According to PRWeb.com "FictionDB is unique in that the site is built top-down, rather than bottom-up like so many of the popular social networking book sites," states owner Kelly Wong. "To create the best reference site, you need both organization from the top and community knowledge from the bottom." Visitors provide additional information through tags and direct updates, but are not the primary data source.

The advantage of the web site over other is that many of the books in the database display information not available on other web.

Each reader can get information about the book on blogs, social networking sites, and sites that sell or swap books. But FictionDB offers readers the ability to: search for an author, find the complete book list, discover books in a series, and read synopses or reviews.
One of the main advantages of the site is its readiness to provide information about not only famous authors but less known ones, too.