One of the things I had done quite regularly for a long time was to rate books at AlexLit. The recommendation thing is really cool and for me has been remarkably accurate. It is a collaborative filter that works by finding people whose tastes are like yours and then using that to predict your tastes. For a while, I thought they were going to really jump out as a powerhouse ebook retailer but that part never really seemed to get the attention from them that the filter did. It's the first place I ever gave money for an eBook, the same day I bought my first Handspring Visor. I highly recommend (no pun intended) checking it out. tively to enhance RosettaBooks' and our commitment to electronic publishing," said Random House senior VP Katherine J. Trager.