What IBIC Is | What IBIC Isn't | What The Difference Means |
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IBIC is an enthusiast publication intended to serve the global community of book-lovers. | IBIC is not a trade publication intended primarily for professionals in a field. | IBIC is more like AUTOMOBILE or PREMIERE than it is like PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY. |
IBIC is animated by a strong, personal editorial perspective. | IBIC is not a bland corporate rag. | IBIC provides a unique, distinctive point of view, and this is the one and only place to find it. |
IBIC went on the Web on March 30, 1994. We remember when there were only 130 Web servers in the whole world--and that seemed like a lot! | We aren't a parvenu to the Net community. We were on the Web before the gold rush. | IBIC was the first book-related "megasite" to appear on the Web; that's why PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY called us "the granddaddy of book-related sites on the Internet". |
IBIC is a "Center." | IBIC is not a periodical. | IBIC publishes new information whenever it is important and worthwhile to do so. Practically speaking--the What's New for Book-Lovers and Letters pages are updated daily; news items are added 2-3 times/week; new reviews are added to Bookviews every couple of weeks. Updates will be less frequent during summer 1996. |
IBIC is an "Internet" Information Center. | IBIC is not a traditional publication repackaged for the Web. | Unlike many of our competitors, we do not hesitate to link liberally to sites outside its own Webspace. We link to the best information available, wherever it is located. |
IBIC is a system of selective, interrelated guides | ... not an omnibus database. | We're not trying to duplicate review databases like the one at Amazon.com, or Leonard Maltin's movie review book; instead, we're trying to make interesting and important connections for you. |
IBIC is more like a multi-volume book ... | ... and less like a magazine | ... in that it represents a massive, somewhat obsessive attempt, written primarily (but not exclusively) by a single individual, to provide comprehensive coverage of a very wide range of issues and interests in the field of books. |
IBIC is a global service. | IBIC tries not to be parochial. Please let us know about important events related to the world of books, especially outside North America. | We know our users are from all over the globe. That's why we provide services like the World Literature page. |
IBIC has been located at http://www.bookviews.com/ibic since June 1, 1996. | For the first two years of its existence, IBIC resided in serverspace provided courtesy of Sunsite, a joint venture of Sun Microsystems and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | We gratefully acknowledge the terrific folks at Sunsite! |
IBIC has a business agreement with Amazon.com Books. | There is no management or ownership relationship between IBIC and Amazon.com Books. | IBIC and Amazon.com Books are completely separate, independent companies. |
IBIC's revenues are derived from 1) sponsorships and 2) a percentage of revenue of books sold via the Amazon.com ordering system. | IBIC isn't a charity. | IBIC is (once again) a pioneer in on-line publishing, in that it has successfully developed a dual revenue stream. |
As an organization devoted to serving the needs of book-lovers, IBIC is in favor of publishers selling lots of books. | IBIC does not accept any payments from publishers or authors on behalf of particular titles. (In winter 1995, the NEW YORK TIMES reported that it is commonplace for traditional booksellers to charge publishers substantial fees for the right to place featured titles in prominent locations.) | IBIC's first loyalty is to you, our readers. |
IBIC is a Michigan corporation. | IBIC is not owned by a huge multinational media conglomerate and we don't have any venture capitalists. | On the one hand, we don't have any to grind any axes on behalf of a mystical corporate "synergy". On the other hand, we wouldn't mind being better capitalized, and we're always interested in hearing about new opportunities. |
IBIC is a popular and well-regarded service.See our "kudos" page for more details. | We aren't indifferent to what you think. | Please tell us how we're doing! |
Editor's Recommendations, Summer 1996In this inaugural edition of IBIC's Featured Books, I'd like to draw your attention to several titles which have helped to shape my life and thinking.
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