10 Best Book Sites
C.S. Lewis said, “We read to know we are not alone.” Even in today’s fast-paced world of Twitter, Facebook, and wireless internet service, a good book is still a reassuring companion. But that internet can sure come in handy sometimes. Explore these sites in between sittings to improve your reading experience.1. The New York Times Books Section: This section includes the Sunday Book Review and the list of Bestsellers, along with regular reviews, excerpts, best-of lists, and more. This is also the place to find the reviews of renowned voices like Janet Maslin and Michiko Kakutani.2. Google Books: If you don’t mind reading your books online, visit this site for access to a wide variety of public domain works, along with excerpts of copyrighted materials.3. Book CloseOuts: BookCloseOuts.com serves North America as one of the “largest sellers of Bargain Books”meaning you can pick up unread copies of your favorite titles for next to nothing. Browse their extensive catalogue and see what you can find.4. GoodReads: Share reviews with online friends, catalogue what you’re reading, have read, and are planning on next, and even get the chance to preview new and unpublished works.5. Paperback Swap: List your old books that you don’t mind swapping with others. Once someone requests it, mail it out and pick a book from their current catalogue of almost 5,000,000 titles.6. Book Cover Archive: Ignore that old saw about not judging a book by its cover and admire the covers on this site, discuss them in their comments section, and then go out and read your favorites.7. Lulu: Self-publish for cheap with this print-on-demand service, or browse the wide selection available for sale.8. The Poetry Foundation: Search for poems by poet, category, occasion, title, first line, or glossary term. You can also just browse, or read thoughtful articles on poets and poetics.9. Nanowrimo: Every November, this site hosts a nationwide “contest” (although you’re not competing with anyone but yourself) to write a novel in a month. The name actually stands for “National Novel Writing Month.” A novel counts as 50,000 wordsapproximately 175 pages.10. Barnes & Noble: Find new books at great deals from the largest seller in the US. Nuff said.