1. A system for searching a plurality of digital works for comments, comprising: a server; a storage in electronic communication with the server; software searching, on a computer, the plurality of digital works for a reference to a first digital work; software identifying, on a computer, a first comment in proximity to the reference, the first comment a portion of the content in the one of the plurality of digital works having the reference and comprising a discussion of the first digital work; software associating the first comment and the first digital work in the storage; software searching, on a computer, the plurality of digital works for a reference delimiter not in proximity to a reference to another digital work; software identifying, on a computer, a second comment in proximity to the reference delimiter; software searching, on a computer, the plurality of digital works for a second digital work referenced by the second comment; and software associating the second comment and the second digital work in the storage; wherein the plurality of digital works are searched over a network; software identifying, on a computer, a reference point in the first web page referenced by the first comment; and software associating the first comment and the reference point in the storage, wherein the software identifying a reference point comprises: content parsing software parsing the first comment for a first set of identifiable elements; work parsing software parsing the first web page for a second set of identifiable elements; and comparison software comparing the first and second sets of identifiable elements to determine the reference point.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the reference comprises a paragraph reference.