Thursday, September 4, 2008

LibraryThing and Rollyo

Interesting and fun. My LibraryThing page link. I added titles and checked the recommendations to see what was added as my list grew. Interesting and not a bad selection. When I clicked gallery I got pictures of a number the authors I'd read, and I hadn't known what quite a few of them looked like... so now I do. And then I hit a snag. The site suddenly could not find a single book I entered. I got "No results found for "Slaughterhouse-Five", etc. for every book I entered?! Hmmm. The end of that for now. I'll have to try again later.

My Rollyo Seachroll. I only added 4 sites, so it is rather limited, but I get the idea. I found the Rollyo site's instructions clear and easy to follow. An interesting exercise.

"Can you see a potential for tools like this?" Possibly, but I find that a good old Google search suffices for my purposes. Obviously including good quality personally selected sites for specific searches could be very useful for frequently asked questions.

Today's link: authonomy, a site for writers, readers and publishers. The authonomy blog.

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