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Gold! Gold, I says.

  • Join the largest book club on the seven seas.
  • Catalog yer tomes from Amazon, the Library of Congress, the secret scrolls of Tortuga and 690 other libraries across the seven seas. Steal booty from anywhere.
  • Find people with eerily similar tastes. Oft, 'tis eerier than Saint Elmo's Fire playin' amongst the masts!.
  • Sail the seas for new tomes to read.
  • There be Free Early Reviewer tomes from privateers and scribblers - Free d'ya hear me ye scurvy dogs!
  • Enter 200 tomes fer free, as many as ye like for 10 Doubloons fer a year's voyage, or 25 Doubloons if ye enlist fer life.
  • Available in many lingos (including Pirate, Arr!): (others)
 
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“Of course, LibraryThing is even more useful if you post your book collection, and the process is wonderfully easy.” (link)

“LibraryThing is an impressive cataloging app that feels like del.icio.us
for books” (link)

“There are also suggestions of related books to read; it's a
virtual feast of information.” All Things Considered

“Many social connections thrive at the site. Although members can keep all details of their online catalog private, most choose to display their libraries...” (link)

“LibraryThing can also connect likeminded readers — a sort of MySpace for bookworms.”

“Now, with LibraryThing.com, we can peek at thousands of libraries.”

“Not surprisingly, librarians love LibraryThing.”
Library Journal (March 15, 2007)

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