"Scott" == Scott Lawton <scott_bulkmail@productarchitect.com> writes:
>> If enough people would like to contribute a brief synopsis for >> texts in the collection, we already have a place in the catalog >> they can go. (although I don't know about the mechanics behind >> it)
Scott> What we don't have are links on the book's Web page which Scott> say: Scott> Add a summary Scott> Add a review
Scott> the person's contribution is posted automatically and Scott> immediately. People want to see an immediate benefit from Scott> their effort (however modest), rather than remembering to Scott> check back to see if their voice was heard.
I see a risk in this: the easiest way to add a summary is to grab one somewhere in the net, or in a book cover, and paste it. But it may be copyrighted, and PG will risk being sued for this. Not because of this, but some publisher might try to shut down PG with this excuse.
This should be made by another web site, completely separated, and not being an interesting target. The way of accessing this other web site from the book catalogue page might be done in a legally safe way.
Carlo
I think the way to go is to have a pg wiki linked to the catalog page where the users could input reviews, literary commentary, author biographical details, and etc. This would allow DP and other producers to concentrate on producing and not get bogged down with researching extraneous useful facts. I am certain there are some open source wikis available that could be adapted. Perhaps the documentation side could be set up as a separate foundation.