What should I read next? is a site dedicated to helping you find your next great read. Let’s say you just finished a great book and want another just as good in the same category. Plug in the title and author to their search engine and it will spit out a list of other books sure to please.
What should I read next? lets registered users build their own book lists and contribute to the community.
It’s not a huge database, but the more people who get involved the bigger and more complete the results will be.
A search of Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich
| – Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles |
| – Bruce Wilkinson |
| – John C. Maxwell |
| – Michael E. Gerber |
| by James Allen |
| – Anthony Robbins |
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I really like this idea, and I kind of *want* to use it, but I don’t for two reasons.
First, it doesn’t offer any significant or unique features beyond the competitors. For instance, Novelist (available primarily through public libraries) does some neat things with “lexile scores”–essentially, a standardization of reading level. It’s very handy when working with young readers, or simply when I don’t want to “work” at reading.
Second, it seems to duplicate what Amazon does, but not as well. Amazon, understandably, has better data, based on billions of pieces of information (everything from ratings to purchase to page views). They do a fantastic job of making that information useful and relevant. If you just want a similar book, it’s as easy as looking at the details of the book you just finished. If you want the ambigous “something good”, then you can use your own personalized recommendations.
I understand that some people will prefer using a not-for-big-profit site rather than letting Amazon harvest all of their data, but I think most people will opt for a better service, privacy concerns be damned.
Sarah, I tend to agree. However, if enough people join and contribute the results might be better.