How to Use Goodreads (For Beginners)

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  • čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
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    Intro & Credentials 0:00
    How To Make an Account 2:40
    Orientation 3:16
    Reading a Book & Book Pages 5:04
    Adding Books to "Bookshelves" 7:14
    Writing a Review 8:28
    Profile Tour 10:57
    Reading Challenge & Year in Books 12:14
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Komentáře • 81

  • @juliaash5602
    @juliaash5602 Před 3 lety +49

    Six years ago, I didn't know about Goodreads. Hard to believe!!! Your video is great for people who don't know what an AWESOME platform Goodreads is for everything books!!! Also, I'm going to watch your instructions for uploading a gif or photo again. I have struggled with this on GRs!!! Comprehensive video, Miranda!!! Great job!!!

  • @NandoGigaba
    @NandoGigaba Před 3 lety +22

    It definitely took you longer to review the site but you’re the most precise from the few I watched thus far, actually don’t think I need to watch anymore because you’ve summed up everything I wanted to know perfectly. Thank you 🙏🏾

  • @sainangtsotetsi5695
    @sainangtsotetsi5695 Před 2 lety +4

    This is such a beautiful & informative video. I needed this. Thank you!

  • @elmiathewriter
    @elmiathewriter Před 2 lety +3

    Basic Goodreads review structure:
    • Picture
    • Quote
    • Own summary
    • Another Quote
    • Your thoughts
    I'm putting this here for my own reference but it being of help to other people would be a bonus!

  • @Daniel_Grgic
    @Daniel_Grgic Před 2 lety +1

    Just heard of good reads today. I love the way you organize your book shelves!

  • @Sara369
    @Sara369 Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you for this one 💓 I always wondered how to use goodreads

  • @Limonada_RC
    @Limonada_RC Před 3 lety +7

    Hey I'm new I started reading in 2020 I have 21 years old and now I really like read self improvement, historical fiction novels and fiction. I don't know why I didn't start reading before wow Read it's amazing!!!!

  • @digbot5987
    @digbot5987 Před 2 lety +10

    How do I read a book that I have marked I want to read on good reads?

  • @yamika.
    @yamika. Před 3 lety +10

    This was an excellent and very thorough video, thank you so much!!!!

  • @madlynx1818
    @madlynx1818 Před 6 měsíci

    You’ve got the most color coordinated bookshelves I’ve ever seen. I appreciate that for some reason.

  • @dylana5741
    @dylana5741 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Hi, first time author here, this video is so helpful!

  • @sabahatnaheed1435
    @sabahatnaheed1435 Před rokem

    Wow I love your books in the background

  • @nwdyhope
    @nwdyhope Před 3 lety +3

    I needed this... Thanks

  • @naama4210
    @naama4210 Před rokem

    Thank you sm for this guiding, I was wondering as someone who's new in goodreads, is it possible to write in whice year I read the book that I added?
    Or just add books that I read since I sign up

  • @anabragahenebry
    @anabragahenebry Před 5 měsíci

    Very helpful. I’m trying to update my 10 year old account but having a hard time on how to upload a title from Amazon or Audible etc to my Goodreads.

  • @skyediy6557
    @skyediy6557 Před 2 lety

    So glad I found you and your videos 😊

  • @evix-1
    @evix-1 Před 11 měsíci

    I have a question so since I just joined Goodreads this year how can I add my old
    readings “from last year” join it?

  • @lindsayhengehold5341
    @lindsayhengehold5341 Před 2 lety

    Love Goodreads!

  • @linnasp5376
    @linnasp5376 Před 3 lety +2

    It has been a few months since this video was posted but hopefully somebody knows the answer to a question I have. I’m Swedish and sometimes I read the same book in both Swedish and than later in English and I would like to add both editions of the same book and I can’t figure out how to. I know how to add that I reread a book but then it’s just the same edition. I can change the edition but than I change it for both times. Is it possible to like add two different editions of the same book to my read list?

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +2

      Yes and I've definitely done that with Harry potter. And I've accidently added two of the same book multiple times.
      Essentially, if you have already added your first edition... then to add your second, you will have to go to a different edition.
      So go to the book's page, click on "other editions" section then select the specific edition you want. Once that different edition pops up, there's 3 options near your review -"edit" "review" and "switch".
      "Switch" changes your review from being associated with one edition to another.
      "Edit" allows you to edit your current review associated with the original edition
      "Review" allows you to review the second edition

  • @dianeboudrias5231
    @dianeboudrias5231 Před 2 lety +1

    I have no clue how to add a book/ books to good reads?
    Do you have to scan your book to add it?

  • @sleepy_kittycat3463
    @sleepy_kittycat3463 Před rokem

    It’s been a few years since this video was posted but I know in 2014 there were short stories on goodreads you could read for free. It was like FanFiction or Wattpad. But I can’t find that option anymore. What happened to it and when did they get rid of it?

  • @onwardbe
    @onwardbe Před 8 měsíci

    how do i write private notes on a book that I do not want to share but want for myself

  • @elmart1
    @elmart1 Před 2 lety

    I just discovered your channel. great channel i learned a lot. By the way, I followed you on goodreads. :)

  • @sarahjaramillo578
    @sarahjaramillo578 Před 2 lety

    Im having this problem on Goodreads where I finished a book and I want to click read and it tells me that Goodreads is having a problem completing my request and to reload and try again and it’s driving me CRAZY cause I’ve reloaded my page about a hundred times does this happen to someone else?

  • @Kenji17171
    @Kenji17171 Před 2 lety

    How can i use this app to find new similiar books to one book

  • @user-wy5xg2kk4h
    @user-wy5xg2kk4h Před 5 měsíci

    How do you open a book to start reading it

  • @mrserxius
    @mrserxius Před 3 lety

    ¿Quién puede pasar las respuestas del quiz de goodreads para ser librarian? Gracias

  • @judebriennereyes4179
    @judebriennereyes4179 Před rokem

    How to read the books that I add in my "I want to read" ???

  • @PrincessOfHell07
    @PrincessOfHell07 Před 3 lety +1

    I know it sounds like a stupid question. But i can't open a book i want to read. I get the dropdown options but I don't know how to see the pages of the book. Could you help me? Could you make a video where you explain this specifically? (always if you like)

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +1

      Hmmm... that does sound like a good idea for a video. Maybe expand it out to where you can get free ebooks...
      But in the meantime, i did just try it (going to the website linked in the video description) on my computer to verify it still worked. All I did was click "download" and a pdf of the fault in the stars is on my computer.
      I would recommend (if you are on a computer) check your download settings - perhaps your computer is blocking it?
      If you are on a phone - check that you have an app that can read pdfs (or the format of the book that you are interested in).
      Some of the books require the download while others will say "read ebook" and you can read that directly on your computer

  • @dwightmedbery4663
    @dwightmedbery4663 Před rokem

    You all sent me a book that I started and now don’t understand how to finish! I would get you a lot of customers but need to know how to use. The book you sent was about a girl marring a billionaire without meeting first. Her friends grandson.

  • @cocotomita5111
    @cocotomita5111 Před 3 lety +6

    Hey! May be a stupid question, but how do you search users on the goodread app?? Lovely video btw :))

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +4

      So if you go to the friends tab, you can look people up... but unless you have their exact user name, you might not find them. And if it's a common user name (ie Jane) there might be too many hits. You could also Google them and try that way.

    • @lweihe
      @lweihe Před 3 lety +1

      @@MirandaReads very helpful!!

  • @Crochetedpossum
    @Crochetedpossum Před rokem

    Can I just delete everything in a shelf or the whole shelf and start over?

  • @Aaru1008
    @Aaru1008 Před 2 lety

    How can I share my reviews?

  • @msfundio
    @msfundio Před 2 lety

    Your library is organized by colors?

  • @pmdaly1975
    @pmdaly1975 Před rokem

    Thank you for this tutorial. I just started using Goodreads. I’m glad it syncs with my Kindle. PS. I love your color coordinated library in the background. 🥰

  • @LEELS11
    @LEELS11 Před 3 lety +3

    How do you read a book on the app on iPhone?

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +1

      Ahhh... that might have to be another video. I don't have the iPhone nor do I normally work via the goodreads app:p

  • @lesedimoon3870
    @lesedimoon3870 Před 3 lety +4

    How do you read
    Which button do you have to press or something

  • @digbot5987
    @digbot5987 Před 2 lety

    I had marked my book as I want to read , How do I open the book and read the book if I mark the book I want to read?

    • @helloworld1249
      @helloworld1249 Před 2 lety +3

      Goodreads is not a site you read books on to my knowledge, you'll have to read a physical copy or an ebook on a site that provides ebooks. Goodreads is mainly for reviews, finding new books, planning, organising etc

  • @AM-su6je
    @AM-su6je Před 2 lety +1

    I want to connect but I suck at exposing my feelings about a book :(

  • @sasharowe
    @sasharowe Před 7 měsíci

    You aren't active on gr anymore, what happened?

  • @jenniferponzini2433
    @jenniferponzini2433 Před 2 lety +1

    Okay, so I have to ask. Now it's a year later since you made this video. Do you still love the app?

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 2 lety

      I do lean a bit more towards the website vs the app but I'm a creature of habit and my goodreads habit started with the website :p

  • @maram2806
    @maram2806 Před 3 lety +3

    How can I add a book to the reading challenge?😭 like a book I read and I want to add

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +1

      As long as you have "set" your reading challenge, any books that you have added and marked "read" in 2021 automatically gets added to the challenge

    • @maram2806
      @maram2806 Před 3 lety +3

      @@MirandaReads but they are not being added even when I mark them as read 😩

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +1

      What is the date under "read" cause they need to be "read" in 2021? The other option is possibly you haven't set your challenge yet...?

    • @maram2806
      @maram2806 Před 3 lety +1

      @@MirandaReads I’m not sure about a date? But i marked those books as read in 2021 does that not count? Do I need to do something else ?

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +1

      When you click read, you can select "dates read" when you have the book review open. If you don't select the year as 2021 (I normally do the full date so I can also keep track of the month and day) then goodreads doesn't register the book as "read" in 2021. If you are still having issues...I think it might be a glitch and you might want to reach out to goodreads support

  • @kris2007
    @kris2007 Před rokem +1

    I just thought it was an app where you could read every book you want.

  • @barzahabdulla5144
    @barzahabdulla5144 Před 2 lety +1

    How to read a book in goodreads

  • @adrianelias2365
    @adrianelias2365 Před 10 měsíci

    Would like some friends on goodreads.

  • @MrCreed-ss2ve
    @MrCreed-ss2ve Před rokem

    Of Demons & Men by C.E.OCHEJA is my favorite book of all time. Forget not being a big name author or flashy fancy whatever. That book needs to be more popular. I don't understand why more people don't know it. TRUST ME you guys will love it. 📚

  • @hndsm_glenn
    @hndsm_glenn Před 3 lety +6

    how to start reading??? omg

    • @corvo9100
      @corvo9100 Před 3 lety +5

      My advice is just read a little bit every day. Don’t force it. I normally read about 30mins every day, but it’s okay if you only read a page. As long as you do it continually and make it a habit. Also! If you don’t like the classics, don’t bother with them. Read only books you like! And don’t feel bad about putting a book down because you don’t like it. You don’t have to finish every book.

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +3

      Fabulous advice :D

    • @alinashtein
      @alinashtein Před 3 lety +1

      I heard an interesting advice😄 maybe you have a person who inspires you? Maybe he/she is celebrity. You can google his / her favorite books and read the ones that interest you, so you can better understand your idol (and you’ll read more, you’ll trick yourself😅)

  • @peteoverton6069
    @peteoverton6069 Před 2 lety

    Good reads rocks cause its freeform, you can write what you want say what ever you want, its brilliant,

  • @saamvogue
    @saamvogue Před 3 lety

    I can't read the books

  • @TuckerTheReader
    @TuckerTheReader Před 3 lety +1

    omg gorgeous thumbnail and makeup!
    lol i think I'm around #76 or lower because I've barely been reading or reviewing oof

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +1

      Omg thank you. Lowkey spent a lot of time on that thumbnail. Glad it paid off!
      That's what school does to ya. I'm nervously having to spend more and more time on my thesis soooo... goodbye fun :p

    • @TuckerTheReader
      @TuckerTheReader Před 3 lety +2

      tbh it's not even school because i have a little bit of time. I've just lost the interest I used to have. I think I"ll always be a reader but I've gone from highly above average reader to average

    • @TuckerTheReader
      @TuckerTheReader Před 3 lety +2

      it used to stress me out because I felt like I had lost something and I suppose I have in a way but I try not to overthink it

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +1

      It ebs and flows. First round college i barely read anything... second round college I can't read enough :p

    • @MirandaReads
      @MirandaReads  Před 3 lety +1

      @@TuckerTheReader I see what you're saying but personally I wouldn't think of it that way. Sometimes getting lost in a book is the best thing and sometimes getting lost in life is the best. No matter what, you can always pick up a book later.

  • @onesunny39
    @onesunny39 Před rokem

    Please stop waving your arms around.

  • @pxsjldtmjhl4973
    @pxsjldtmjhl4973 Před rokem

    I don’t know how to read the content of the book ,it doesn’t have a button for me to click,it just has the green button “want to read”,and I click it it doesn’t show the content,I don't know what to do,can somebody help me please!🥹