Despite the naysayers who have
already come out of the woodwork to express dubious opinions about Penguin's motives and its ability to maintain the site purely for the furthering of the craft, Book Country exists to encourage writers and readers to come together via the web to read, review, and discuss each others» manuscripts in order to bring them to the point the authors wish.
Now, I can
already hear the «petitions don't work» crowd
coming out of the
woodwork, but allow me to point you towards the Bikers DLC for GTA Online, the existence
of which is thanks to a popular petition.