What Should I Read Next?

I hate running out of things to read. I know the world is filled with wonderful books, but I don’t know where to start. Conversely, sometimes I read something and I want the whole world to know what a wonderful book it is. If you’ve ever felt like this, www.shelfari.com is the place to be. It is a social networking site, a place to connect with like-minded existing or new friends around the books everyone likes.

It’s very easy to get started.

1. Sign in using a log in name and your password.

2. You will receive an email asking you to respond to it to activate your account. Click on the link.

3. Click on Step 3 and exploring and building your bookshelf.

4. I started by clicking on “Build My Shelf”. It was very easy to add books to my bookshelf by putting in the title or author.

5. You can click on “Profile” and write a paragraph about yourself. You should be careful about the privacy settings in the upper right corner. You may just want your friends, people you give persmission to, to see your bookshelf.

6. Finally, click on “Friends.” This is the point, of course, that you want other people to see what’s on your shelf and vice versa (I’ll show you my self if you show me yours.” Here, you need to be very careful not to upload your entire address book. You can search for existing Shelfari members you know, or you can invite someone to become a Shelfari member. You may want to email people before hand to see if it’s OK with them that you add them to your friend list.