Qlubb Press Release

WEB-BASED SOCIAL COLLABORATION TOOL MAKES BOOK CLUBS MORE ACTIVE, ENRICHING, AND ENJOYABLE
Qlubb Helps Book Clubs Get Online and Organized In Just A Few Minutes

(book group expo - San Jose) Qlubb, Inc. has announced the release of a template to enable book clubs to more quickly and easily get organized online. A social collaboration solution for real-life groups, Qlubb provides easy-to-use tools, such as online calendars, group e-mail, shared sign-up sheets, Twitter-like blurbs, message boards, photo sharing, file sharing and much more. Qlubb's new book club template automatically sets up a working Qlubb, enabling individual member profiles to track book preferences, contact information, and favorite authors. Book clubs can be up and running in minutes.

"There are, literally, millions of people participating in book clubs and reading groups all over the country. Some estimates place the number well over 5 million. There are a lot us actively participating in these communities," says Ann Kent, founder of the book group expo and a member of a book group herself. "Book groups present an opportunity to connect, to have stimulating conversation and to ultimately enrich our lives and the lives of the communities in which we live. Qlubb is addressing a growing market segment that is hungry for easy-to-use tools that help save time, connect with other members more deeply and pursue their passion for books."

An active user of Qlubb, Sharon Granton is a community organizer and President of the Jersey Diva's Book Club. She writes: "We wanted to pump some more excitement and fun into our book club to maintain and even increase our membership. Qlubb has been great for us, helping us increase the communication among members between meetings and helping us to be much better organized for activities. People are really busy these days. They have work, family and other obligations. Qlubb helps all of our members be on the same page quickly and easily so that we can focus our time on enjoying the books and discussing them. Our members love the site!"

With the new template, group organizers can modify book club settings however they wish. They can plan their reading schedule, decide time and location of the discussions, set up RSVP notices, and configure automated reminders to notify members of upcoming meetings ahead of time. CEO of Qlubb, Inc. Sophia Chiang says "Since our launch this summer, we've seen rapid growth in the number of groups using Qlubb. Qlubb benefits book clubs by providing tools to eliminate unnecessary emails and miscommunications that come with managing a group with just email. We give groups their own space to communicate, collaborate, and get stuff done."

"I created my Qlubb book club site in less than two hours. Now our reading list, book summaries, and logistics for our upcoming book club discussions are readily available to all our members," said Anita Brearton, who organizes her Boston, MA book club. "The management work for the entire year is done; the automatic reminders tell the group what books we need to read and where to meet. Using Qlubb is a tremendous timesaver; I now spend very little time managing the group and our members can quickly and easily access all the relevant information they need."

Qlubb is free to use and is available at http://www.qlubb.com.

About Qlubb

Qlubb is a Burlingame, CA based provider of Web solutions for real-life groups. Whether it is for a room parent group, book club, play group, sports team, or hobby club, Qlubb helps people connect, share and get things done. Qlubb strengthens ties within the group, increasing participation, organization, and efficiency.

Qlubb is easy-to-use and takes just a few seconds to start a fully-functioning site that includes an integrated private collaboration site with group email, a shared calendar, signup sheets, automated reminders, photo sharing, public web page and much more. A secure-site, Qlubb does not require individual registration, just the member's email address and a password set by the Qlubb creator. Qlubb is available for free at http://www.qlubb.com.

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