5ft Shelf
Just discovered an awesome new website. It is a very simple idea, brilliantly done. Basically you are allowed to add 5 feet* of books, movies and music to your shelf. Each item you add has a width associated with it, so you have plenty of space to play around with. Once you have added all your stuff you can receive custom recommendations based on what other users have read/added etc. There are also most popular lists, mini shelves for specific types of books and the best part is, from a usability perspective it is an absolute pleasure to use.
Take a look: www.5ftshelf.com.
* This is because (as the site will tell you) in 1909 Dr Eliot, then President of Harvard University, claimed a liberal education could be achieved by reading a collection of books that would total no more than 5ft in width. A local publisher challenged him to name them and he responded with what became known as the Harvard Classics.
