What are you observing in your library about books and reading?
i haven't been a librarian long enough to know trends...i've worked reference for over a year now and haven't noticed an increase in fiction reading. but, fiction has always been big here. i definitely notice that more women read fiction than men, but i wouldn't say i've noticed more men reading fiction. i have seen more people of color reading fiction - but it may be that i am now more aware of urban writers. but, our library has certainly enhanced this collection.
Do you think these Book 2.0 tools hamper or enhance one's reading experience?
personally, these tools take too much work. they are too busy, involve too much reading to be worth my time. i prefer to wander book stacks and find books on the new book shelves or in the reshelving area. amazon is great for reader's advisory. it's simple, based on searching paths, and very easy to use. again, i don't have time to learn these tools that i will not use again.
Which of the sites/tools did you visit?
Twitterlit - i'd use this. i like that i only have to read one sentence. that's about all i can handle. i will sign up for this service and see how i like it. my enthusiasm for twitter dimmed quite a while ago. my account hasn't seen use in months. i'm actually considering deleting it.
BookLamp - there were hardly any books on this list?! what's the point?
Overbooked - this site is too busy and difficult to learn to use. it's after lunch and it makes me want to snooze...i will look at the book buzz next time i have to pick a book for my real life book club.
*Booksprouts - i'd use this if i didn't have a regular book club and had lots more time to kill.
Librivox - cool idea. but who wants to read most of these books? i'd like to volunteer though.
*BookBrowse - this looks cool. good for picking books for book club. wouldn't give me full access because i'm not a member. would use again.
book swap - i work in a library. i don't buy books.
***personally, i like amazon. there's reviews, recommendations, links, a look inside, etc. with a very easy to use interface.
****my husband had a very good point yesterday. we're so engrained in our computer lives these days. we spend hours discussing books with strangers, mystalking old classmates/lovers on facebook, and friending people across the country. why expend all of this energy when we don't even know what our partner is reading, what our neighbor's name is, or what our coworker's genre of preference is?
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