With two years of Web-creation experience under her belt, Kelly Maragni, director of marketing, has spent a great deal of time Web surfing for ideas, and notes that by now there are many impressive sites on the Internet related to book publishing. Here are a few of her favorites, which she offers to BookTech readers as sources for inspiration
Newspapers/magazines, etc.
1. The New York Times
"I like to scan the headlines daily and check bestseller listings for our books frequently!"
2. Granta magazine
"I love the design and there's always something good to read"
3. American Demographics
"My favorite place for market research"
http://www.americandemographics.com
Publishers
4. Geo World
"Because I love ancient history! It's a digital research library of geographical and historical material withamazing interactive capabilities"
5. Bantam Doubleday Dell
"Clean, intriguing graphics; easy navigation"
6. Dorling Kindersley
"I just like their books; these guys are the image masters"
Bookstores, etc.
7. Bibliofind and Powell's
"My favorites for locating rare, used and out-of-print books"
http://www.powells.com and http://www.bibliofind.com
8. Bookzone
"Books, links, publishing news, a cornucopia of wonderful book stuff!"
9. Mercado
"The Latin marketplace. Food, art, music, books. This site links to Super Libros, Amazon.com's Spanish bookstore"
10. Beacon Ray's Great Books
"I love the Literary Cafe!"