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pwalker8 · 01-25-2012, 05:37 AM

In general, when I'm looking for books to buy I have two different approaches. The first approach is when I see mention of a book that I might be interested in, I go to Amazon and see it's available as an ebook and what the reviews are. Amazon is great for this particular method.

The second approach is now more problematic. I go out to see what new books are out there. Until recently, Sony was the first site that I would hit because I get very frustrated wading through the page after page of dreck on Amazon to try to see if there was anything I would remotely be interested in. For me, the hundreds of self published authors, PD reprints and foreign language prints totally overwhelm any books that I might be interested in. Sony didn't have those books, so it was easy to see what was new. No longer. Sony now has the weekly hundreds of self published books. The only advantage that Sony has now is I don't have to page as much since they show more books per page.

A couple of days again, by chance, I happened to notice that the second book in a series that I had been watching for actually came out back in July. I totally missed it when it came out. It seems to me that one of the tools that is currently missing is an app or website where you can maintain a list of your favorite authors and it will automatically check to see if there are any new ebooks by anyone on the list since the last time you searched. That would be sweet.

Apache · 01-25-2012, 05:40 AM

http://www.authoralerts.com/index.jsp?timeout=true
Here you go. Author Alerts.
Apache

carpetmojo · 01-25-2012, 05:48 AM

Neat, I've siged up too.

Should save a bit of hunting/remembering....

calibrated · 01-25-2012, 10:19 AM

Thanks! I've been looking for something exactly like that.

pidgeon92 · 01-25-2012, 01:21 PM

Goodreads sends out an email monthly that lists new books by authors whose books I have added to my Goodreads account.

Pomtroll · 01-25-2012, 01:29 PM

Thanks for the Author Alerts site.

I got an account set up.

pwalker8 · 01-25-2012, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apache

http://www.authoralerts.com/index.jsp?timeout=true
Here you go. Author Alerts.
Apache

Thanks for the pointer. I've signed up and entered some authors. I wonder if this site will pick up new ebooks.

01-25-2012, 05:37 AM	#1
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	What's new In general, when I'm looking for books to buy I have two different approaches. The first approach is when I see mention of a book that I might be interested in, I go to Amazon and see it's available as an ebook and what the reviews are. Amazon is great for this particular method. The second approach is now more problematic. I go out to see what new books are out there. Until recently, Sony was the first site that I would hit because I get very frustrated wading through the page after page of dreck on Amazon to try to see if there was anything I would remotely be interested in. For me, the hundreds of self published authors, PD reprints and foreign language prints totally overwhelm any books that I might be interested in. Sony didn't have those books, so it was easy to see what was new. No longer. Sony now has the weekly hundreds of self published books. The only advantage that Sony has now is I don't have to page as much since they show more books per page. A couple of days again, by chance, I happened to notice that the second book in a series that I had been watching for actually came out back in July. I totally missed it when it came out. It seems to me that one of the tools that is currently missing is an app or website where you can maintain a list of your favorite authors and it will automatically check to see if there are any new ebooks by anyone on the list since the last time you searched. That would be sweet.

01-25-2012, 05:40 AM	#2
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,253 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	http://www.authoralerts.com/index.jsp?timeout=true Here you go. Author Alerts. Apache

01-25-2012, 05:48 AM	#3
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Neat, I've siged up too. Should save a bit of hunting/remembering....

01-25-2012, 10:19 AM	#4
calibrated Zealot Posts: 132 Karma: 179412 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3, Kindle Fire w/Aldiko	Thanks! I've been looking for something exactly like that.

01-25-2012, 01:21 PM	#5
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	Goodreads sends out an email monthly that lists new books by authors whose books I have added to my Goodreads account.

01-25-2012, 01:29 PM	#6
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	Thanks for the Author Alerts site. I got an account set up.

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