The Top Ten Sites for Book Lovers

Love to read? You’ll find that there are many communities made specifically online for book lovers of any possible genre, whether to buy, browser, or talk about the books that have impacted your life. Whether you’re looking for a textbook, a comic book, a romance, or a cookbook, the chances are very good that you’ll find it with one of the book websites listed below. Most of these sites offer the reader a chance to get involved in discussion, reviews, and active conversation; in addition, buying books on the Web can end up in some serious savings, not to mention the amazing variety that is available to you.

The following sites offer books in a variety of formats:

  • Instantly downloadable to your e-reader
  • Full books available to read from within your Web browser
  • Books that you can order and receive in the mail

Whatever you’re looking for, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find it here.

Goodreads

Looking for people who love – or hate – the book you’re currently reading? How about book reviews, detailed feedback, and plot discussions? Goodreads is all of this and more, a fantastic interactive community where you can find books you want to read, keep track of the books you are reading right now (this ends up being a fascinating archive of your reading library), and see what people you keep in touch with are interested in. One of the best sites on the Web for people interested in the written word.

Amazon

Amazon.com is one of the best places on the Web to begin your book search. You can find out of print books here, rare books, used textbooks, and much, much more. You can also use Amazon to find upcoming book titles or take advantage of coupons specifically for Amazon.

ReadPrint

ReadPrint is a free online library where you can find literally thousands of free books to read for free online, from classics to science fiction to Shakespeare. Download these books to your computer, your mobile device, or simply read them within your Web browser.

BookFinder.com

BookFinder holds over 100 million new, used, rare, and out of print books within its substantial index. This is a good place to find books from independent publishers, as well as books that had limited printings.

Google Book Search

Google Book Search allows you to search actual book text to find what interests you, and then gives you various places on the Web you can buy these books. Only text that is NOT copyrighted is searchable. Many free books are available here to read online as well as magazines, journals, and e-books.

Indie Store Finder

Simply enter in your zip code to Indie Store Finder, and you’ll be taken to a list of more than 1200 independent bookstores across the USA who are plugged into this unique book search engine. It’s an easy way to find a local book store near you that might carry interesting books you won’t be able to find anywhere else.

Comic Book Resources

Comic Book Resources is a fantastic resource for comic book lovers; you can find information about both old and new comic books, as well as local comic book stores in your area. If you are a comic book aficionado, this is an excellent source for your favorite heroes and heroines.

AddAll.com

AddAll is a comparison shopping book search engine that you can use to search for books from an enormous selection compiled from many online booksellers. Search by title, shipping destination, state, and price.

Alibris

Alibris.com is a great place to find used books, used textbooks, rare books, out of print books, and more. If you’re looking for books from independent publishers, this is one of the best resources online.

Online Book Search – University of Pennsylvania

The Online Books Page from the University of Pennsylvania allows the searcher to search and read actual online text of classic books. For example, a search for “Jane Austen” resulted in a huge list of everything Austen on the Web. Search results will give you links to where these works can be found in their entirety, as well as where they can be downloaded for free.

Powells

Powells Books has been around for about 33 years now, and you can find an extremely eclectic selection of books here, anything from historical novels to self-published books.

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