Goodreads adds Twitter-like status updates for book readers
Twitter fever is catching on. Goodreads is announcing today that it is launching a Twitter-like feature on its book reader’s social network. With it, members can list the books they’re currently reading. They can also say what page they’re on and make a comment up to 140 characters.
Otis Chandler, founder of the site, said that the new feature allows people to express a current thought, such as, “Oh no! The main character is in trouble… Continue Reading
GoodReads shows that people still read and love their books
Forgive Otis Chandler if he still believes people read paper artifacts like books. His grandfather and namesake, after all, was the publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
But this 30-year-old Chandler knows that books are still close to our hearts because he is the co-founder, with his wife Elizabeth Chandler, of GoodReads. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company runs a social-networking site for book lovers. Since 2006, it has added 1.3 million registered users and is growing… Continue Reading