Web Development

Web 2.0 Case Study: Litpitch.com

The partners at Harrisburg law firm McCarthy Weisberg Cummings, P.C. first imagined LitPitch as an innovative way to market their writing clients' work.

They saw the Internet as an opportunity to undercut traditional publishing and bridge the gap between author and reader. On the site the readers would be able to read hundreds of works for free and writers could promote their work.

The LitPitch investors came to web 2.0 design company WebpageFX to build their site.

Problem

LitPitch.com must be easily accessible to two audiences: readers and writers. Writers need an easy way to upload their work, and readers need the ability to read the work easily as well. Additionally, both groups should be able to communicate with one another.

Solution

To accommodate the easy uploading of files, WebpageFX built a database that parses each uploaded work and stores it on a server. Writers can view and edit the properties of their uploads at any time and also create and edit a personal profile.

For readers, a preview of each work is also available so that readers can get a taste of the work they're about to read. Each work is processed by the central server and outputted in PDF, Rich Text, or Text format for easy reading on a multitude of devices.

A "Top 100" section returns the most popular works as grouped by Ratings, Views or Downloads. This functionality allows readers to find the works the community has decided are worth reading.

Each user also has the ability to comment on any work and send a private message to any author.

Outlook

Because the costs of publishing and distributing literary works to a large audience have fallen so drastically on account of the internet, sites that bring together little-known works are becoming the value-added bridge from the author to reader.

By becoming a hub for readers and writers of fiction, LitPitch will continue to build a reputation as a great website for creative writing and provide even more value to its readers and writers.

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