Evaluating Websites

The first website that I visited was 'What Should I Read Next?'. The purpose of the site is to help readers choose which book to read next, based on the title and author of the last book they read. On the homepage, down the bottom of the page, is a list of authors/owners of the site so you can see who is running the site. There is also a FAQ. The homepage states that the website currently has over 65,000 books listed in their database which is quite comprehensive. I think it would be very useful for a wide range of users to find new books for them to read.

The second website I visited was 'Book Lamp'. I found the layout of the homepage rather messy, compared to the first website, but it does have a lot of links included who the authors/owners of the site are and how to contact them. It has the same purpose as my first website, though it does allow you to narrow down your search more. The number of books in their database is very small, at the moment, though perhaps each record contains more information than other websites. I think if they have books in their database that you have read it would be useful to use their website.