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Book Club Interest?
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Hi all,

I'm interested in starting an online book club community. I'd love for us to read books and talk about them...but because we're so far apart (or because I'm so far away from you), I'd love to have us connect online for our gatherings and chat about our books that way.

First, is anyone interested?
Second, does anyone know a website format that would suit us?
  • I'd like to have a web page where we can go, view the books we've read, plan to read and the book we're reading now.
  • I'd like us to have a bulletin board where we post comments as we read.
  • I'd like to have chat ability so we can meet online at scheduled times and chat about what we've read and what we think about it.
  • I'd even like to have a place where, if anyone's writing anything, we can share that as well.
I need to stay connected with my friends. I also like reading. I also need to have my thoughts and ideas challenged as I feel like I'm going stagnant.

Would you respond with a yay or nay, and let me know what web format you think might be best? I'll be responsible for setting it all up.

Let us begin!

I'm up for it!
Check out http://www.freebielist.com/reviews/category/free-message-boards for options for free discussion boards.
A Yahoo group would also work pretty well.

Hm. That's a great list. I'd love to integrate a chat room...and I'm wondering if a chat can be integrated into the forum.

The one I like is here: http://www.bravenet.com/
Thoughts?

That looks like a good option.
Do you have a Web site? I don't even know these things. Looks like bravenet can get you set up with free Web hosting if you don't have a Web site.

Goodreads also offers a "groups" option, which is pretty cool. And since we're already entering books we've read and like to read in there, that might be an option. There are hundreds of book clubs there, we could just start our own.

We'll have to come up with some parameters for our club once we get started. This is going to be fun!

hiya, it might depend on how hefty my coursework gets as i get deeper into the semester, but grad studies tend to have free time and non-free time sporadically.

so, tentative yes. :)

liz

What Book?

When we have a list of those who are ready, we'll pick a book. Who's this? Got any ideas?


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