New book lists - web site and RSS feeds

Posted on behalf of UKeiG member Steve Burgess (stevepburgess@gmail.com) .

New Book Lists - New Website and RSS Feeds - Affiliates Sought

One of the recent developments of the free RSS generating site publicised on here a while ago (http://www.my-rss.co.uk/) is the ability to create book lists simply by specifying the ISBN. The website extracts the rest of the information automatically from online book databases.

I have now launched a website - http://www.Just-Published.co.uk - as a home for new book lists on an ever growing list of subjects. This service is supplied in association with Blackwell's Online Bookshop.

Just-Published provides a graphical HTML interface to the New Books RSS feeds. Book covers are displayed (when available) and live cost and availability data is displayed. Users can link directly from the site to Blackwell's to purchase the latest books in their field of interest.

I am looking for contributors - preferably information professionals with a subject specialism - to compile new book lists on MY-RSS.CO.UK which can then be featured on Just-Published.co.uk

Although I am unable to pay people, contributors who are Blackwell's Affiliates, or wish to sign up for the programme, can generate commission from any sales arising from the book lists they create. If you are not an affiliate and don't wish to sign up as an affiliate, any sales that are generated from your lists will contribute to the running costs of the MY-RSS and the Just-Published websites.

My aim is to create a useful resource for librarians (particularly those in solo/specialised units), students, researchers, academics and readers in general of the latest books published in a wide variety of disciplines. Take a look at the RSS site ( http://www.my-rss.co.uk) and the Just Published site to see how the two sites are related and the different ways in which they present the same information.

If you would like more information - or want to get involved - please get in touch. If you want to earn commission - you must sign up for Blackwell's Affiliate programme (I cannot link the site to other affiliate programmes such as Amazon).

Most of the development work I do on the Internet has the objective of solving problems I come across in my day job as a solo information professional in a specialised library. I welcome suggestions for future projects. If there is a web-based tool that would really help you out in your day to day work - and you think others would find it useful too - but you don't have the time or the web-skills to develop it please let me know.

I hope you find the new books lists useful - any suggestions are, as ever, gratefully received.
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Steve Burgess
stevepburgess@gmail.com