Follow the trail..

"Visit Authors of the Web and at least one other site in the discovery resources (AuthorYellowPages, AuthorsOnTheWeb.com, ReadingGroupGuides.com and Bookreporter.com) and take a look around."


The BookReportNetwork.com is a fantastic site -- it provides and index and manages a wide range of editorial websites dedicated to connecting literature readers with books and their authors (and publicists). It not only achieves this, but as Carol Fitzgerald the editor-in-chief says, "it shapes the ways books are reviewed and discussed on the Internet, but also works with publishers to utilise the web to reach readers and promote their books."

I found the index of related editorial websites to be comprehensive in the scope which is a valuable tool as a reader, as it acknowledges the many different types of publication media and varied reader demographics and allows each of these particular audiences to find, access and connect with resources tailored to their specific interests and needs. This is something I personally believe needs to be nurtured, as the focus on the way the written word and information is imparted shifts more toward digital and less of the traditional printed format -- I think this serves as a nice bridging gap, integrating the two. In my current role this e-Resource is not so pertinent, however I am sure it is a resource I'd refer people to if I was working in the Readers' Services team.