It's a tough time to be selling ebooks if you're not Amazon. That's why two fairly recent startups, ebook seller and social media platform Zola Books and Big Three book discovery brainchild Bookish.com, have joined forces in the fight against success with Zola's acquisition of the book search engine. Zola, formed by literary agents and funded partly through investments by … [Read more...] about It Pays to Be Small: Zola Buys Book Discovery Site Bookish
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New Book Discovery Engine Novelry Aids Searchability
One of the key issues plaguing an admittedly glutted ebook market is the need for better searchability, especially for self-published and small press books that don't come with the publicity teams reserved for bestsellers from the Big Five. Even as readers reach out to support the efforts of indie authors, book discovery still remains murky. But a new book search engine is … [Read more...] about New Book Discovery Engine Novelry Aids Searchability
BookLikes: Do We Need Another Book Discovery Site?
There is no shortage of websites that aim to connect books with readers, and most of them offer some pretty familiar features. Find books, rate books, review books, talk about... books. Occasionally, though, a site comes along whose goal is to bring something new to the book discovery realm. BookLikes, the Poland-based multi-national site whose eight month beta launch … [Read more...] about BookLikes: Do We Need Another Book Discovery Site?
Slice Bookshelf Provides a New Perspective on Book Discovery
At the O'Reilly Media Tools of Change conference in New York earlier this month, one sparsely attended breakout session led by a very soft-spoken person who may have revolutionized the online world of books presented some startling data about consumer behavior. Otis Chandler, founder of the widely popular interaction site Goodreads, discussed the results of Goodreads massive … [Read more...] about Slice Bookshelf Provides a New Perspective on Book Discovery