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Anobii
Literary Content Specific Community

Published on 02/09/2009
Ratingstars4 Rated 4 out of 5 stars by AppAppeal Editor
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What can you use the app for?
Anobii is an online community that’s devoted to discussing books online. It can be compared to an online book club. If you’re an avid book fan then you will thoroughly enjoy using Anobii. There are hundreds of books in the database, you can search for the books and then write a brief review of the book and rate it. You can also read the reviews yourself to find out which books you would like to read next. There are so many books to choose from these days that you will find Anobii can really make your life much easier. Anobii makes it really easy for you to search for books that you might enjoy reading, and write reviews about books that you already own. You can also subscribe to other peoples book shelves so that you can find out what they’re reading at the moment. Creating and sharing your book shelf is very easy, and it’s also possible to create a wish list of books that you might want to own.
What is the history and popularity of the app?
Anobii is a different form of social networking site that allows book lovers from all around the world to communicate and share their opinions on books. The website was founded in 2006 and is based in Hong Kong. Unlike many other Chinese websites this one is actually very good, and the language is perfect. The website is run and managed by a private company based in hong kong island. It’s a very useful and popular application for book lovers, especially as there are local communities for certain countries. The data can also be exported any time you want to your computer to maintain the records of all the books that you have.
What are the differences to other apps?
Social networking sites are very popular at the moment and there are dozens of examples of them. Anobii.com is a different form of social networking as it aims to put book lovers in contact with one another so that it can build a form of online book group. Deciding what to read next can be tricky, anobii can make this much easier as you can read reviews and other peoples ratings of the particular books.
How does the web app look and feel to use?
Don’t let the fact that this site is based in Hong Kong put you off using it, the language used on the site is perfect. It’s in no way confusing and you will quickly forget where the website is based. The design of the website is very easy to find your way around. It’s clean and has clear easy navigation menus so that you can do everthing you need to do. Adding a book to your bookshelf is just as easy as searching for the name, or entering the ISBN number from the back of your book. You can then enter your review and rate the book so that other people can decide what to do.
How does the registration process work?
Registering for an Anobii account is very easy to do. The sign up link is displayed at the top of every single page. Signing up is completely free, you simply need to enter your email address, choose a password and accept the terms and conditions. Once you click sign up you can then specify a number of other parts of your preferences including the language of the site, the language of books that you are interested in, and then you can start using the account when you’re ready. When you first log in you will be guided through the process of adding your first book. You will need to confirm your account by clicking the link in the confirmation email that’s sent to you.
What does it cost to use the application?
Using anobii is completely free, there are no paid subscriptions on the website, and there are no noticeable adverts anywhere on the site. There are however links to buy the books from amazon and various other websites, where they probably earn a commission on each sale made.
Who would you recommend the application to?
Anobii is a wonderful application for any book lover that wants to read reviews and ratings so that they can find out about the books that they want to read next. Anobii is a fantastic social networking site for any book worm that can’t wait to get stuck into the next great read.
  • Add your books by simply entering the ISBN Number
  • Search for books by typing in the name
  • Rank books and give them ratings
  • Create reviews of books
  • Read other peoples book reviews so you can get a good idea of which books you might like to read.

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Website
http://www.anobii.com/

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