GOODREADS TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS

GOODREADS:

Getting Started•CREATING AN ACCOUNT•OVERVIEW OF ACCOUNT BASICS

A BASIC TUTORIAL FOR NEW USERS ON THE SOCIAL NETWORKING READER’S ADVISORY SITE

“GOODREADS”

CREATING AN ACCOUNT

THIS SECTION WILL PROVIDE:• INFORMATION ABOUT THE STAGES OF

CREATING AN ACCOUNT• STEPS TO CREATING A NEW ACCOUNT

CREATING AN ACCOUNT: 2 OPTIONS

OPTION 1: CREATE A NEW ACCOUNTOPTION 2: SIGN IN USING AN EXISTING ACCOUNT VIA FACEBOOK/TWITTER/GOOGLE

OUR TUTORIAL WILL FOCUS ON CREATING A NEW ACCOUNT TO BEGIN CREATING YOUR ACCOUNT DO THE FOLLOWING IN THE WHITE BOXES SHOWN ABOVE:1) ENTER YOUR NAME: FIRST, FIRST AND LAST, NICKNAME2) EMAIL ADDRESS: THIS IS YOUR FULL ADDRESS: I.E. – BOOKFIEND@BOOKMAIL.COM3) PASSWORD: MUST CONTAIN MORE THAN 4 CHARACTERS {LETTERS, NUMBERS OR SYMBOLS i.e. - !@#$%^&*() }4) CLICK THE YELLOW SIGN UP BUTTON ONCE YOU HAVE ENTERED YOUR INFORMATION TO CONTINUE TO THE NEXT

SCREEN

1) NAME2) EMAIL

ADDRESS3) PASSWORD

ALLOWS YOU TO BRING CONTACTS FROM VARIOUS ACCOUNTS OVER TO BUILD YOUR FRIENDS LIST

• THIS IS AN OPTION TO HELP BUILD A FRIENDS LIST. • CAN BE “SKIPPED” BY CLICKING LINK CIRCLED ABOVE.• CLICK THE “SKIP THIS STEP” TO CONTINUE WITH ACCOUNT SETUP.

• HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN SELECT THE VARIOUS GENRES YOU PREFER READING

CLICKING LINK ABOVE ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER GENRES NOT SHOWN

1. SELECT YOUR FAVORITE GENRES BY CLICKING BOX NEXT TO THEM. (A SMALL GREEN CHECK MARK WILL APPEAR IN THE BOX.)

2. IN BOX AT BOTTOM TYPE GENRES YOU WANT THAT ARE NOT LISTED AS OPTIONS ABOVE.3. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE STEPS ABOVE, CLICK CONTINUE TO PROCEED.

LIST OF GENRES YOU CREATED IS DISPLAYED IN MENU BOX ON LEFT

BOOK COVERS REPRESENT BOOKS FROM GENRES CHOSEN ON LEFT. “IWANT TO READ BUTTON” ALLOWS YOU TO QUICKLY ADD BOOKS OF INTEREST TO A BOOKSHELF FOR

LATER ACCESS.

THE STARS BELOW THE BOOK COVERS ARE USED TO RATE BOOKS YOU HAVE READRATING BOOKS HELPS THE SITE CREATE A PERSONALIZED LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU.

1. RATE THE BOOKS YOU HAVE READ BY CLICKING THE STARS BELOW THEM. (20 RATINGS ARE NEEDED TO CREATE YOUR RECOMMENDATION LIST)

2. CHANGE GENRES BY SELECTING FROM GENRE LIST ON LEFT.3. IF YOU SEE A TITLE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN READING, CLICK THE “WANT TO READ” BUTTON SO THAT IT WILL BE

ADDED TO A LIST FOR YOUR FUTURE ACCESS. 4. ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED RATING AT LEAST 20 BOOKS, CLICK THE “I’M FINISHED RATING” LINK LOCATED AT THE

TOP RIGHT OF THE SCREEN. THIS WILL COMPLETE YOUR ACCOUNT SET UP.

GOODREADS:ACCOUNT BASICS

• OVERVIEW OF SECTIONS– RECOMMENDATIONS– FRIENDS– MYBOOKS– HOME– MY ACCOUNT EDIT

RECOMMENDATIONS

• BOOK COVERS ARE RECOMMENDATIONS CREATED BY YOUR RATINGS.• CREATE PERSONALIZED SHELVES USING THE MENU ON THE RIGHT SIDE

OF SCREEN TO SORT BOOKS INTO CATEGORIES FOR EASIER ACCESS.

FRIENDS

ALLOWS ACCESS TO OTHER SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND EMAIL ACCOUNTS TO HELP FIND FRIENDS TO LINK TO YOUR GOODREADS ACCOUNT. THIS FUNCTION IS GOOD FOR SOCIALIZING, FINDING BOOK RATINGS/REVIEWS, READER’S ADVISORY, ETC. SEARCH MEMBER OPTION ALLOWS FOR SIMPLE SEARCHING FOR USERS BY NAME OR EMAIL.

MY BOOKS

EDIT READING STATUS, RATINGS OR ADD/CHANGE BOOKSHELVES

READING STATUS

BOOKSHELVESADD/CHANGE

HOME

SHORTCUTS TO

PERSONALIZE ACCOUNT

BOOK SEARCH

BOOKS CAN BE SEARCHED VIA THE SEARCH BOX AT TOP OF THE SCREEN, TO ADD TO YOUR LISTS.SHORTCUT BOXES IN CENTER OF SCREEN ALLOW YOU TO ADD FRIENDS, RATE BOOKS, ADD PHOTO TO PROFILE, ETC. THESE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE STAGE OF PERSONALIZATION YOUR ACCOUNT IS IN.TOP RIGHT ICON ACCESSES YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE PAGE FOR FURTHER CUSTOMIZAITON.

MY ACCOUNT

PERSONALIZATION OF ACCOUNT •PERSONAL INFO•SETTINGS•APPS•WIDGETS (FOR POSTING ON PERSONAL SITES)•PHOTOS•PURCHASES (LINKABLE TO AMAZON ACCOUNT)

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