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Top 10 best books web sites rated by the LoveToKnow editors.
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Library of Congress
Web site of the largest library in the world offers
library
catalogs, numerous
tools for
researchers,
digital collections and programs, and beautiful
rare
book and special reading collections. Explore collections and highlights
via the
Wise Guide , National Book Festival
webcasts, or the
Exhibitions portal.
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Amazon
Leading retailer with a massive selection of books, including foreign language books, large print books, audiobooks, ebooks, used books, and rare books.
Search Inside!™ allows you to search millions of pages, read the covers, tables of contents, indexes, and opening excerpts of most books. Some books also feature a full-text search.
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Google Book Search
Search the
full text of books to buy or borrow. If a book is out of copyright it
may be freely viewable online.
Publishers promote for free with Google and may offer limited free
viewing of their works. "About this book" page contains bibliographic data
and links to both bookstores and libraries.
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Barnes & Noble
Extensive online collection of both new and used books, including rare books, Spanish language books, and audiobooks. Books purchased online can be returned to any Barnes & Noble store.
Features a store
locator, pre-ordering, and
bargain-priced books up to 80% off. Find
B&N exclusives and
book clubs.
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Yahoo! Book Reviews
Categorized listing of web sites dedicated to book reviews. Find your
favorites sources among
newspapers,
magazines,
children's books, recommendations, and Web published books. Sort sites
by popularity or
alphabetically to easily find the source you want.
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Bookfinder
Extensive and dedicated used-book search engine. Bookfinder searches other used book sites (including abebooks, Alibris, Amazon, and
Half.com), and compiles a list of all available copies. Search is elaborate and can be time-consuming on a dial-up connection.
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Project
Gutenberg
First and largest collection of e-books with over two million book downloads
monthly. Updated
Top 100 list, daily
new
listing, multiple languages, and
advanced search makes finding information easy.
Learn the difference between free and freedom-in-use of digital
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Alibris
A network of worldwide independent booksellers with over 60 million new, used,
rare, and out-of-print books. Find
college textbooks for up to 90% off,
bargain books and the
book fetch locator. Write a review and
try to win $100 in free books. |
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LoveToKnow Kids
Learn what to look for when building a child's personal library, how to
develop good reading habits and tips for shopping online. Find
book recommendations for a variety of age groups and the best resources
for
personalized children's books.
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Advanced Book Exchange
Deemed the "world's largest online marketplace for books" with access to
over 100 million books worldwide. Search the inventory or leave a book request for any book not listed. Check out
the
Book Sleuth for gift ideas or their selection of collectible books.
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Binding a Book
Step-by-step instructions for binding a book, with prerequisite and related
instructions for
printing, creating
front and back matter, and sizing a book.
Librarian portal provides dedicated information on creating training
material and other publications.
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Half.com
Division of eBay, dedicated to the sale of new and used books, offering some
of the best prices on the Net. Site offers a
$.99 and under section and
recommendations based on your interests.
List your own books for sale, or search for
textbooks, audiobooks and bestsellers.
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Your Old Books
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about antiquarian books: how, when, and where to have books appraised, how a book's worth is determined, and how to care for or insure old books.
Full service
web site for librarians who deal in rare books and manuscripts is also
useful to the public.
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Bas Bleu
A fun site for booklovers and "Champion of the odd little book" with an eclectic selection of
both
serious and lighter non-fiction,
kids' books, travel books, book-related
items and gifts. Shop by
category and
join the Bas Bleu Society for discounts and other member benefits.
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Wikipedia: The Library of Congress
A detailed and illustrated description of the Library of Congress, as well as explanations of the
Dewey Decimal System and the Library of Congress classification.
Learn about copyright protection and registration, under The Library's
jurisdiction.
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Ebooks
"Download a book today," for Windows, Mobipocket, Palm, or Adobe. Search by author, title, or subject, or search the full text of every book in their database.
Read excerpts before you buy, obtain
NY Times Best Seller discounts, or explore the new
Cambridge University Press ebook store.
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Bookwire
Find a plethora of information on the book industry. Search new titles, new
authors, author interviews, publishing tips, recommended books, and other industry links.
Browse a
calendar of events, read
book reviews, or keep abreast of
book industry news.
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Booksfree
Highly rated on Consumer Reports, service offers unlimited rentals of
paperbacks and audiobooks starting at under $9 a month. Plans vary from
two to 12 books at a time and additional options include CD and MP3-CD
subscriptions. Easily
browse categories, authors, or conduct a keyword search.
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Read Books Online - Free
PublicBookShelf allows you to read full books online for free.
You can read, review, rate and search. Read suspense books,
check out memoir examples,
read free romance books and
fiction books.
Authors can also publish online for free and earn advertising revenue.
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Bookshare.org
Organization helps print-disabled persons obtain access to over 30,000 books
and
150 periodicals converted to Braille, large print or text-to-speech
audio.
All you can read access for individuals is $50 a year with a $25 sign-up
fee.
Embossed Braille is also available.
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