Introducing a revolutionary new approach to the book...

Book Drum is bringing the books we love to life with images, music, maps, video. 

And we'd like you to help us do it.

 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, we 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 our Profiles to get an idea of the potential.

Each Profile consists of: 

Bookmarks: page-by-page commentary and illustration of the text

Setting: description and illustration of the main places or themes of the book

Glossary: foreign, invented and tricky words deciphered

Summary: objective synopsis of the book

Review: subjective analysis and evaluation of the book

Author: biographical information, interviews, links and photos

Book Drum’s mission is to bring great books to life by going beyond the page.  As a first step, we’re building Profiles for more than 500 classic fiction and non-fiction titles.  If you’d like to help with these or any other favourites, contribute a Profile.  We also welcome profiles from authors that supplement their own books.

If you really love a book, be the person who defines it for the world.

CONTRIBUTE A PROFILE

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