Amazon.com Profiles
Amazon is offering author pages that the authors themselves can contribute to. Like similar pages at publisher websites, these efforts are limited even when the amounts of information allowed are extensive. A booknoise.net site enables an author to craft her or his own message about the book, using all the resources she or he may want to bring to bear.
That (sometimes) alternative focus is what makes a booknoise.net site stand out, and helps media outlets and readers find books they might miss on the big sites. Still, if given the chance, getting your own author page at Amazon is a no brainer.