaller and disappears immediately when you move your mouse off of the book cover. This popup shows your review, rating, which list the book is on (I’m Reading, Favorite) and what other friends and members have read the book (and their rating). If you want to ask “Should I read this”, add tags or a review, simply click the Edit button beneath the book.
New FAQ
The answers to your questions are just a click away! The 'Help' menu in the upper-right corner of Shelfari will take you to our Frequently Asked Questions section. Select a topic from the drop down menu and then click on the question that you have. You will see your answer instantly appear.
Enjoy!
Amanda & the Shelfari Team
Very Nice Improvement...
Posted by: Haya | March 17, 2009 at 02:42 AM
I find the new search function cumberson and unhelpful and am not happy with the other changes made. I wish you had left things alone.
Posted by: Kevin R. Tipple | March 17, 2009 at 12:57 PM
In response to the question "If you refresh the page, do your books show on the correct shelf?": the answer is no. If I uncheck "I am reading now", the book turns gray (as if removed from the shelf), but if I refresh the screen or go to that part of my shelf, the book is still there. As a result, I now have 3 books under "I'm reading now" because I have been unable to remove 2 of them.
Posted by: Stefan | March 17, 2009 at 03:09 PM
l have liked the new look and changes since it all began a few months ago, its pretty but from all the comments above, l am not sure the recent change will be effective. However, l'd try it out and see. l'd however like to be able to add books to my groups' bookshelves from my shelf. Can that be possible?
Posted by: Rasheedat Akanmu | March 18, 2009 at 03:37 AM
Hi guys! I'm quite new to Shelfari and so far I'm impressed. I like the easy edit part too so you guys are doing a great job. If I may suggest, about the ownership of the books, could you add "borrowed it" to the status?
Posted by: CJ | March 18, 2009 at 03:50 AM
You have a tiny flaw here:
http://add-at-work.com/jing/2009-03-18_1737.png
Posted by: Usability Thouhts | March 18, 2009 at 08:38 AM
It looks like my account was deleted. I have been having problems signing in because it says I need to enable cookies. I've done that, but I still couldn't log in. When I tried to search for my acct, or said I forgot my password, I don't even get an e-mail anymore, which makes it appear as though my account has been deleted. Could you please help me with this? I have left several messages with no reply.
Posted by: Carey | March 18, 2009 at 12:22 PM
@Carey. I've responded directly to your email, we should be able to get you back into your account.
Amanda
Posted by: Shelfari | March 18, 2009 at 01:54 PM
@CJ. Thanks for the suggestion! Are you wanting to mark books that you've borrowed or books that you've loaned out to someone?
Posted by: Shelfari | March 18, 2009 at 01:57 PM
@UsabilityThoughts. The image is cut off, I can only guess what the problem is. Do you have a larger image? Thanks!
Amanda
Posted by: Shelfari | March 18, 2009 at 01:59 PM