What are books?

We feel passionately drawn to them. We fall in love with them. But a book is usually nothing more than text on paper. Sometimes there are pictures, perhaps even a few maps. The constraints of book technology rule out anything more.

Until now.

At Book Drum, they believe even the most wonderful books can be enhanced through selective use of the images, sounds, video and information available on the Web. Have a look at their sample book Profiles to get an idea of the potential.

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is all the more moving when you can listen to the music the Captain plays on his beloved Antonia. John Harrison’s inventions are more impressive when you can see the actual mechanisms described in Longitude. Videos about the Taliban and kite fighting in Kabul add depth to a reading of The Kite Runner.


To launch Book Drum, they're holding a Tournament.

They’re looking for writers and editors all over the English-speaking world to help them assemble a collection of Profiles that illustrate and illuminate great books. They’ll be hiring a few full-time, and commissioning others on a job-by-job basis, recruiting from amongst the best entries to the Book Drum Tournament.

To enter, choose a book you love and create a profile that illustrates and explores the book for others. Each profile should include a brief summary, a review, a biographical note about the author, a description of the book's setting, a glossary, and a page-by-page set of "Bookmarks".

Enter the tournament

Will they be doing the works of the Marquis De Sade?
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Watch and shoot, watch and shoot.

What the fcuk is this on about?

If there was a "sigh, it's all about the sponsors and making money" smiley face I'd have added it, but there isn't.

When were we meant to have gone all "luvvy", I may well have missed the prompt?
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why you kikka my dog and a call it * off?

Captain Corelli's Mandolin! Nooooo!
What about some of the classics 'Moby Dick' (No, not the John Holmes movie BlackRat! ) could have whale song and a loop of Gregory Peck doing his maddest Ahab.
Or there's Black Beauty, nah on second thoughts the vid of that's much better!
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It takes 72 muscles to frown...but only 4 to raise a middle finger.