I want an IBDB

At our book club meeting this evening, I realized that I really need an IBDB - an Internet Book Database. I want a site that has entries for all books, searchable by author, title, and character. I want trivia about the author - what TV shows they've written, who they're married to, film adaptations of their works. I want to see links to other books that were an influence on or were influenced by said book. And, ideally, I want a precis of the plot and amusing quotes that I can produce pretentiously at dinner parties. Does such a thing exist already? Is it hiding out in some corner of the Web that I've not yet found? If not, why not? Is it that the geeks who developed this mighty Net of ours were more interested in movies than books - if they had loved reading, they wouldn't need to spend all their time programming, right? But what about sci-fi? Surely somebody has thought of this - please send me a link if they have. And no, Amazon.com doesn't count.

Questions, questions - I'm starting to sound like a more intelligent (I hope) version of the idiotic Carrie Bradshaw. But without the fabric flower. Or Manolo Blahniks. Unfortunately.