We’ve redesigned the login pages. Some might say they’re a little more 2.0ish, with rounded corners (in Firefox and Safari) and giant fields. We just think they’re simple and attractive. Either way, the login page is waiting for you!
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It’s subtle but pretty darn slick – we’ve added Edit in Place capability to the Profile pages. This makes changing things super easy. Want to update your picture? Just click on it and upload another. Same for your appetite, tags, names, places. If you’re logged in, you can change almost anything on your Profile page. It’s now all at your fingertips!
The author pages have been given the same treatment, btw. Change your bio, image, the works!
We just found out Linkgiving.com has given BookGlutton its “Weekly Link Award!” If your Internet wanderings haven’t taken you there yet, the site is a user-submitted directory of useful websites in English, German and Italian. We feel like we’re in good company (they give ’em out to Space Agencies and Universities – no kidding!). The criteria:
- originality of concept,
- easiness of navigation,
- pleasant design,
- clarity and completeness of information,
- browser-independent accessibility,
- considerable contribution to the Internet community.
Anyway, this made our week before it even started. Thanks!
We’ve launched a Twitter feed that focuses on BookGlutton news, opinion, and the random futuristic prediction. Did we already have a Twitter feed? You bet – and it has 6800 posts to date. But that one, called simply BookGlutton, is a real-time list of who’s reading what (at least for those Gluttons who have their settings set to public); it is designed to help you connect with others.
The NEW feed, BookGluttonNEWS, is for people who want to reduce the chatter a bit, and perhaps share some thoughts on epub and digital publishing with us. So head on over and follow BookGluttonNEWS!
We’re usually pretty good at keeping up with your questions and concerns, but there’s a lot of knowledge out there: best practices, tips and tricks, experience with the Unbound Reader, etc. So we’ve created a place for you put all that knowledge (and hopefully share some in return). Check out the New Support Forums. We populated it with timely content like Unbound Reader Tips and Tricks, Upload Tool Advice, Content Requests, and a number of other things. Note that you’ll have to sign up for a specific forum account (separate from your BG login).
The new BookGlutton Support Forums are live and ready to go, so if you have comments or questions, hit it!
This year has been good to BookGlutton. We launched eleven months ago and enjoyed steady growth. We’ve created partnerships, like the one with Stanza. We’ve had the honor of being a Webby Finalist and won a W3 Award. We released the first online HTML to EPUB Converter – the first of our APIs. We’ve worked hard to enhance the Reader, the Community, and the Catalog. We’ve nursed a Facebook presence and gotten some really great feedback.
All this is rewarding, but what’s really getting us to crack a smile around here is the 88,000 PEOPLE WHO CAME TO BOOKGLUTTON THIS MONTH. Thanks for using BookGlutton, generous Readers. We have some big plans and some significant pushes planned for early 2009, so stay tuned.
We just had some great news – BookGlutton is featured on Kim Komando’s website today. Even better, BG is her team’s pick for the Site of the Day selection. We’re excited to hear other folks talking about BG and glad to meet the new people that showed up and read something as a result!
BTW: Kim Komando, the Kim Komando stylized logo and the Kim Komando Weblink logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of WestStar TalkRadio Network
We’ve started rotating our cache of Featured Authors on the homepage. Jim Hanas and Abby Mims have just been added to the mix. Check them out!
You’ll also notice a new Featured Authors feed in BookGlutton’s Stanza Catalog. Some are excerpts, others are short story collections. We’ll be steadily adding to this so keep an eye out. To access BookGlutton’s ebooks through Stanza, install Stanza on your iPhone, go to the Online Catalog and scroll down to BookGlutton. This link will take you BG’s categories.
Check out your new Profile Page! We’ve added Table Talk – basically a “wall” where people can come by and leave you a note. It’s a good way to say hello after someone friends you, ask someone to join your group, or comment on someone’s uploads. A number of you requested it, so talk away. Head over to the site and try it! You can log in and leave me a note here: http://bookglutton.com/glutton/tdawg.html
Great news! We’ve partnered with Lexcycle to offer content through its iPhone application, Stanza. Starting today you can download select works from the BookGlutton catalog and read them in Stanza on the iPhone or iPod Touch. The Stanza app is free, as is the work BookGlutton is offering through it.
There are lots of categories under BookGlutton in Stanza’s Online Catalog to choose to read from, including Science Fiction Stories, Top Reads from the BookGlutton Site, Random Recommendations and Alphabetical Titles and Authors. We’ll be adding more as time goes on.
To access BookGlutton’s ebooks through Stanza, install Stanza on your iPhone, go to the Online Catalog and scroll down to BookGlutton. This link will take you BG’s categories.
Although you can’t read with your group on Stanza, it’s a great way to peruse some of BG’s cool books from your iPhone. So check it out!
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