The Preacher's Library

Well, this is going to be my last post via blogger. This is because I will be moving into Wordpress this week as I roll out the new and improved Preacher's Library. The new app will be significantly more appealing to the workflow (if you can call it that). The interface has been improved and it makes more use of the latest ajax capabilities (mainly from jQuery). It is also built on a more robust core of code so it should run much quicker and take our future customizations easier. In fact, after the rollout, I'll begin adding in some of the new features like the ability to change your book covers, delete a book, manage your notes, prepare citations from your notes, search your notes, and more. I'm excited. Hopefully it continues to help you all.

For those facing the warning from Google's badware intervention, this has been resolved. It was preventing the site from being used since it blocked all of the form submissions. Logging in and adding books was broken. Apparently, our server was hacked and some code was placed into the page. Fortunately, it did not hurt any users or the site itself. It was "apparent" badware and therefore, threw a warning.

The library has passed the 1400 mark. It was likely done before the change of the year.

With the drop of the economy, I have been purchasing less books than ever. I'm averaging only two per month right now (down from my 5+ per month). But, it appears that it is not affecting others. The Preacher's Library appears to be climbing about 100 books per month. In May we crossed 1300 books in the library. Keep them coming. I plan to revisit the site in a month or two in order enhance the interface and add some more social features (Lord willing).

No, in this case it is not "Page not found." Rather, we have just reached 403 books in The Preacher's Library. Well, what does this mean? It means that the library is growing. I am glad that it is and I hope that is helpful to those using it.