Some useful sites
You may find the following sites useful:
| Amazon | http://www.amazon.co.uk |
The popular online bookshop, which also offers other goods. For many readers, the advantage is discounted stock which is delivered to their door. This may prove very attractive in rural areas where there is no bookshop. Amazon offers the facility for purchasers to read and contribute reviews of books. The site also offers the opportunity to input information on reading preferences in order that Amazon can generate suggested recommendations.
| Penguin | http://www.penguin.co.uk |
As well as information about their publications, the Penguin site has many other features, including readers groups, a gift selection tool and e-card sections, which are fun to use. It is possible to read extracts from some books. Coverage is limited, as you would expect, to Penguin publications.
| Random House | http://www.randomhouse.com |
Again a full range of publisher's details, but also interesting features such as a weekly bestsellers list, e-books list and links to trade services.
| The Guardian Reading Group | http://books.guardian.co.uk/readinggroup |
A great source of information for readers - including poetry workshops, top ten books, best bookshops, reviews and many more features. Another useful resource is online chat at http://booktalk.guardian.co.uk/. The "Talk" section offers online discussion and reading group interaction.
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