Backlist / New Release Notification

anamardoll · 06-27-2011, 03:22 PM

This has been asked before, but I still don't have a good site/system for this:

Does anyone have a good centralized-for-all-authors system for email notification when that author has a book come available in eBook form? (By which I mean both new releases and backlists.)

I have several authors that I like and watching them all individually is tedious in the extreme. Just recently I noted by chance that Margaret Atwood's "Alias Grace", "Wilderness Tips", and "Robber Bride" had come available in eBook form in the USA. I'd been running a search for those books once a month or so for almost a year, but realistically it's not convenient to do that for all the authors I like.

Bowker BIP is supposed to have a service that monitors and notifies you whenever a "new book" (including new formats) come available for authors you've searched for, but it's a paid service that I can only access through my work (who apparently has an 'all-employee' account with them) and the search results are exceedingly buggy.

Does anyone have a good system that works? Note that I'm really interested in the "self-maintaining / automation" aspect -- I'd like something that I can tell "Margaret Atwood" or "Of Love and Other Demons" and then I'll get an email when I can buy the book in eBook form. Etc.

outlander78 · 06-27-2011, 03:26 PM

I want the same thing.

http://www.fictfact.com/ (suggested to me by someone here) is as good as I have found, but it only works for series, not authors who write stand-alone books.

anamardoll · 06-27-2011, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by outlander78

I want the same thing.

http://www.fictfact.com/ (suggested to me by someone here) is as good as I have found, but it only works for series, not authors who write stand-alone books.

Yeah, I've seen that before, but I follow very few series, so it's unhelpful for me. Plus, I want something that monitors "new" backlist releases.

Joykins · 06-27-2011, 03:33 PM

This is helpful though not exhaustive. most Kindle releases are paralleled by corresponding epub releases elsewhere though not always.

http://newebookreleases.blogspot.com/

anamardoll · 06-27-2011, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joykins

This is helpful though not exhaustive. most Kindle releases are paralleled by corresponding epub releases elsewhere though not always.

http://newebookreleases.blogspot.com/

But that doesn't seem to be a notification service so much as something I'd have to check every day/week/month/time-unit to see if anyone I recognize is on the list?

phenomshel · 06-27-2011, 04:40 PM

I've often wished for such a thing, but don't think it exists. FictFact.com, as mentioned above, mostly works for me because the vast majority of what I read *is* series. But for those who don't read series, I don't think there's such a thing yet. Maybe some entrepreneur will see this thread and start one

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Pinecone · 07-04-2011, 09:10 AM

The Sony store allows you to set a notification for a new book by an author.

You need to install and use the Sony Reader Software for this to work.

anamardoll · 07-04-2011, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinecone

The Sony store allows you to set a notification for a new book by an author.

You need to install and use the Sony Reader Software for this to work.

I assume, though, that the notification is just if that author comes available in the Sony store?

Pinecone · 07-12-2011, 11:12 AM

Yes. But I find that the book lists on Amazon, Kobo, and B&N are similar. Other soruces, especially non-DRM are not.

06-27-2011, 03:22 PM	#1
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Backlist / New Release Notification This has been asked before, but I still don't have a good site/system for this: Does anyone have a good centralized-for-all-authors system for email notification when that author has a book come available in eBook form? (By which I mean both new releases and backlists.) I have several authors that I like and watching them all individually is tedious in the extreme. Just recently I noted by chance that Margaret Atwood's "Alias Grace", "Wilderness Tips", and "Robber Bride" had come available in eBook form in the USA. I'd been running a search for those books once a month or so for almost a year, but realistically it's not convenient to do that for all the authors I like. Bowker BIP is supposed to have a service that monitors and notifies you whenever a "new book" (including new formats) come available for authors you've searched for, but it's a paid service that I can only access through my work (who apparently has an 'all-employee' account with them) and the search results are exceedingly buggy. Does anyone have a good system that works? Note that I'm really interested in the "self-maintaining / automation" aspect -- I'd like something that I can tell "Margaret Atwood" or "Of Love and Other Demons" and then I'll get an email when I can buy the book in eBook form. Etc.

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06-27-2011, 03:26 PM	#2
outlander78 Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 263218 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Arc 7	I want the same thing. http://www.fictfact.com/ (suggested to me by someone here) is as good as I have found, but it only works for series, not authors who write stand-alone books.

06-27-2011, 03:33 PM	#4
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,612 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	This is helpful though not exhaustive. most Kindle releases are paralleled by corresponding epub releases elsewhere though not always. http://newebookreleases.blogspot.com/

06-27-2011, 04:40 PM	#6
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I've often wished for such a thing, but don't think it exists. FictFact.com, as mentioned above, mostly works for me because the vast majority of what I read is series. But for those who don't read series, I don't think there's such a thing yet. Maybe some entrepreneur will see this thread and start one .

07-04-2011, 09:10 AM	#7
Pinecone Guru Posts: 902 Karma: 1660722 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Device: PRS-650, PRS-600, PRS-350	The Sony store allows you to set a notification for a new book by an author. You need to install and use the Sony Reader Software for this to work.

07-12-2011, 11:12 AM	#9
Pinecone Guru Posts: 902 Karma: 1660722 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Device: PRS-650, PRS-600, PRS-350	Yes. But I find that the book lists on Amazon, Kobo, and B&N are similar. Other soruces, especially non-DRM are not.

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