I was excited to see this module topic, because of course I love books! I use GoodReads personally all the time, and have taught my book club members how to use it. I really like the recommended readings feature related to other books we have read.
I signed up for Library Thing, and Net Galley. I really need to spend some more time on them.
My library has eBooks through Gale Virtual Reference Library, which are searchable through my automation system, Destiny. I also have a few Follett EBooks that are housed on my Follett Shelf.
I have used OverDrive when I worked as a Reference librarian in a public library, and I use it all the time as a patron. I refer teachers and students to their public library when they want to download ebooks and audio books. I am looking into it for my high school library, but cost is an issue. I have approached the head of our School Library System to see if our BOCES may be willing to purchase it for all schools to use. I don't really think it is necessary though, because most students have access via their public libraries.
I have an account with BookBub which was recommended to me by a teacher who downloads their free ebooks every week. I also have Calibre on my PC. A teacher shared an EPub book with me, and I used Calibre to convert it to Kindle format so I can read it on my Kindle Fire. It is very user friendly.
I shared the information for WeGiveBooks with my District's elementary librarians. What a great resource. I also shared the ICDL information with our ESL/ELL teacher because she is always looking for books in languages other than English.
I read "The Next Big Thing: Social Reading", but didn't really think it is anything new, probably because I am already immersed in it...
