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Book Review Websites Comparison

January 23rd, 2010 ipank No comments

Long before the internet, people have read book reviews. Before spending their time and money on a book, they wanted to find out if a book would be a good investment. Today is no different. People simply have many more choices now that the internet is so commonplace. We have the ability to read numerous reviews about any book that interests us, those written long ago, or bestsellers of today. A quick search will yield results for numerous online book review websites. A few of the top ones, and most used are Amazon. com, bookstore websites like Barnes and Noble or Borders, and those that have been around long before the widespread use of the internet, like the New York Times book review. Some consumer networking sites like Acobay also has book review category. Amazon. com is one of the top shopping and review websites. Along with editorial reviews, there are customer reviews. Because of the sheer number of people who use Amazon, there are many customer reviews on most books, especially best sellers, giving the reader a larger number of reviews to base their decision on. This can be good for the reader, giving many different opinions. Once a book has reviews in the thousands though, it can be overwhelming to wade through all of them. Amazon provides reviews for all types of books, including fiction, non-fiction, bestsellers, and children’s books. Books can be searched by title, author, genre or ISBN. Amazon also gives recommendations of other books the reader might like based on the books they have searched for. It is easy for the reader to find most any book. And Amazon has a useful feature which allows the customer to “look inside” select books, sometimes being able to read a few pages. Borders. com is another shopping and review website. It, like Amazon, has customer reviews, though not as many. For example, a search on a popular book, “Eat, Pray, Love” turned up 1792 customer reviews on Amazon. The same search on Borders only turned up 21 reviews. The website gives a description of the book, but no editorial review. The customer can use a wide variety of searches including title, author, ISBN or genre. Borders also lists similar books to view based on current searches. If the customer has a Borders store nearby, a quick search can tell if the book is available at their local store. Similar to Amazon, Borders gives the reader the ability to “look inside” select books. Borders also has a large variety and amount of books available, allowing the reader to search for and find most any book they are looking for. A different, yet well-known book review website is the New York Times book review. It lists the top books, based on sales each week. The New York Times lists the latest books. Not all are reviewed, though they may be in the bestsellers list for the week. The reviews that are listed though, are very detailed and thorough, giving the reader a good idea of what to expect from the book by professional reviewers. Because different works are placed together on the same page, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, it can be difficult to determine what genre each writing is at first glance. Therefore, the website requires more navigation to find books the reader may be interested in. The online database goes back to 1981, giving the reader access only to books reviewed since that time. On some books, the reader can choose to read the first few pages or chapters of a book. This is a nice feature, since sometimes it is in the first few pages that the reader makes the decision whether they would like to continue the book or not. Overall, each book review website has some unique attributes. If the reader is looking for a place to review and purchase a book in one easy step, a place like Amazon. com is a great place to look. If the reader would rather get an idea of what a book is about before going in to shop at a nearby bookstore, a website like Borders. com might be the top choice, since local availability of the book is also given. For a more thorough and professional look at bestsellers, the New York Times the top place for many to search. Whatever the choice, today’s reader has many options and the ability to find a new book to read in just a few clicks of the mouse.

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POPULAR BOOK FOR BOYS

January 21st, 2010 ipank No comments

POPULAR BOOK FOR BOYS

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Audio Book Rentals – Convenient Entertainment on a CD

January 18th, 2010 ipank No comments

The advent of the audio book happened over 35 years ago in the early 1970’s. Initially the most common place where you found audio books was at the public library. Usually you could listen to the book only at the library where they had the necessary tape playing equipment. At the beginning these recordings were often of only average quality but within a few years, due to the growing popularity, many publishers began to produce much higher quality audio books.

As most public and municipal libraries had only modest resources to buy these audio books their catalog of available titles were initially quite small. To satisfy the public’s growing appetite for audio books, a large number of rental groups began to spring up everywhere offering a much wider range of titles.

Audio book rentals are akin to audio book clubs, but they are able to offer customers unlimited access to literally thousands of different audio books. Customers are offered the option of having their audio book rental on either a CD or tape. They can then select from a range of services where the hire rates can vary depending on the duration of the rental or by way the rented audio books are returned, for example by post or in person.

Audio Book Rentals – A Traveler’s Delight

Most people are already familiar with rental services, originally for videos and more so with DVDs these days. There are some quite interesting groups offering audio book rentals, one in particular has a fairly unique way in which it makes its service very user friendly. This company specializes in distributing its audio books to customers via travel centers located on most major American highways. Among its loyal customer base are truck drivers, sales persons as well as frequent travelers. Their concept is very clever as it allows you to rent the audio book at one place and return it at another travel center elsewhere in the country. For example, you could effectively rent a Stephen King novel in New York to listen to on your car CD player for the long drive to California and when you finish you just pop it into the nearest travel center.

This type of audio book rental service is particularly useful if you do not have access to the internet and cannot download the audio book you are interested in. Additionally audio book rentals can still be taken out in the old cassette format, something else you cannot get from a computer download.

One criticism of audio book rentals, however, is that some customers are unable to finish listening to the books that they have rented before they are due for return, unlike downloads which you can listen to at your leisure. Sometimes with audio book rentals there is also the problem of having to wait for copies of particularly popular books as not all rental agencies have the resources to stock multiple copies of certain titles. So if you are about to embark on a long journey why not pop down to your local travel center and check out their audio book rentals and when you have finished listening to it just drop it off at your destination.

For additional information on Audio Book Rentals and audiobook club reviews and comparisons go to Audio Books Retreat

Muslims. What Is The Most Popular Book In Your Countries?

January 17th, 2010 ipank 6 comments

Is it “On Jews and Their Lies”, “Mein Kamph”, or “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion?”
Or perhaps Harry Potter is starting to catch up?
Seriously, a documentary on National Geographic reported that the number one selling book in the Muslim world was still
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Do you deny this?

When Twilight Stops Being Popular, What Book/movie Do You Think Will Take Over It?

January 16th, 2010 ipank 29 comments

When Twilight stops being popular, what book/movie do you think will take over it? Just like how Harry Potter was so popular and now, it seems like Twilight.

Latest popular book Auctions

January 14th, 2010 ipank No comments

Hey, check out these auctions:
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Cool, arent they?

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Latest popular book Auctions

January 12th, 2010 ipank No comments

Hey, check out these auctions:
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Cool, arent they?

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Children Books – Nurture the Reading Habit

January 10th, 2010 ipank No comments

The most violent element in the society is ignorance. A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is jut as bad. To sustain in this competitive world a person should be well versed in every topic. Kids are the innocent beings who are unaware of the harsh realities of life. As such, elders should cultivate the reading habits among the kids. Reading books can help them to understand the good and right values of life as there is a popular saying “ the larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. ” This habit can help to develop the curiosity to unroll the mysteries of the world. Moreover, constant reading can help to develop their vocabulary and enhance their language skills.

Children’s books are usually written in simple language and have lots of animated characters to attract the kids. They often relate fantastic and imaginative stories. Most of these book have a child character so that the kid reader can relate to it. Various popular books such as Cinderella and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs etc are the fairy tales which slowly and steadily incite the curiosity of the readers and readily indulge them in the reading process. Moreover, encyclopedia’s are also written for children in simple language. These books help the kids to know more about the people residing in various part of the globe, the habitation of the natives and various other such things. The science books assist the kids to undertake simple tests and experiments to satisfy their curiosity. Thus, they help to excite the imagination and creativity among the children.

The childrens books are very informative and are written in such a manner that they are easily understood by the kids. It can even nurture and expand their accumulated knowledge. Reading books of various genre can help to enhance the capability of a kid to express herself of himself in a more better manner. As such it is very necessary to select the children books very wisely. The parents should understand the likes and dislikes of their kids before purchasing any book. Though various genre of books are available these days, it is wise to select the best books to nurture the capability and creativity of the kids. One can even log into the online stores to purchase the best books for their children. These stores offers books from every genre to provide optimum satisfaction to the customers.

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Who Is The Author Of The Popular Book 1984?

January 8th, 2010 ipank 11 comments

I’ve seen two different authors for ebooks and i’m not sure which is the one i’m really looking for. I’ve heard it was a really good book from many of my classmates.

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