I have been a huge fan of GoodReads for a while now. I basically use it to keep track of books I want to read....so handy to be able to whip it out on my phone on a moments notice...whether I am recommending a book to someone or in a book store and can't remember a title. I did try something new with it....keeping in touch with my high school book club members through out the summer. We were told by the district not to use Facebook so Goodreads was a good option for us. I hope to be using it more as this school year comes to an end. I am also setting a goal for myself to start writing reviews. I am so quick to use the star rating....so in my free time LOL I am going to start reviewing!
I have been a fan of Overdrive as well...a while back Overdrive I thought was a hot mess but they have come a long way! I access ebooks and audiobooks through my public library and also through Questar III. They have some some fabulous updates and keep getting better. I would use it more at school if we had more devices!!! Currently I only have 5 nooks...three of which don't work. Although most of my students have phones....most do not want to read off of them.
I checked out LibraryReads and loved it!! I have added quite a few titles to my to read/to purchase list based on these recommendations. I signed up for their monthly newsletter....LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
I also went a little crazy with NetGalley!! I browsed through the list of advance reader copies and was approved for two so far....I better getting working on my reviews!!
We Give Books - I love the premise of this - the more books you read the more are donated to those in need! My 5 year old was thrilled to see all of the books she had access to online! I think for Primary school teachers...the teacher resource - extension activities - reading guides and craft projects were a great addition to this wonderful resource!
International Childrens Digital Library - - a little frustrated with this site - not all the books were translated but this was a good resource for some multicultural titles...activities and projects as well.
Social Reading is something I felt was bound to happen but I'm still not sure I love the idea - even though I take part in what is defined as "social reading".
I tried out SubText since it was geared towards high school...I could see reading a book with a class this way! Super easy to use! I love the options included...the polls, the comments. The video from YALSA explains it quite well - I shared it with some of my English teachers and social studies teachers. I suggest taking a few minutes to view it. I don't have a class to use this with but I am going to try it out with my book club over the summer. As I looked at some of the examples....I have to admit I was a bit distracted by the comments in the margins. I had a tendency to read those before reading the page in the book....I think I would need to turn those off....and then go back to them?? I'm not sure I am going to love "sharing" the reading process with someone in that way! LOL I kind of enjoy jumping into a book...going for the ride and then sharing my thoughts. It seems like a really different experience sharing as you go. But again the problem would be students having a device to use it on.
I took a quick look at Readups....you need to have a Twitter account and I didn't want to sign up...but I might go back to it.
I might try to do some social reading with my mom....who lives in NH and see how it goes from there!
