TheBookStandard.com describes itself as "the all-inclusive online destination for publishers, retailers, librarians, agents, authors, distributors, studio executives, screenwriters, publicists, book groups and more!" It's an accurate description. VNU Business Media, publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Computing, and other trade titles, launched TheBookStandard.com, its first solely online publication, in January of 2005. It brings together in one online membership website every aspect of the book publishing industry: Nielsen BookScan-powered data, charts, and analysis; news and investigative reporting; industry resources, tools, and commentary—plus reviews powered by Kirkus. TheBookStandard.com succeeds on many levels as measured by the Mequoda Website Scorecard™. When measured against the 14 Mequoda best practices, TheBookStandard.com scores a solid "B." Learn what makes this website work and where it could use some adjustments.

This review is part of a handbook titled Membership Website Publishing.

• Handbook: Membership Website Publishing
• Chapter 19: TheBookStandard.com Membership Website Review