Shelfari

Last weekend I joined Shelfari and have spent far too much time this week adding my keeper books, tagging them according to genre, choosing my Top Ten, checking out other users' shelves and building up my friends' list...because you can never have too many friends, right? I love books. I love databases. This is like manna from heaven.

There's been mention made in a number of author groups about Shelfari "spamming" in-boxes with invitations to join. I say, not Shelfari's fault. The invitations are issued at the user's say-so, although I understand how this could happen inadvertently. And I commiserate with folks who've been inundated with unwanted invitations.

So, if you're considering the Shelfari experience, a word of warning. In the sign-up process there's a screen which gives the option to send invitations to your contact/address book. If you elect to do so, Shelfari sends out the invitations. To all your email contacts. And follows up a few days later. If you value your friendships, choose the link to “skip making friends now” and do your own inviting of readers. Don't risk them thinking they've been spammed.

That's my best advice. Otherwise I'm having fun building My Shelf of favourite books. And if you are a member or do join, look me up, check out my books, say hello.

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