Mobile ways to stay connected with Booklist reviews

Contact: Mary Frances Wilkens


312-280-5715



mwilkens@ala.org

For Immediate Release


March 2, 2010

CHICAGO—
Booklist Publications is offering a whole new way to stay on top of
Booklist recommended-only book reviews with a free App featuring the popular Review of the Day.

The App can be downloaded free from the Apple iStore using any iPhone or iPod Touch. Just search on “Booklist” or “book review” to find the App. Users with other Web-enabled mobile devices can also enjoy the Review of the Day formatted for their screens; just point the browser to
booklistonline.com and add to favorites.

“
Booklist is pleased to be adding another way for readers to stay connected,” says Editor and Publisher Bill Ott, “and we encourage libraries to let their patrons know about this free opportunity to keep up with new reviews.”

Booklist is the book review magazine of the American Library Association, considered an essential collection development and readers’-advisory tool by thousands of librarians for more than 100 years.

Booklist Online includes more than 130,000 reviews as well as a free Web site offering the latest news and views on books and media.