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Listopia is the first option on the goodreads explore menu. It consists of user-created lists that anyone can vote on and add books to. Some are useful, but many are not. The older lists have way too many books on them and some people add their favorite books to almost every list. The better lists have carefully defined criteria and someone deleting the books that do not match the definition. The list creator and any librarian can delete books that do not belong on the list.
You can pick a list from one of the categories on the main page, or browse by tag, or search for a list. When you select a list, the top right of the screen will show the number of books you have read and the number that are on your to-read list, but it only looks at the top 100 books in the list. You can vote for up to 100 books on each list. If a book you want to vote for isn’t on the list, you can add it. You can rearrange the order of your votes and delete any, if you change your mind. You can like a list and comment on a list.
Anyone can create a new list. Pick a good title and try not to duplicate an existing list. Write a description and be specific on what books are eligible for the list. Don’t forget to add tags so people can find your list. You can add a maximum of 100 books to your list. Invite your friends to vote on your list and come back often to see who has voted on the list and what books they added.
The my lists link at the top will take you to all the lists you have voted on. Have fun with the lists and maybe you will find more books, but don’t expect the lists to be completely accurate.
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but what does the word ‘listopia’ mean?
It’s just the name of the section of the goodreads site that contains the mostly (a few were created by goodreads staff) user defined lists. It’s a combination of list and utopia, but it’s probably inspired by Amazon’s listmaina lists.
I am trying to get my new published book “Around the World on a Dollar a Day” on to Listopia list? It is my vagabound trip of 61000 mikles through 49 countries in 447 days. I am not a computer person so need your help Dallas
First go to this page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6592642.Dallas_G_Lokay
Scroll to the bottom and click on “Let us know” to join the author program.
Anyone can add books to a list or create a list. Do you have a list you want to add the book to?
I want to put a book on some lists. I have been able to “vote” but the book is not showing up when I use the “list search.” It also says on my review page that there are no Listopia listings… yet there is a screen that says I “voted.”
Any ideas? I am new to this,
Thanks.
I don’t think there is a way to search for books in a list. Book pages are cached for performance reasons, wait at least 48 hours to see if it shows up.