Literature.de
literature.de is an Internet portal that specializes in information from and about the literature business . According to the operator, with over 500,000 visitors per month, it is one of the literature platforms with the widest reach on the German-speaking Internet. The core of the pages is a database with more than 10,000 reviews . In addition one finds u. a. Author portraits, news from the world of books and media, a literature forum, writing competitions or a PR service for authors .
history
Sven Trautwein is the founder of and head behind literature.de. He began in 1998, while still a student, initially with a pure text forum in which he published the short stories of young authors on the Internet and later also in the now six-volume book series Netzgeschichten . In the meantime, Trautwein operates the portal full-time with three permanent and around 30 freelance editors.
Content
The focus of literature.de is on the review database. This collection grows by around a hundred reviews per month, covering areas such as crime fiction , novels , non-fiction and children's books . Audiobooks or films based on a literary work are also discussed. Books that a reviewer considers to be particularly recommendable are given the rating of “Reading Tip”, and a very outstanding work is named “Book of the Month”. Particularly bad works are given the stamp of "Verriss des Jahres". The meetings are often supplemented with reading or listening samples.
In addition to the book reviews, literature.de also has a database with author portraits. There the authors are introduced whose works have been discussed on the pages. In the meantime you can find over 1300 authors there in shorter or more detailed presentations.
In the magazine area the reader will find background reports and information from the world of books. In addition to a regular column, there is culture news, detailed presentations by young authors and interviews.
The latest news from the book and media industry can be read on a daily basis in the website's own weblog, blaetterrauschen.de .
Readers can discuss literature and publish their own stories in the on- site forum . Experiences and advice on writing and publishing are exchanged in different sections. Additional offers include writing competitions, a small writing workshop and a collection of tips and assistance. Readers can also publish their own book reviews in the forum .
In addition, literature.de offers a newsletter , a business directory for professions in the book world, a publisher's directory, its own shop, and a browser plug-in for searching for literature.
swell
- ↑ Money or Life - Independent editorial offices have eagerly and enthusiastically taken on literature on the Internet. Old news? - Report on literaturkritik.de, [1]
- ↑ openPR.de: literature.de presents search plugin, [2]