Beyond the Binding is your place to find out information about book networking on social networking sites and the internet. The growth of social networking sites provides many new opportunities for promoting books. From cover art and excerpts, to blogging additional material on the topic, to creative podcasts and videos, the web has numerous opportunities for creating buzz about your book.

There are several kinds of places to do this. There are general sites like MySpace and Facebook, where people can search for an author or publisher by name. There are niche sites that provide social connections between people that share like interests or activities. There are also many sites that are specific to books.

Please join us as we explore book networking online. The easy parts and the tough parts. The trends. Site reviews. Pitfalls. We’ll cover it all on Beyond the Binding!