OTF's Blue Publication February 2010
As you may or may not be aware, Outpost10f operates a Library team with the sole purpose of providing our members with reviews on books from every genre imaginable. Yes books. You know those paperbound things that they made us read in school. In this issue of the Blue Report I sit down with Library TL RuseMD (AKA Brandon) to talk about books in the virtual world and the work the Library team is doing.
BR: Hey Brandon thanks for sitting down with me.
Brandon: Thank you. It’s a pleasure to share some of the exciting new features the Library team offers.
BR: So tell me about your team, the OTF Library. I assume that books are involved, but not available for check out?
Brandon: Well, you can’t check out books in the traditional sense but we do offer selected ebooks free of charge through our brand new portal which is steadily gaining momentum. In addition to this e-book repository, we are collecting news, writing author biographies, and scheduling live events for those in the outpost who enjoy.
BR: So how does the Library choose the books that are reviewed?
Brandon: We review books based on the consensus from the team and input received from our readers. We bounce back and forth between genres as well to keep fresh reviews coming in.
BR: Do the books all have to do with Sci Fi and Fantasy, or are other genres looked at as well?
Brandon: There are other types of genres in addition to the Fantasy and Sci Fi. We have reviews all the way from Sci Fi Star Trek to Comic Books by Marvel. There are many different topics you can choose from and some of our most favorite books/authors come from genres outside of the two you mentioned.
BR: Where does one find the book reviews?
Brandon: You may check out http://books.outpost10f.com and click on one of the corresponding genres of your choice to see the uploaded book reviews.
BR: Anything new on the horizon for your team?
Brandon: We have many different offerings being developed including the recent establishment of a new Library subforum on the forums portion of the Outpost. We also are in the process of putting together bi-weekly author biographies which the first most recent being an Author Spotlight. Check it out, it’s being featured every other week on the Updates board! We are in the process of building the Outpost Book Club which will feature diverse events related to books its members choose. Live Events in the chat and discussion board posts will encourage community building among the Club members. Look out, the Library has lots of exciting new things in store for the Outpost!
BR: What kind of qualifications does one need to join your team?
Brandon: We generally ask that you have an interest in books and the literary world on a whole. We also ask that you have some experience in the Outpost, are at least a CL3, and are interested in giving back to the community. There are specific other requirements but most are geared towards submission guidelines such as at least one review a month for a freelance reviewer.
BR: How does one join your team?
Brandon: You can submit an application via the Outpost Guilds application site at http://guilds.outpost10f.com/application.html . After you submit an application, we thoroughly read and review it. Then, we will contact you with our decision and to set up an interview shortly after your submission.
BR: Where does one find out more about the Library?
Brandon: We offer a few different ways to find out about us. You can check out our weekly posts on the updates board, check out our website http://books.outpost10f.com , or check out the subforum on http://forums.outpost10f.com .
BR: Anything else you want to add?
Brandon: I just would like to say thank you for taking the time to sit down with me and learn more about our team. We have some very exciting things coming up in the future. Also, I wanted to send out a thank you to my team. I’m very excited about the work our team is doing and very proud of their contributions and accomplishments.
Thanks for sitting down with the Blue Report. We wish the Library continued success.