So, when I was updating my Bucket list I found I had an extra line. Instead of 185 books I only have 184 books. Hmmm. I'm not happy with that. I promised the number would go up, not down. So now I need to find a book that is bucket-worthy. I've heard lots of good things about The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, but I don't want to jump too quickly. It is sort of like grocery shopping. You shop from your list but when you turn the corner you are hit with that display that screams "impulse buy". I promise, though, a new addition is imminent!
In addition to updating the bucket list, you will find there are a few additions to the reading websites. I am a regular user of Goodreads and Audible. I love them! Look for me on Goodreads. It lists many of the books I've recently read. Booklending.com and ereadernewstoday were introduced to me recently. I will be trying them out. I would also be interested in hearing from folks who use these websites.
If you have a Kindle BookRooster.com is a website you definitely want to consider. The way this website works is that you read books free in exchange for writing a review. Once you register and select the genre(s) that interest you, you will start receiving books to download. It is not like you get to pick and choose, though. And sometimes you will wait a bit. But for a free book? And the opportunity to read something new? That is a difficult offer to pass up!
Alibris.com, though it is not purely book-based, is another good website to trade or buy new or used hardbacks, paperbacks, and audio books (cassette and CD). The prices are incredible, and the range of books is also incredible. It is also a good reference to gauge the worth of your books - not that you would want to part with them!
Project Gutenberg is a non-profit effort to digitize historical writings (fiction and non-fiction). What I've enjoyed especially about this website is that the editing is done by volunteers. Each manuscript goes through several iterations of editing, and anyone can participate at any level. There is no time or number of pages commitment. And better yet, you can choose the genre and books you want to edit. You decide how much you want to edit.
I've read a few books this way. One time I chose children's fiction. The book I was editing was written in the late 1700's and was based in England. I was struck by the slowness of life - in a good way. And even as Jane Austen is considered the "Miss Manners" of the 1800's, the interactions of the 1700's was even more formal, even between children. Another time I edited a few pages from a Botany book, written in the 1800's. It was interesting as you get to edit the picture captions, too. It is amazing how, in a slower, non-technical world, folks were better able to hone their talents such as sketching, painting, discerning the minute differences between plants.
I know there are many other reader websites out there. I would be interested in being acquainted with other websites. As an obsessive book reader, there is always time for another book!
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