user: Amanda Knox: Judge Faces Scrutiny after Guilty Verdict
Comments he made after the trial are causing a firestorm

The Italian judge who pronounced Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito guilty of murder last week has been accused of making inappropriate comments about the defense strategy that could be used in a planned appeal, a lawyer for Sollecito told the Associated Press.

Sollecito’s defense team said it would request disciplinary action against Florence Judge Alessandro Nencini for commenting on the defense strategy after the guilty verdict Thursday. In quotes published in Italian media Saturday, Nencini remarked on Sollecito’s decision not to testify in court. “The ability not to be heard in a trial is a right, but it deprives the subject of a voice,” he said.

Members of the magistrate’s governing body are seeking an inquiry into the judge after the comments allegedly violated the secrecy of deliberations and revealed alleged “partiality,” the ANSA news agency reports.

Nencini presided over the court that found Sollecito and Knox, a Seattle native who returned home to the U.S. after a 2011 acquittal, guilty last week of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in 2007.

A lawyer for Knox–who is also planning to appeal the verdict–told the AP that Nencini’s comments were “not appropriate,” but reserved further comment until after the court releases its reasoning for the verdict, expected within 90 days of the sentence.

Nencini denied making a judgment on the defense strategy and said Monday, “If my words generated a misunderstanding about the absolute legitimacy of the choice of a defendant to make voluntary statements, I regret it,” according to ANSA.

Noah Rayman is a writer based in New York City
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Comments he made after the trial are causing a firestorm
BOOKS TOOLBOX: 50+ Sites for Book Lovers
Lulu, a book publishing site, is in the news this week. But there are many more sites for book reviews, self-publishing and exchange. Here are more than 50 of our favorites.

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Amazon.com – Search from thousands of books, buy them online and read excellent reviews.

Booksprice.com – Users can search and compare prices of new and old books from all major stores.

Bookswellread.com – Users can share reviews of some of their favorite books with others.

Titlez – Users can perform a comparative analysis of a book or group of books with other books in the market.

Whatshouldireadnext.com – Users enter their favorite book and they are a recommended a new book based on analysis of the reading preferences of other registered users.

aNobii – A great way to create book listings, interact with people and express thoughts.

Booksconnect.com – A site which connects book lovers, writers and resellers. Users can discuss with each other, stay updated about events or network with interesting people.

BookJetty.com – Community site where users can tag their favorite books.

BookRevyoo.com – Users can read and rate books from multiple categories.

BooksWellRead.com – Excellent community for book readers looking for recommendations.

Connectviabooks.com – People can create list of read books and share their opinions with others.

Delicious Library – Browse the stream of books shared by other users.

Douban.net – Users can find interesting books recommended by other members and participate in discussions & reviews about a particular book.

Facebook.com Favoritebooks – Developer application on Facebook allowing users to share their favorite books with other users who can write comments.

Goodreads.com – Users can keep a track of books read by them, find out what their buddies are reading and also get recommendations from others who have read a book.

LibraryThing.com – Enables users to create an online catalog of books.

Project Gutenberg – Excellent platform for collaborative sharing of books.

Reader2.com – Users can find new books and recommend their own books to others.

Shelfari.com – An online shelf for sharing favorite books with friends.

Squirl.info – Nice way to share & organize information about books.

Storycode.com – A site for making book recommendations to other users.

Tagabook.com – A tagging site for book lovers allowing them to tag their favorites.

Vitalsource.com – Users can purchase their text books, download them and keep the mobile books with them all the time.

Zestr.com – Cool way to create a catalog of books online.

Bibli – Book publishing & sharing platform for poems, scripts, short stories, novels etc.

Blurb.com – Create and sell books.

deusto.com – Book publishing platform for writers to create digital books.

Glypho.com – Collaborative platform for reading and writing books.

Mixbook.com – Users can create amazing books by mixing stuff like pictures to create books in collaboration with their friends.

Sharedbooks.com – Users can publish their information from multiple sources in the form of a structured printed book.

Americabookshelf.com – One of the largest book exchange clubs across the US.

BookCrossing.com – A community of users from over 130 countries who exchange books with each other at public places like cafes, parks etc.

Booksfree.com – A large and the most extensive library of books.

Bookhopper.co.uk – Free community for UK residents to share used books with each other.

Bookins.com – Book sharing website enabling members to exchange used books with each other in real time.

BookMooch.com – An interesting concept where users can exchange books with others through points. Users gain points when they give books to others.

Booksalescout.com – Online community of users allowing them to sell books in the US.

Bookswim.com – Book borrowing service with free shipping for registered website users.

Feedbooks.com – Users can search & download free PDF books from the internet.

Google Book Search – One of the best search engines for books allowing users to preview some chapters from the book they’d like to buy.

Lazylibrary.com – Special search engine for readers looking to read short books with less than 200 pages.

Live Search Books – Platform for searching books of interest online.

Manybooks.net – Users can search for free ebooks for their PDA, ebook reader or iPod.

PaperBackSwap.com – Users can share books amongst each other and only pay for the delivery charges.

Pazap.com – A book trade engine for students to buy and sell old books.

Read It Swap It – A free service that allows users to exchange books with others.

Socialbib – Book swapping network between students, the website does the searching for books.

Whatshoulditreadnext.com – Users enter a book of their preference and the search engine recommends books on the basis of reading habits of other users.

Worldcat.org – Extensive catalog of books available for viewing and downloading.

bibliophil.org – Users can monitor their library books with public or private security access.

LeapTag.com – newsreader that picks users reading preferences and understands the books that they like.

Thatscrazyhot.com – A cool bibliography generator for book titles.
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assistant: Lulu, a book publishing site, is in the news this week.  But there are many more sites for book reviews, self-publishing and exchange.  Here are more than 50 of our favorites.

Disclosure: Lulu c