Bookish Launches with High-Profile Exclusive Content and USA Today Collaboration
The Bookish editorial team, made up of seasoned journalists, book editors and industry professionals, will update the site daily with features that give a fresh and compelling perspective on books and authors. With copious original book coverage about authors and inside information on upcoming books each week, the site lets visitors engage with great reads and writers across 18 popular categories in sections devoted to subjects ranging from “Fiction & Literature” and “Young Adult” to “Biographies & Memoirs” and “Cookbooks, Food & Wine.”
Visitors to Bookish looking to find their next book will also benefit from the site’s state-of-the-art recommendation tool. After simply inputting up to four books from a specific category, Bookish will quickly generate recommendations from a proprietary algorithm that factors in editorial themes, professional and consumer reviews, publishing house editor insights, awards and more.
Each title featured on Bookish has its own book page. These dedicated pages showcase a range of elements, including:
- An easy-to-access preview of the first chapter through Bookish’s e-Reader
- Related book videos
- A roundup of Bookish’s must-read lists in which the book has been spotlighted
- A newsfeed of the latest stories from around the web related to the book
- A brief book description
- Cover art
- Other books by the same author
The site also features similarly robust author pages, whether the writer is a modern bestselling novelist like Jonathan Franzen or Patricia Cornwell, a legendary literary figure such as Jane Austen or Ernest Hemingway, or an up-and-coming writer like Kevin Powers or Michael Sears.
In addition, visitors to the site can:
- Seamlessly share their actions on Bookish with followers and friends on Twitter and Facebook
- Create a virtual shelf of favorite books that they have read and/or a wishlist shelf for books that they want to read
- Share personal book reviews and star ratings on the site
Bookish also gives users the option of buying both physical books and e-books through a seamless process on the site (powered by its e-commerce partner Baker & Taylor), or to easily click through to a retailer of the user’s choice, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble or IndieBound, to purchase their next read. In addition to e-commerce, Bookish will also derive revenue through digital advertising sales.
