Thanks for posting these options. I'm still considering a move to WordPress, but I'm trying to wait to see how BL shakes out. I'll miss this spot, too, if it goes bust, but I hope we'll all be able to stay in contact. :)
Yup, Leafmarks is shutting down. A notice on main page with a bad link for backing up your data -- click the profile icon then "import/export" if that's not fixed.
:o really I' didn't realize. Oh this is not good because a few Blogposts 30-40 I have only in booklikes. When is BL Apocalypse Day? I have to save my 30 textblogposts like gamesreveiws, reviews of big bookfairs und articles of readings of famous writers
Oh, no, no, don't panic - there is no scheduled Apocalypse!
However, there have been some strange goings on, some non-responsiveness from BL, and a couple of articles that indicate that BL has been sold.
Ok, great. I'll follow you back when I get home. I seriously need to spend some time on WP. At the moment I only use it to back up posts from Booklikes.
Have you tried going to Settings > Blog > scroll down to Theme, click Customize > scroll down the sidebar until you see Other URL. Add a link and description. This should add it to your side bar.
When I wrote this, there were some issues with BL being down or really slow and we didn't get much of a response from BL. We still don't know what (if anything) happened. Anyway, no need to panic about BL, but I also wanted a back-up solution for posts and reviews. GR works for reviews and as a book database, but many of my favourite posts are not reviews. So, WP seemed to fit that need.
As far as I can see the very basic WP is free. There is no need to sign up to premium plan unless you want to heavily edit the layout and design of the blog.
Also, you can get pretty creative with the blog posts on BL. It's good fun, and, yeah, so much better than GR, where I regularly despair over adding pictures and the lack of a community spirit.
However, there have been some strange goings on, some non-responsiveness from BL, and a couple of articles that indicate that BL has been sold.
Read these posts for more info:
http://jenn.booklikes.com/post/1407136/other-points-of-contact
http://silverthistle.booklikes.com/post/1406293/booklikes-why-you-do-this
http://donealrice.booklikes.com/post/1406094/anyone-sharing-booklikes-posts-to-blogger-or-wordpress
http://lg.booklikes.com/post/1406055/booklikes-has-been-sold
http://obsidianblue.booklikes.com/post/1403550/dear-booklikes
As far as I can see the very basic WP is free. There is no need to sign up to premium plan unless you want to heavily edit the layout and design of the blog.
Also, you can get pretty creative with the blog posts on BL. It's good fun, and, yeah, so much better than GR, where I regularly despair over adding pictures and the lack of a community spirit.
This site is much different in that respect. :D