Digitial BookStore Debut

Discovered a new digitial bookshop website that's worth checking out - Scribd. What iTunes did for music; Scribd plans to do for the written word. Think of this website as a social network for , readers, booklovers, publishers, writers, and information sharers at large. Feature rich in social networking tools, Scribd also offers books, magazines, powerpoint presentations, resumes, legal briefs, sheet music, recipes, and other sorts of documentation.


As a book lover, you can enjoy sneak previews, current great reads, exclusives from best selling authors, "first look" excerpts from new writers, etc. So, before you head out to your local independent bookstore, check out the latest BookPages, or go online to Barnes and Noble or Amazon, check out Scribd. It will help save you time in deciding what to read next and save money since the sneak previews and excerpts are substantial.


As a writer, you can upload your documents and share with it with the community (millions of readers) or only those people you use for free. Most popular document formats are accepted. You can also sign up decided to sell it within the Scribd estore.

Scribd's system is designed to allow any document available on its site to be read on different gagdets (e.g, a computer, a mobile device, or an electronic reader like Amazon's Kindle.). With this type of versatility, its no surprise that Scribd is positioning itself as THE online destination for readers.

Book Reviews

Beach and Books always seem to go together just like popcorn at the movies or beer and wings at the local pub. Whether you've got a trip beach planned or just hoping for a lazy summer day to curl up with a good book, I've pulled together a list of my favorite book review sites so that you'll have an easier time figuring out what to put in your book bag this summer. Enjoy!


Goodreads. Great site to get recommendations on books to read by people just like you.


Indibound.org. The book portal for independent booksellers across the country. Enter your zipcode and get recommendations from local booksellers in your area.


Bookbrowse - Truly a booklover's community. Great review site and hand-picked recommendations for read-alikes (e.g., if you like this book, try this one.)

TimesOnline - London Times Online Arts & Entertainment section has a great book review section. You'll get a great understanding of what books are flying off the shelves in the US and across the ocean.

BookListOnline : Book reviews from the American Library Association. Who better than a librarian to recommend your next great read?

Dedicating this blog post to Colleen P - the reader of readers always in search of her next great book.