[6] Bigelow is unnamed on the website, only as "Editor", he says he does not seek publicity or fame, rather he sees the project as a hobby like stamp collecting.
[6] Bigelow worked for the U.S. Air Force for 25 years; at the time the site started in 2006, he was an IT project manager for NATO.
[3][7] Some of the books rediscovered include The Moonflower Vine (1962) a novel by Jetta Carleton, a discovery noted by Publishers Weekly.
[3][8][9] Author Jack Gantos said in The New York Times that "My favorite Web site is The Neglected Books Page.
"[10] In March 2016, Bigelow and the website were featured in a New Yorker article titled "The Custodian of Forgotten Books".