Google Book Search vs Goodreads

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Jack Picks Goodreads!

I have been using Goodreads for several months now. Today is came across Google's Book Search. They both allow for searching and finding just about any book every written. Both services allow for rating and writing reviews. That is where is see the similarities come to an end. Google's attempt to take over another part of the internet falls short on the one thing Goodreads has done perfectly. The feel of my books and my library online.

When I am at Goodreads I feel like I am looking at a digital version of my bookshelf, or my friend's bookshelves. At Google's Book Search I feel like I am looking at the card catalog trying to sort out the Dewey Decimal System again! My reviews on Goodreads feel like I am leaving a note on a warm binding for a friend to see before they choose to read this book or not. That warmth, the feeling of a real library that is shared with friends, is what sets Goodreads apart. I love most all of Google's offerings, but here Google looses to Goodreads.

As you can see from the amount of times I have linked to the Goodreads site I would like more people to use Goodreads.

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