Separated at Birth? New feature. You can now see how similar you are to your Buddies, with the new Similarity Index! When you go to your Buddy List you will see a notation beside every Buddy that says Similarity: xx%. Your similarity is based largely on whether or not you and that Buddy like the same books, and the Index accuracy will depend on whether or not you and your Buddies have star-rated your books and selected your favorite genres on your Member Homepage. If you want to boost the accuracy of your Similarity Index, apply star ratings to books. If your Buddies also do this, you will see your similarity indices adjust. We have a lot of fun new features in mind, based on this index…and every book you rate gets us closer to being able to tackle those projects! Read more about the Similarity Index here.
Renewed Review page. Upgraded feature. The Review page interface has been spiffed up, so when you choose to review a book you can Tag it at the same time, and you will now be able to apply a star rating right from the Review page (in fact that will be required)! Recent reviews will be spotlighted on the Member Homepage now.
Push a Book. New feature. You can now suggest a book to a Buddy that she or he might like to read. The Suggest option is available from the dropdown menu under More Options on the Book Details page. You can see all the books that have been suggested to you in a new My Lists item in the menu under My Account; you can order from there (this will order from the suggester, if the book is on the suggester’s bookshelf when you click the Order this Book button on the suggestion), and you can also click “Not Interested” to remove any item from the list. Check it out! Read more about the Suggest a Book feature here.
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