How to discover new books, movies or other media you're prone to like?
April 29, 2009 2:40 PM Subscribe
Are there similar sites such as last.fm and the likes for other media types? I'm thinking sites which can recommend e.g. books and movies based on what I've recently read or watched.
I'd prefer non-commercial sites, thus eliminating amazon.com and sites which recommend other titles based on what other users also bought together with a selected book/movie.
Thanks.
For books: LibraryThing
For Films: NetFlix? Criticker? (spelling a bit off with that one)
posted by pharm at 2:46 PM on April 29, 2009
For Films: NetFlix? Criticker? (spelling a bit off with that one)
posted by pharm at 2:46 PM on April 29, 2009
BookArmy, Shelfari and Goodreads are three of LibraryThing's competitors. There's another one I just heard about, but the name escapes me right now.
posted by box at 2:49 PM on April 29, 2009
posted by box at 2:49 PM on April 29, 2009
Netflix is too good to be excluded. I sympathize with your aversion to digital salesmen, but in the tradition of deconstructing your question, note that there's not a clear "abnormal profit margin" where they win more by recommending cheap movies [like the mattress salesman who pushes the store brand]. Postage, labor, storage, that's gotta be the main costs.
And, a year ago I could walk into a Blockbuster and have nothing to check out, whereas I have 150 DVD's in my queue now.
posted by gensubuser at 4:02 PM on April 29, 2009
And, a year ago I could walk into a Blockbuster and have nothing to check out, whereas I have 150 DVD's in my queue now.
posted by gensubuser at 4:02 PM on April 29, 2009
Criticker.com for movies. You rank movies you've seen & the site will give you ratings you might give to other movies, either old movies or new releases.
I find it's pretty helpful, especially if you rank a lot of films first.
posted by Laura in Canada at 5:54 PM on April 29, 2009
I find it's pretty helpful, especially if you rank a lot of films first.
posted by Laura in Canada at 5:54 PM on April 29, 2009
jinni.com for movies
posted by alitorbati at 11:37 PM on April 29, 2009
posted by alitorbati at 11:37 PM on April 29, 2009
Listal for pretty much everything.
My page is at http://radsqd.listal.com/
posted by radsqd at 8:34 PM on April 30, 2009 [1 favorite]
My page is at http://radsqd.listal.com/
posted by radsqd at 8:34 PM on April 30, 2009 [1 favorite]
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