bookclubs just got even better!
Posted by Otis on December 22, 2008
We just launched a great new feature for bookclubs: structure for easily showing off what a group is currently, has read, and is going to read.
Bookclubs have always had a 'currently-reading' shelf, but now they can add start and finish dates, a blurb of text about why they picked it, who the discussion leader is, and link to the discussion folder. These changes allowed us to change the group page to show more exactly what the group is reading, with a neat "upcoming" section. Similarly, the books the group has read now shows the date the group read them.
There are over 9,000 groups on Goodreads now, and 1,600 of them have the word book club in their title or description. One of them, the Glens Falls (NY) Online Book Discussion Group, even got mentioned in the news recently!
For example, here's what the Sci Fi and Fantasy Bookclub is currently reading:
And here's what the Constant Reader group is reading:
We just launched a great new feature for bookclubs: structure for easily showing off what a group is currently, has read, and is going to read.
Bookclubs have always had a 'currently-reading' shelf, but now they can add start and finish dates, a blurb of text about why they picked it, who the discussion leader is, and link to the discussion folder. These changes allowed us to change the group page to show more exactly what the group is reading, with a neat "upcoming" section. Similarly, the books the group has read now shows the date the group read them.
There are over 9,000 groups on Goodreads now, and 1,600 of them have the word book club in their title or description. One of them, the Glens Falls (NY) Online Book Discussion Group, even got mentioned in the news recently!
For example, here's what the Sci Fi and Fantasy Bookclub is currently reading:
And here's what the Constant Reader group is reading:
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Finley just said my thoughts exactly! Thanks for constantly working to make this site better for everyone!
WOW. this is great feature.. great job . Merry Christmas to good readers staff who have worked so hard for this site grow bigger.
Can you make it so we can do ratings with half a star at a time? Sometimes you need a little more specific rating. . .
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