Scholastic launched a social networking site “for readers around the world,” called YouAreWhatYouRead.com. In addition to building community around lists of favorite books they call Bookprints–with a stream of comments, news and reviews to be added soon–the site features celebrity Bookprints from 125 notables, including Scarlett Johansson Jodi Picoult, Malcolm Gladwell, Judy Blume, Bill Clinton, and others. Pitched for readers of all ages, it includes a separate community for younger readers “that provides kid friendly information about books and other activities.” Scholastic executive Maggie McGuire says in the announcement the site is “a celebration of the books that bind us […]
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Google Books Adds An On-Site Partner Providing POD for Over 2 Million Public Domain Titles
Following last year’s agreement to allow the Espresso Book Machines to print the catalog of public domain books available through Google Book Search, the search giant finally has an online partner. All of the 2 million or so public domain titles in GBS now include a direct link under “Get this book” to QOOP’s store. (Actually it looks like every book in GBS has that link–so many times you click through only to be told “the link you followed is either broken or for a book that cannot be printed at this time.” When it works, the pricing appears to […]