Goodreads.com is a web site to help you track your books and see reviews of books you might want to read. I have set up a page for the ORNC Book Group which contains the books we are reading and a list of books others recommend. I have entered some of the books I've read recently and hope others will do the same so I can get recommendations. This is strictly for natural history or nature books.
You do not have to join Goodreads in order to be a member of the book group but to get to the ORNC book group page on Goodreads.com you do. In addition to telling what books we're reading next I've also set up a way of recommending books for others to read. I've added some of the natural history books I've read recently. There is no cost other than getting some emails from them. You also do not have to be a member of the book group to join Goodreads and see our recommendations. Feel free to invite friends if you like it.
To join, simply use a web browser and go to Goodreads.com (full address http://www.goodreads.com). There you will see create new account space at the upper right. You can skip over the Find Friends, Set a Goal, Rate Books and Get Recommendations sections. It's pretty simple.
You will be sent an email with a link to click on to confirm your email address. Once you do this you will be a full function member of Goodreads.com.
Once you join Goodreads.com and sign in, you can join the ORNC Book Group group. On the top line of the page click on the "Community" drop down and select "Groups". This will bring up a search box. Type "ORNC" right over the words "Find Groups by Title or Description" and hit the search button. You'll see our group. Click on it and you can join it by clicking on the Join Group button below the group of people icon at the upper left.
Anyone who has joined the group can add a book to our bookshelf. The group Bookshelf is the list of books we are reading and books suggested by members of the group. Please see the "Add a Book to Our Bookshelf" entry in this discussion folder for more information on that.
To log out of Goodreads, click on icon of a person reading a book at the right end of the top line of any page and then clicking "Sign Out".
You can minimize the emails you receive once you join by logging in selecting person reading a book icon at the right end of the top line and then clicking Account Settings. There is a tab for your email preferences.
If you find I have made any mistakes in this post or have suggestions for improvements send me a message in Goodreads or simply add a comment to this discussion post. I plan on using this post to send to other's who would like directions when joining so would like it as accurate as possible.
Thanks, Tom Farrell, ORNC Book Group Goodreads page moderator.
You do not have to join Goodreads in order to be a member of the book group but to get to the ORNC book group page on Goodreads.com you do. In addition to telling what books we're reading next I've also set up a way of recommending books for others to read. I've added some of the natural history books I've read recently. There is no cost other than getting some emails from them. You also do not have to be a member of the book group to join Goodreads and see our recommendations. Feel free to invite friends if you like it.
To join, simply use a web browser and go to Goodreads.com (full address http://www.goodreads.com). There you will see create new account space at the upper right. You can skip over the Find Friends, Set a Goal, Rate Books and Get Recommendations sections. It's pretty simple.
You will be sent an email with a link to click on to confirm your email address. Once you do this you will be a full function member of Goodreads.com.
Once you join Goodreads.com and sign in, you can join the ORNC Book Group group. On the top line of the page click on the "Community" drop down and select "Groups". This will bring up a search box. Type "ORNC" right over the words "Find Groups by Title or Description" and hit the search button. You'll see our group. Click on it and you can join it by clicking on the Join Group button below the group of people icon at the upper left.
Anyone who has joined the group can add a book to our bookshelf. The group Bookshelf is the list of books we are reading and books suggested by members of the group. Please see the "Add a Book to Our Bookshelf" entry in this discussion folder for more information on that.
To log out of Goodreads, click on icon of a person reading a book at the right end of the top line of any page and then clicking "Sign Out".
You can minimize the emails you receive once you join by logging in selecting person reading a book icon at the right end of the top line and then clicking Account Settings. There is a tab for your email preferences.
If you find I have made any mistakes in this post or have suggestions for improvements send me a message in Goodreads or simply add a comment to this discussion post. I plan on using this post to send to other's who would like directions when joining so would like it as accurate as possible.
Thanks,
Tom Farrell, ORNC Book Group Goodreads page moderator.