Books Links & Resources

Books Links & Resources

Amazon.co.uk
Amazon, the biggest name in on-line books, with a huge range, massive discounts - usually about 20% off (or more!), as well as rapid delivery, and a clever system that suggests titles you might be interested in, based on previous purchases.
www.amazon.co.uk

BOL
A large stock, clear search options and plenty of on-line recommendations. Discounts run at about 10% or so, this British company not having quite the same resources yet, though things are shaping up and they recently gave away 40,000 titles in a happy hour!
www.uk.bol.com

Borders.com
They do a good job of translating their image on-line, and the commercial aspect doesn't let them down.
www.borders.com

WHSmith Online Channels
They're selling and catching up, and the choice is good. Its variety and searches are broad, and "Smith's" is after all a reliable old favourite.
www.whsmithonline.co.uk

Barnes and Noble
The word "comprehensive" hardly seems adequate. This site has a huge selection of content, and is one of the biggest in America.
www.barnesandnoble.com

Atlantic Unbound
Another fine example of the Americans leading the way in cultural comment with firm commitment to principled writing and canny use of technology.
www.theatlantic.com

The On-line Books Page
An awesome catalogue, taking in fiction, non-fiction, short stories, and novels, periodical journalism and poetry. You'll never be stuck for lunchtime reading again.
www.cs.cmu.edu/books.html

Penguin On-line
Surfing through the Penguin catalogue is a pleasure with visuals a sumptuous as this. It makes for a mature approach to bookselling, with each author's work given lavish attention.
www.penguin.co.uk

Pure Fiction
The lists of writing resources are invaluable (including lists of literary agents and contacts), as are the features written by the authors, designed to set you off typing.
www.purefiction.com

Salon Books
Packed with quality writing, updated with remarkable frequency.
www.salon19999.com/books/index.html

SPIKE magazine
The reviewing is passionate and larger articles deal with an admirably wide number of issues. Proof that quality is achievable even without huge resources. Small is beautiful.
www.spikemagazine.com

TLS Centenary Archive
Not only a mind-boggling feat of data collection, but an Aladdin's cave for any arts student. History and literature rolled into one.
www.psmedia-online.com

WildWeb.com
Carefully chosen content is their great advantage - perfect if time is short and you want to swot up on the latest trends, as reported by the best talent the Net can offer. An on-line literary digest.
www.getwild.com/av/index/1,1387,1_17,00.html

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