When LinkedIn got Amazon Reading List application, I started to add my readings and short reviews in LinkedIn. Well - LinkedIn Reading List is available only for my LinkedIn connections. It doesn't make sense to hide the reviews inside one application only, does it?
I looked for smashable bookshelf application. Shelfari looked most promising and I gave it a test drive. It's a nice app and smashable, but didn't quite fit to my needs. What I want to is to show my list with my ratings and my reviews only. Shelfari was a bit ambiguous when showing my reviews vs. collective reviews.
In the end it was easy to add new book reviews page on my site and create a Blogger gadget with simple HTML-code to show the latest books with rating. Not so fancy, but working. Updating list and reviews should be easy enough. Write the review once and then copy & paste to Amazon Reading List and latest books -gadget.
Author name is linked to quote from the book - I try to find something which describes the book well or some security related. Book title is linked to review, if available.
If I find a good, smashable bookshelf/reading list application on the Web, I'll probably switch to it. Having Amazon Reading List as a publicly available smashable application could be optimal solution for me.
