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LibraryReads Book Discovery Program Launches Fall 2013

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Every day library staff share books they love with their users. Now, you can reach beyond the library walls to tell the rest of the country about the books you can’t wait to share.

LibraryReads – a new program, launching this fall [in the U.S.], harnesses the value of “library staff picks” into a single nation-wide discovery tool, a monthly list of ten newly released must-reads. via LibraryReads.

LibraryReads has launched a website, with areas for library staff, publishers, sample recommendation list and a comprehensive FAQ. Also sign up to join the program and receive the newsletter.

See the press release.

See also: LibraryReads Book Discovery Program To Launch | ALA Annual 2013 | Library Journal

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UPDATED: Summer 2013 Reading Lists

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That time of year where we look forward to lazy summer days, if we are fortunate enough to have vacation time, and where all sorts of summer reading lists are suggested by bloggers, publishers and media organizations. So here’s a list of 2013 summer reading lists. Also check out booksellers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and ChaptersIndigo for their summer reading portals. What books will you be inspired to read this summer?

Johan Krouthén: Three reading women in a summer landscape. Wikimedia Commons

General Fiction/Poetry/Non-Fiction

Young Adult/Children’s

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Mystery/Thriller, Action/Adventure

Romance

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Online Personal Libraries and Book Social Media Sites | Dear Author

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Online Personal Libraries and Book Social Media Sites | Dear Author

Reviews:

  1. LibraryThing
  2. Riffle
  3. Bookish
  4. Storyverse
  5. Get Glue
  6. Bookvibe

Updated: Varying Perspectives on Amazon GoodReads Acquisition

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First Amazon acquires a partial stake in LibraryThing, then acquires Shelfari and now GoodReads. I wonder if the future will hold Amazon buying libraries and turning them into distribution centers…

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Piggyback Technology | American Libraries Magazine
“With an increasing emphasis on ebooks, the issues around discovery, and other emerging topics, modern publishing is rapidly turning into a technology industry.”

Need a Book Recommendation? Ask One of these Sites | Information Space

The Digital Shift | Libraries Offer Publishers Local Marketing Advantage

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“With major bookstore chains struggling to draw foot traffic and ebooks proliferating online, publishers are finding it increasingly difficult to help potential customers discover new authors or explore their midlist titles. In this environment, libraries could be powerful partners…”via Libraries Offer Publishers Local Marketing Advantage – The Digital Shift.

NYTimes.com – A Casualty on the Battlefield of Amazon’s Partisan Book Reviews

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The following editorial is a great case study of trolls (a fan base in this instance) using the Amazon reviewing system to suppress the popularity of a publication, when in the past the problem has been over inflated reviews. No longer is it only governments and other political groups trying to suppress intellectual freedom.

A Casualty on the Battlefield of Amazon’s Partisan Book Reviews – NYTimes.com

Quotable: “In the biggest, most overt and most successful of these campaigns, a group of Michael Jackson fans used Facebook and Twitter to solicit negative reviews of a new biography of the singer. They bombarded Amazon with dozens of one-star takedowns, succeeded in getting several favorable notices erased and even took credit for Amazon’s briefly removing the book from sale.”