Librarians:

Overall: 97% of librarians familiar with BookBrowse say that BookBrowse is a useful readers' advisory resource.

When asked their views on BookBrowse's free content:

• 92% appreciate that BookBrowse selects and features only the particularly good books.
• 84% find it useful that we provide top-line reviews from multiple sources.
• 88% think that our printer-friendly reading guides for book clubs are helpful.
• 83% find it useful that there is an excerpt of every featured book.
• 72% appreciate that there is a biography of every author.
• 72% find the author interviews useful.

When asked about BookBrowse's subscription content:

• 92% value being able to find 'read-alike' suggestions from all featured books
• 91% appreciate BookBrowse's monthly e-magazine that provides top-line previews of 80+ high profile and notable books to be published the following month.
• 91% find BookBrowse's twice monthly e-magazine with in-depth commentaries about the most recent featured books helpful.
• 83% appreciate being able to search for books by time period, country of setting and by a wide variety of themes.
• 77% think BookBrowse's monthly roundup of reading guides and interviews relating to recently released books is useful.
• 63% think that BookBrowse's Invite The Author program (which allows book clubs contact authors direct in order to invite them to chat by phone) is a valuable benefit.
  

Patrons:

Over three-quarters of BookBrowse visitors who visit a library at least once a month
say they'd like their library to subscribe to BookBrowse.