Shelfari

Shelfari is a web site that allows you to create a virtual bookshelf. It is easy to search by author, title or ISBN #. You can browse other users' shelves, share your own bookshelf, read and write reviews and find information on your favorite author. People who share similar interests can create groups dedicated to a certain topic. Shelfari is a great way to meet people who share your tastes in reading. It also allows you to create lists of what books you own, what books you want to read, what books you've read but don't own and so on. There are many ways to organize your lists of books. Shelfari can help you keep track of things what books you already own (for though of us who can't remember if we bought that book or only though about buying it) and what books you are planning to read (in your infinite spare time).

The coolest feature is that graphical interface. Your bookshelf really looks like a bookshelf with the cover images of the books you selected displayed on the shelf. Shelfari can easily be added to a blog or web page so you can show your friends what your currently reading. In a library setting, Shelfari is a great way to promote the new books purchased by the library.