New Releases - Calendar sites like FictFact or others?

FatDog · 06-21-2015, 09:07 PM

I was noticing a lot of summer books coming out in the next month or two that I was interested in. I realized I had to spend time 'hunting' for books. I had no real good resource to tell me about release dates.

How do you guys keep track of up-coming releases?

I used the power of the inter-web to search for sites that might give me this information. One of the sites was http://www.fictfact.com/ looked pretty remarkable. It appears to be a SERIES based book site.

FictFact gives you a calendar page http://www.fictfact.com/BookReleaseCalendar where you can just click on a date and the bottom changes to show you what is being released on that date.

If you sign up - you can create custom lists by book series or authors and the site will send you a weekly email about new releases (something Amazon could learn from). This looks kind of cool. It looks like once you have an account you can change the Calendar to show all books or just the authors/series you have on your list. This could be useful for budget planning.

If you select a book - you are taken to an information page with all the books in the series properly numbered, and a BUNCH of places to purchase from. (If it would just list prices...)

My one caution - why have I not heard more about this site from you guys? I got started with ebooks from MobileReads (Sony PRS) and I am a faithful user of Calibre, Sigil, etc. because of all the recommendations here.

Call me a bit foolish - but can FictFact be all that good if people here do not use it?

What do you guys use to see, plan for up-coming book releases?

library addict · 06-21-2015, 10:14 PM

I use a combination of author websites, blogs, and fiction db.

AnemicOak · 06-21-2015, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by library addict

I use a combination of author websites, blogs, and fiction db.

Same, along with http://www.authoralerts.com/

HarryT · 06-22-2015, 04:02 AM

This is not "News". Moved to the "General Discussions" forum.

HarryT · 06-22-2015, 04:25 AM

FictFact, together with Fantastic Fiction are sites which many of us use to get information about series.

harriska2 · 06-22-2015, 01:34 PM

http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/new.html

I also have a list of favorite authors and visit their sites every few months. You can also "like" them on facebook and get info of new releases (which is how I found Sue Grafton's X is coming out this month).

06-21-2015, 09:07 PM	#1
FatDog Witless protection Agent Posts: 290 Karma: 1002898 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	New Releases - Calendar sites like FictFact or others? I was noticing a lot of summer books coming out in the next month or two that I was interested in. I realized I had to spend time 'hunting' for books. I had no real good resource to tell me about release dates. How do you guys keep track of up-coming releases? I used the power of the inter-web to search for sites that might give me this information. One of the sites was http://www.fictfact.com/ looked pretty remarkable. It appears to be a SERIES based book site. FictFact gives you a calendar page http://www.fictfact.com/BookReleaseCalendar where you can just click on a date and the bottom changes to show you what is being released on that date. If you sign up - you can create custom lists by book series or authors and the site will send you a weekly email about new releases (something Amazon could learn from). This looks kind of cool. It looks like once you have an account you can change the Calendar to show all books or just the authors/series you have on your list. This could be useful for budget planning. If you select a book - you are taken to an information page with all the books in the series properly numbered, and a BUNCH of places to purchase from. (If it would just list prices...) My one caution - why have I not heard more about this site from you guys? I got started with ebooks from MobileReads (Sony PRS) and I am a faithful user of Calibre, Sigil, etc. because of all the recommendations here. Call me a bit foolish - but can FictFact be all that good if people here do not use it? What do you guys use to see, plan for up-coming book releases?

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06-21-2015, 10:14 PM	#2
library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,115 Karma: 37197878 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	I use a combination of author websites, blogs, and fiction db.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	This is not "News". Moved to the "General Discussions" forum.

06-22-2015, 04:25 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	FictFact, together with Fantastic Fiction are sites which many of us use to get information about series.

06-22-2015, 01:34 PM	#6
harriska2 Addict Posts: 272 Karma: 8000000 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Corvallis, OR Device: Kindle PW2, iPad Pro	http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/new.html I also have a list of favorite authors and visit their sites every few months. You can also "like" them on facebook and get info of new releases (which is how I found Sue Grafton's X is coming out this month).

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