After writing the post about RSS, Libraries and Good Reading Lists, I was starting to wonder what kind of technology might exist out there to allow me to have my own reading list feed on my own blog. Then last night, I just learned of a personal book collection cataloging site called LibraryThing. It allows you to tag your books, like you can tag your Del.icio.us bookmarks. You can share your catalog or keep it private. You can even make a blog widget that displays your reading list and book reviews on your own blog. Last night, I started adding my books. I’ve added 89 so far. What a good idea. It does for books what Del.icio.us does for websites. I’m also impressed by the one-step sign-up/sign-in feature. That’s the very first time that I can recall that I’ve signed up for any online service or community membership so easily.

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