I’ve just resurrected my LibraryThing account, paid for a “lifetime” membership and ordered a CueCat barcode scanner. For the past half hour I’ve been merrily typing out ISBNs from my books, reliving the days of working in a shop with a broken till. All I needed was a queue of frustrated people and some crap music for the illusion to be complete.

Now in a queue waiting to be munched is 46 of my books. Hopefully soon they’ll all be added to my LibraryThing account, ready for people to look at. I’ve also added a LibraryThing sidebar to my website which shows random book covers. There’s currently a lot of Terry Pratchett books

It’s my aim to keep a catalogue of my books so that I know what not to buy. I’m assuming that LibraryThing will at some point in the future be able to offer me books that I might also like. It’s hard choosing a new book when confronted with so many.