The last post I wrote mentioned a website called LibraryThing.com which helps you organize all your books online. It had a lot of interesting functions, but I recently came across a very similar website that may be better. GuruLib.com also allows you to organize your collection of books online, but has more of a web2.0 feel to it. You are able to drag and drop things, label them with tags, add them to “Shelves.” You can even import a list of books from a spreadsheet and it will automatically find them.

One of the most impressive features, was the option to view your books in a “cover view” style, an obvious takeaway from the iPhone, but impressive nonetheless. Below is a screenshot of that view.

Like LibraryThing.com, GuruLib.com draws its information from Amazon and other places so you can easily find your books. Both of the sites offer a great way to organize and catalog your books.

Know of any other websites that might be interesting to readers? Share them with us by adding them to the comments.

Think about all the books you’ve read throughout your life. Wouldn’t it be nice to organize them all? If you love reading and are looking for a way to catalog your books online then LibraryThing.com is definitely for you.

I came across this site recently which allows you too easily search for books you have read or plan to read and add them to your catalog. The site’s search goes through Amazon and even the Library of Congress to find the book you specified.
The site allows you to tag your books, see what others are reading and make notes to your book. There are many other functionalities that I am still exploring, but from a first impression LibraryThing.com seems great for anyone that loves to read and wants to keep track and organize their books.

This post will be part of a series I will try to do every day on cool websites and applications that I find. Most of these will be reading or productivity related with an occasional divergence to something completely random.

Earlier this week I came across, ReadBag.com. This is a great website if you do a lot of reading online. If you’re like me, and do a lot of reading online, sometimes you don’t have the time to read everything in one sitting. You might resort to bookmarking the link in your browser, emailing it to yourself or adding it to some social bookmarking site.

Readbag.com puts nifty spin on bookmarking while making it ridiculously easy. Below is a quick demo I did to show you some of the cool features.

Know of any other cool websites for readers? Let us all know by commenting on this post.
-Paul-