Listopia and Other Tips

[~Jennifer~]

Alright. So you have decided to start a challenge, now what do you do? How do you go about picking books when some of the topics are out there or you would like to have new books to fill in the spots? Let me introduce you to a little thing on GRs called “Listopia”. Listopia is a magical place filled with gumdrops and teddy bears…okay really it is just a lovely bunch of lists on any topic you can think of under the sun. ☺ For those of you new to GRs, this is how you find it:

• Click on EXPLORE at the top of your screen
• Click on LISTOPIA
• Search ‘til your heart is content (or your list is complete)

Keep in mind that this is only one way to complete your challenge. You can always rely on recommendations from other group members or Google/Bing searches (less reliable way to do it). Some challenges do not necessarily require that you fill in a list before you start (see the Hero/Heroine challenges). Those you can fill in as you go along, just be sure to keep track of tasks completed so you do not find yourself coming up short at the end of the challenge.

Good luck & Have Fun!

[~Jennifer~]

FictFact

If you're having trouble keeping all of the series you're reading straight, FictFact is a great way to keep track of what you've read, what's next in the series, and it will email you when a new book is coming out. The only downfall of FF is the time it takes to get ALL of the books you've read into your account. To check it out, go here.

[~Jennifer~]

LibraryThing

LibraryThing is a lot like Goodreads. It's an online library, you can join groups, find recommendations, etc... One thing that is AMAZING about LibraryThing is the Early Reviewers group. If you're not a member, go join...right now. ☺ It's a group that lets you enter to win an ARC every month. To get more info and to sign up, go here.

[Joyce]

~Jennifer~ wrote: "FictFact

If you're having trouble keeping all of the series you're reading straight, FictFact is a great way to keep track of what you've read, what's next in the series, and it will email you wh..."

Went there and love it but it is going to take awhile to put all my series in

[~Jennifer~]

Using the Group Challenge Feature

It's much like the GRs 2011 Reading Challenge. To use it:
1- Input the number of books you're reading to complete the challenge.
2- Create or use a pre-existing bookshelf to keep track of the books. It will only count books that are on that one shelf. (I just created a new shelf with the title of the challenge and then marked my books I'm going to read for the challenge into that shelf.)

[Monica]

I too joined FictFact and I do like it but it is hard to remember to add my books, otherwise I am happy with the site.

LibraryThings ER program is fantastic. I win books over there more then I do on here.