Tech Crunch
Shelfari, the Amazon-backed community networked around books, has introduced editable author profiles in hopes that it can become a destination for not only biographical information but interactions between authors and their fans as well.
Each author’s page will feature an open wiki in addition to a message board and a list of written books. Shelfari [...]
Shelfari Hopes to Bring Authors and Readers Together Over Wikis
April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: World Wide Web
Web Sites Let Bibliophiles Share Books Virtually
March 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Web Sites Let Bibliophiles Share Books Virtually - NPR
Bookish people may not be known for their social skills, but a crop of social-networking Web sites aimed at bibliophiles are allowing readers to connect with the page — and with each other — in a brand new “virtual” environment.
Think of it as Facebook or MySpace for [...]
Tags: social networking
Tenth anniversary Million Book Project
November 30th, 2007 · No Comments
An easy way to find that book –LA Times
PITTSBURGH — Nearly a decade ago, computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University embarked on a project with an astonishingly lofty goal: Digitize the published works of humankind and make them freely available online.
The architects of the project said this week they have surpassed their latest target, having [...]
Tags: Publishing
