Labeling: The New Frontier

As you have probably noticed, there have been some changes to the sidebar of this website. The "Topics" thingy will now provide us with a better way of classifying the books that have been reviewed. I believe this will make it easier for visitors to search for books that they might find interesting. It will also give those of us that have been here for a while a way to find book reviews that we may have missed when they were originally posted.

All of the "Contributors" listed on right sidebar should have permissions to use the labeling function. To access the labeling page you will first need to log in to Blogger and then click on the "Customize" link in the top right corner of the homepage. You will then click on the "Posting" tab on the left side, followed by the "Edit Posts" tab just below it. You should now be able to see all of the posts on the site. To add a label you need to click on the little grey box to the left of the post title. Then go up to the top of the list and click the drop down menu "Label Actions." From there you can add an existing label or input a new label.

I have now labeled most of the books I have reviewed. In a few cases I labeled a post written by someone else because I was familiar with the book. I would appreciate it if you would go back through the list and apply label to the books you have reviewed. You may apply multiple labels to a post, but please don't go nuts.

I'm always open to new suggestions about how to make this website more interesting. I recently watched a video of a conference on blogging that my dad sent me that had some pretty interesting ideas. Please send me any ideas you may get while watching it.

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It's hard to believe that we've been posting book reviews here for over a year now. There are now over 100 books on this website! Thanks to all those that have contributed. Please let me know if you know anyone that might be interested in writing reviews. Send me their email address and I'll send them a permissions invite.