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Today’s Top 10: Online Resources for Book Lovers
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#1. NetGalley is where I get most of the books that I read.
#2. I get a few advance copies from Edelweiss, but I use the site mostly for cover images, additional information on books, and I use it to search for upcoming releases.
#3. I don’t use The Library Thing website nearly enough. It is a fantastic site to research books.
#4. I use the Google Books site to find additional information about the books I read.
#5. Amazon has so much information about books. I use it for information, to purchase books, and for author pages.
#6. My local library website. I can borrow digital and audiobooks from the comfort of my home, as well as research books.
#7. I use BookBub mainly to research authors, but it also has a lot of information on books.
#8. Individual publisher websites are great for finding out about new releases, and your favorite author’s new releases.
#9. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all the social media sites have great information about upcoming releases and is a great place to find reviews.
#10. Goodreads is still where I get most of my information about books. There are always plenty of reviews, especially advanced reviews on this site.
What are your favorite online sites for books? Comment below!
I’m always embarrassed to admit that I buy books on Amazon, but you really can’t beat it for convenience. I also use the site for book information, like publication dates, publisher, readalikes, etc. It’s a powerhouse of a website for lots of reasons.
Happy TTT (on a Thursday)!
Susan
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I agree Susan! It’s just so easy to go on Amazon (which has every book imaginable!) and click to download straight to my Kindle. Amazon was a bookseller before it started to sell everything else!
Great selection! I mostly use Netgalley, Goodreads and Google as well as social media of course.
Thank you Yvonne!
I tried Edelweiss but couldn’t figure it out or really get into it so I disabled my account. This is a great list, not sure I have heard of library thing. Thanks for sharing.
I agree Cindy, Edelweiss is difficult to use, and they RARELY approve anything for me. But, I keep trying because I like the challenge 🙂
Goodreads is huge but I’m not always the best about updating my site there. It’s too bad really because I really do like the site for the most part. I need more time. 🙂
Thanks Greg, Goodreads can be really time-consuming, but I use it to remember what I read, so I don’t buy a book for a second time.
These are great resources! I use a lot of them. I love using my library to get books without spending money.
Thanks Joanna. I need to use my library more than I do.
Goodreads and BookBub are my favorites!
I need to use BookBub more often than I do.
These are all my favourites as well Wendy! I likely use Goodreads the most as it seems to have the most reviews and I love that you can track books you’ve read or want to read. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jodie, I agree Goodreads is the one I also use the most.
Bookbub is a new one on me. I obviously need to look into that. A great top ten.
Thank you Janetter, I don’t use BookBub as much as I should, but it’s a good resource.
I’ve just recently started using NetGalley; I haven’t tried Edelweiss yet. I’m not sure why, but I felt intimidated the few times I went to the website.
Edelweiss is a difficult website to use, and I RARELY get approvals from them. But, I think of it as a challenge, so I keep trying.