Initial notes about SPC features and development
Self Publishing Community is built from the ground up to revolve around crowdsourcing news, help, discussion etc from self-publishers who are at the coal-face, learning the techniques and seeing developments first hand. So the key is to have enough people there to engage in meaningful, constructive discussion - tell some publishing friends, and tell them to tell their friends, and hopefully we can get to a 'critical mass' where new members seek out the resource.
Currently the site is set up reasonably bare-bones - basically, it gives discussion group functionality, allowing for users to post news or discussion topics, ask questions/requests for help, and set up polls. Beyond this 'basic' functionality I'd like to hear from users as to what else they'd like to see. Some of the possibilities for building into the site:
- Book/project showcases
- Social networking
- Job requests (eg. publishers looking for designers) and classifieds
- Perhaps even Amazon sales rank tracking linked to your user account.
Feel free to add more if you have ideas! Read more »
