Book Synopsis copy - Help needed

One of my tasks at StoryCode is to make sure every book that gets coded is shown with a picture of its book jacket (if one is available) and a brief summary of what the book is about. Sometimes, though, I draw a blank, especially when a book is so old that it's out of print and I can't find out anything about the book from researching on the internet.

Although this situation is rare, when this happens I have started to ask anyone who had read such a book to send me their synopis, so that the recommendations for the story are easy to understand at a glance when matched against the review. I post the following copy at recommendation pages for stories like this:

Sorry, this book is currently out of print. If you have read this book, we would love to receive a short book review synopsis from you. Please send your synopsis of 75 words or less to us: Email feedback.

A few weeks ago, I found it impossible to find out anything about three out-of-print romantic fiction titles that had been coded at StoryCode. So I posted the request for book review copy, and within 24 hours I received fabulous review copy for all three books from a StoryCode user called Darla Stokes.

This type of exchange is only the beginning. In the future, there will be plenty more types of opportunity for you to interact with StoryCode, so keep your eyes peeled for further news.

Christopher Norris