Work page / links / new type: book page on author site
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1karenb
On a work page, the Links section currently offers four Types for links: Official home page, Wikipedia, Publisher site, and Other.
Please add a Type to for the relevant page on an author's site. It's an obvious category, and I see lots of them (far more than Wikipedia pages for books).
Please add a Type to for the relevant page on an author's site. It's an obvious category, and I see lots of them (far more than Wikipedia pages for books).
3norabelle414
Yeah I would enter those as Official Home Page
4Nevov
If we had both options, we could make a distinction between official home page: when a whole site (or section of a site) has been set up, more extensive than author's site: when it's just a single page among many on their site – which to me that doesn't feel important enough to call official home page. (Edit to add: but if consensus is to use official home page for both types, I can be on board with that way of doing things).
5Bookmarque
When you add a link you can designate it as part of the official home page and then just select the wording you feel is appropriate to tell people where they will be going. It's not that hard.
6karenb
re: "official home page"
Links for works are comparatively new, and we're all working out different ways to use them. This term is open to interpretation, and so is its usage.
Personally, I agree with >Nevov and use that only for standalone sites that are dedicated to the book. They aren't common, but they do exist.
I know at least one other user who uses "official home page" for publisher links.
Links for works are comparatively new, and we're all working out different ways to use them. This term is open to interpretation, and so is its usage.
Personally, I agree with >Nevov and use that only for standalone sites that are dedicated to the book. They aren't common, but they do exist.
I know at least one other user who uses "official home page" for publisher links.
7karenb
>5 Bookmarque: "It's not that hard."
LOL, I am aware: that's how I do it for the "Other" link type and explain that it's the book page on the author's site. And I do it on Publisher type links too, because books have different publishers in different countries.
LOL, I am aware: that's how I do it for the "Other" link type and explain that it's the book page on the author's site. And I do it on Publisher type links too, because books have different publishers in different countries.
8karenb
>6 karenb: Some numbers! In the last week, I have used
-- "Book page, author site" 18 times
-- Publisher web site 53 times
I've also used "official home page" 10 times, all for authors.
-- "Book page, author site" 18 times
-- Publisher web site 53 times
I've also used "official home page" 10 times, all for authors.
9karenb
More numbers. In the last three days, I've added
-- Official home page: 1
-- Wikipedia site: 6
-- author site: 62
-- Publisher site: 108
The "official home page" is the the dedicated site for Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
-- Official home page: 1
-- Wikipedia site: 6
-- author site: 62
-- Publisher site: 108
The "official home page" is the the dedicated site for Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
10karenb
Another type of Official home page: an online work.
Example: La Signora, a short story by Bruce McAllister & illustrated by Tran Nguyen, published at Tor.com/Reactor
Example: La Signora, a short story by Bruce McAllister & illustrated by Tran Nguyen, published at Tor.com/Reactor
