Thing #20: Books 2.0

Warning this will be a short post and I will fill in more later as I am able.

Books on your phones:

I have to say this section really had little that interested me. I am still using an older cell phone that does not have a camera, and it can't even receive pictures in messages.

and now work calls be back later....

All right now I am back, as I was saying I don't have much use for a book on my phone because my phone cannot receive one if i wanted. I also enjoy the tactile feel of having a book in my hands, and the various ways I can hold the book to reduce fatigue. Now true it would be nice to have a computer text version of a book if i was doing research and wanted an easy way to search the book for a key phrase or section.
oh yeah, the site i visited for this section was BooksinMyPhone.


Reader's Advisory:

This section actually held a great deal of use for me. I visited Book Lamp, Pandora.com (yes i know that is music not books but still), "What should I read next?", and What's next?

Book Lamp: Definitely looks interesting and i am planning to set up an account there and try to figure out what types of books i really like. Always have been interested in analyzing myself and how my mind works.

Pandora.com: Music and Free. plus set up for the songs i like. what more can i say. This is definitely one thing from the 23things i will be making use of for a very long time to come..... maybe for a whole month! Not being sarcastic but it's true, it takes a lot to hold my attention.

What should i read next: was a interesting little thing, though i tend to flip between fiction and non fiction, ect when i read. So not always will one book necessarily follow the next in any relation.

What's next: going to be very very nice to figure out the order of many different series from just one site. Especially for really long series like the Xanth series which i plan to start reading again.


Online book communities: Don't remember which of these I actually visited, but i was not overly thrilled with any of them. while True a good book is something to be shared, i feel so much better sharing it while with friends in real life not online. I also like doing my reading totally alone, so i don't often share what i'm reading with other and have no desire to do so.


Book group resource: I visited LitLovers from this group of items. The only feature of note that i found was the Litguides, by looking in them you can find out some interesting facts about the book that may not be apparent to anyone who is not a history major.

Audio books: I half heartedly tried looking at the items in this section, but in truth I cannot listen to audio books. They put me to sleep and i do not retain any of the book, so there is no point for me to listen to them.

Book rental: But you can get many books for free from your library!!!!!!!! that is all i have to say on that.. lol.

Think that is about it for this thing, it's getting close to closing time for me and i am falling asleep, and looking forward to getting supper at home.... mmmmm foood.......

good night, good luck, and we have three things left!@!@!!@!!!!!!!1!!!

Rune Nighthawk