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Online Networks for the Bookish

READING used to look

like this.

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Solitary Activitydone in private

Me time.interactionbetween reader and

book

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and focus on

like librariesand cafes

the goal is tofilter out noise and distraction

Even in public places

the book.

Now, READING involves this.

Passionate Book Discussion

Fiery Debate

It wasn’t a book launch.

It was the Mockingjay Party!

Food and Drinks

Tattoo Station

Photo Wall

Personality Quiz Booth

Live Action Role Playing

Book Sale

So, you know what?

It’s not just about the book.

It’s about community.

I’m part of a community of people who:loveread

collectworship

tradesell

touchsmell

protecttreasuremolestdevour

endlessly talk about...

BOOKS!

• 1,298 online members• Established

September 2007• Had first eyeball in

January 2008• Had first live book

discussion in May 2008

Books discussed

in face to face meetings

This is where it started.

www.shelfari.com

Shelfari enables the book lover to:

Build a Virtual Bookshelf

Virtual Shelves of books:

we ownwe want to own

we’ve readwe’re reading

we plan to readwe love

We can view our virtual shelves according to:

Authors’ nameDate of entry

Discover Books

Post Reviews

Connect with Friends

Find People Like You

Discuss Books, Authors, Genres

All for free

We also meet at...

www.multiply.com

www.facebook.com

www.bookmooch.com

www.twitter.com

www.blogger.comwww.wordpress.com

www.livejournal.com

www.bookblogs.ning.com

www.goodreads.com

The bookish meet at:

www.shelfari.comwww.goodreads.com

www.multiply.comwww.facebook.com

www.bookmooch.comwww.bookblogs.ning.com

Blogspot, Wordpress etc. etc.

Online networking for the bookish is about

building relationships

with readers.

Involve us.

Teach us.

Challenge us.

Readers have challenged themselves to:

• Read at least 50 books a year• Read 26 new authors with surnames

starting from A to Z• Read authors of different

nationalities• Read hard-to-read books• Try out different genres• Read for 24 consecutive hours

Get to know us.

Online networks can tell you:

• Our book preferences• Our opinions• Our reading behavior• Our buying behavior• Our book peeves

Do you read 1 or many book(s) at a time?

Monobookist. 44%Polybookist.

56%

MonobookistPolybookist

Do you prefer your books covered in plastic? Or not?

Cov-ered Book

s52%

Naked

Books

48%

Covered BooksNaked Books

Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?

Fic-tion Readers

81%

Non Fic-tion Readers4%

Both15%

Fiction ReadersNon Fiction ReadersBoth

Do you read in cars/buses/and other forms of transportation?

Mobile Readers57%

Immobile Readers43%

Mobile ReadersImmobile Readers

After reading a book, do you keep it or do you dispose of it?

Book Hoard

ers96%

Book Sharers

4%

Book HoardersBook Sharers

Would you rather read e-books or would you allow the further killing of trees just to read paper books?

E Books4%

Paper Books96%

E BooksPaper Books

Give back to us.

Use online networks to build relationships with readers and:

involve them,teach them,

challenge them,get to know them,give back to them.

“ The book itself is a curious artefact... It doesn’t have to be plugged in, activated, or performed by a machine; all it needs is light, a human eye, and a human mind.”

- Ursula K. Le Guin

Yes, it’s about community

but...

It’s still all about the reader and

the book.

Presented by:Gege C. Sugueat

FFP photos by:Rhett de JesusJeeves de VeyraGege Sugue

Gege C. SugueBook EnthusiastFounder, Flips Flipping Pageshttp://gegeflipspages.blogspot.com

When it comes to books, Gege has had an on-off romance that started in

childhood. But when she discovered Shelfari (www.shelfari.com) back in 2007, her relationship with books became a passion.

A passion shared with the 1,298 online members of Flips Flipping Pages* -- a

community of book nuts who love to collect, swap, mooch, talk about, sell, touch, smell, look at, give away, cover, fondle, and blog about books. And yes, they read them books too. In this online group, Gege communes with people who would sacrifice lunch money and lunch hour to buy and read books. The Flippers, as they like to call themselves, also meet monthly to discuss select books, authors, and a diverse assortment of genres. Their book and non-book adventures have brought them as far up as Sagada; deep inside the musty, dusty book warehouses in the Metro; and through various settings in time and space.

Gege C. Sugue conducts Communication workshops for corporate clients,

teaches part time at the De La Salle University, and serves as a Marketing consultant and writer. She works at home, which means she communicates with virtual, global “officemates “via Facebook, Twitter, and other online channels.

*http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12439/about