The folks at Six Apart, whose Movable Type software keeps websites like this up and running, recently launched blogs.com, a new hub site promising “the best in blogs.” It was nice to see GalleyCat mentioned in one of the site’s recent media roundups, but Karen Templer of Readerville.com was disturbed by what she didn’t see there. She wrote on her blog:
“It’s always interesting to see whether books get tucked under the heading of ‘Entertainment’ or ‘Life.’ At Blogs.com, the answer is… neither! While the web is positively awash in book-related blogs, there’s no place to find them at this hot new hub. There isn’t even a single Top 10 list on the subject.”
That prompted a reply from Six Apart vice president Anil Dash: “Don’t worry, we’re just getting started!” he commented. “We will definitely feature book blogs and book-related Top Ten lists as soon as possible… Back when we launched TypePad five years ago, the built-in category list had tv, movies and music all in one category, and books all by themselves. As a company all about helping people share words, and with a flagship product that’s actually called Movable Type, we’d be crazy not to love books!”
An email inquiry to the blogs.com editorial team got a response from product manager Andy Wibbels, noting that “‘Books’ has been the number one requested category since we launched!” He promises that they will be added to the site soon, probably under a new “Culture” category heading, and also assures that the current “guest author” features, which have included authors like Stephanie Klein and Tim Ferriss, will continue.