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is goodreads connected to bookmooch at all?
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Kirstin
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Sep 20, 2009 06:43AM
I like to check bookmooch when I stumble across things I'd like to read... do you know if there's a way to cross-check my "to-read" list with bookmooch (other than actually GOING to bookmooch, I mean)?
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There is a way but I'm not sure I can actually tell you- I will try though! :) If you go to any books page, like this one-
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64...
right underneath the description you'll see a very light gray 'find at' and then some links should be there. GR uses default links, I think amazon and a few others but you can change that. I use BookMooch, paperbackswap and amazon myself. Now I just have to remember how to change it and let you know.
Okay- right after those links there is a link you can click on in (I think) dark green that says 'more options'. If you click on that it'll take you to a page where on the right side you'll see an area that says 'find this book at:' and then across from that you'll see 'customize order'- click on that and you'll be where you need to be. On the right side of this new page there is a list of all the sites you can use and a link that can 'add' them. And on the left side you can put them in whatever order you want them to be at.
I hope this helps- I hope this is what you wanted. I use the feature all the time and it comes in handy a lot. There is probably an easier way to get to where I told you to go- possibly through settings or something but this was the way I remembered and found. If you need any more help let me know. :)
Bump..! this is very valuable information! the instructions were very easy to follow too, thank you :)
Thanks Naomi, I just got the notification for this and had forgotten I wrote it. lol paperbackswap can be linked also and that's invaluable if you're in the U.S. with their wish and reminder lists! I just wish my library was up there. Some are but not mine. :( If you live in a bigger city, like maybe N.Y. or Washington you'd have a chance of finding it though.
Im actually in Ireland so Bookmooch is perfect for me, and now i can check for books from goodreads :)
The only thing I wish PBS would change is that it's only for U.S. residents. I guess I can see their reasoning but it's really such a wonderful site and I know they'd grow so much bigger if they expanded. Maybe they will someday. I wouldn't mind going back to BM someday either but hopefully if and when I do John will have decided to change a few things. Good luck on there Naomi! I hope you find the books you're looking for!
I don't see PBS going international because they'd have to change the credit charges. Probably too hard on a system that's already up and running. Maybe someday they'll do a seperate international one where those who want to do international trading can sign up and do both sites. I don't usually bother with the International trade because I don't need the extra pts and the postage is so expensive.
Hahaha, we're having the same conversation in two different places. lol I think you're right although I wish you weren't. :( I'd love PBS so much more if it were world-wide. The selection would be better and maybe some other things would come from it too. When I first started at BM I didn't send internationally and then I started because a few out of country friends needed help. Then I kind of liked the extra points until I started having far too many to ever use and couldn't find any books any longer. I still log on to mooch for a few friends that live outside the U.S. and sometimes if I get a wishlist email for a book I really want I'll get on. But that's about it. :(
But the forums were always horrible when I was on too so now that they're back up maybe that would help make the site better for me. Thanks for letting me know that!
I'm using it much more now that the forums are actually useable. They still aren't super active but it makes me feel like there is a real site and other bookmoochers out there. I stopped doing international because I ended up with like 50 pts there and could never find a book to mooch. I get so many more books from PBS. I get so many WL books from PBS that I put my WL on hold sometimes to catch up on credits and my TBR. But I'm luck if I get 2 or 3 WL books a year on bookmooch. And I check the account a couple of times a day. But I only recently learned how to add books to my WL quickly instead of it taking 5 clicks for each book. And now I'm getting ready to move but can't change my address yet so I can't mooch anything for now.
I'm about the same with the books from BM. But I don't check it either. I only go there if I get the email and sometimes I get that late and the books gone. I think a lot of people have stopped using it. I know a lot of my friends have. PBS is what I hear people mention most often. And awhile back John started a conversation asking why PBS was growing and people suggested all sorts of things and nothing changed at all.... except the forums of course. :(
That was my thought: that everyone was using PBS instead. BUT, I have 4 books mooched from me in that past week. I was shocked.John has revamped the site; you should take a look.
♥Eva♥ wrote: "There is a way but I'm not sure I can actually tell you- I will try though! :) If you go to any books page, like this one-
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64......"
This is awesome! Thanks!
