FiledBy
FiledBy is a social cataloging website for content creators (ie. book authors, illustrators, photographers, and artists), and FiledBy, Inc. offers online marketing solutions for both authors and publishers. FiledBy, Inc. was co-founded in 2008 by Peter Clifton and Mike Shatzkin. Launched in March 2009, FiledBy has over 3 million author and contributor websites and over 8 million books in its database.
Authors can announce forthcoming book releases, list upcoming events and appearances, post multimedia (PDF, mp3, video), upload documents, set links to other sites, and interact with their readers. Readers can build online bookshelves, rate books and post reviews, interact with their favorite authors and other readers with similar reading tastes.
Author Features
FiledBy offers both free and premium author websites with many tools and features designed for authors.
Basic Memberships are free and allow authors to add and edit their personal biography and photo, link to online booksellers, add or change book covers, sort the order of books, add two outbound links, and post one multimedia item (PDF, mp3, or video).
Premium Memberships expand upon the basic features as well as allow authors to create a unique blog, post events and appearances, communicate with readers and other authors, build a "What I'm Reading" list, post a resume, and add and edit book descriptions. FiledBy also has a pre-publication feature that allows both first time and published authors to build a pre-publication website to promote forthcoming books before they are released.
Premium Plus Memberships expand upon the Premium Memberships as well as allow authors to post a customizable header graphic, create electronic press kits, and add and edit endorsements, testimonials, and awards.
Reader Features
With a free reader account, users can use FiledBy to build and sort a personal online bookshelf, rate and review books, and create groups and book clubs. Readers can also communicate with friends, authors, and other readers with similar reading interests.
References
- March 25, 2009, Publisher's Weekly, "New Site Hosts 1.8 Million Author Pages"
- March 25, 2009 Venture Nashville Connections, "Local FiledBy startup asks authors to claim 1.8 million webpages"
- July 8, 2009, Atlas Book Distribution, "FiledBy Launches Program to Assist Writers and Publishers"