Internet, Networking, & Security > Around the Web 87 87 people found this article helpful 11 Best Sites for Book Lovers Get recommendations, buy books, and leave reviews By Stacy Fisher Stacy Fisher Technology Educator Emporia State University Stacy is a professional technology educator with over 25 years' experience. She has published hundreds of articles, co-authored a book, and has appeared on national and local TV. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on August 23, 2023 Around the Web Browsers Cloud Services Error Messages Family Tech Home Networking 5G Antivirus Around the Web Trending Videos Close this video player Love to read? There are many communities made specifically for book lovers of any possible genre, whether to buy, browse, or talk about the books that have impacted your life. Whether you're looking for a textbook, a comic book, a romance, or a cookbook, the chances are very good that you'll find it with one of the book websites listed below. Most of these sites let you get involved in discussions, reviews, and active conversation. Plus, buying books on the web can end up saving you some serious money, not to mention introduce you to a huge variety of books that you may not even know exist. You can also use these sites to instantly download books to your e-reader, read the full book online from your web browser, interact with your favorite authors, and trade books with other readers. Whatever you're looking for, there's a good chance you'll be able to find it here. 16 Best Ways to Get Free Textbooks 01 of 11 Goodreads What We Like Personalized book recommendations. Curated lists for book clubs and genres. Annual Goodreads Choice awards. Book giveaways. What We Don't Like Offers only preview samples of most books. Limited selection of readable eBooks. Readers can rate books before they're released. Looking for people who love, or hate, the book you're currently reading? How about book reviews, detailed feedback, and plot discussions? Goodreads is all of this and more, a fantastic interactive community where you can find books you want to read, keep track of the books you are reading right now (this ends up being a fascinating archive of your reading library), and see what people you keep in touch with are interested in. It's simply one of the best sites on the web for people interested in the written word. You can even win books if you enter open giveaways. Visit Goodreads 02 of 11 Amazon What We Like Paper books, eBooks, and audiobooks. Recommendations based on previous purchases. First Reads early access program for Prime members. What We Don't Like Most reviews are too brief to be helpful. Amazon.com is one of the best places to begin your book search. You can find out of print books, rare books, used textbooks, and much, much more. You can also find upcoming book titles and save money with coupons that work on Amazon. Visit Amazon 03 of 11 Literature Map What We Like Find authors you might like. What We Don't Like Doesn't show examples of the author's books. Have you ever fallen in love with an author, but you've read all their books? This website helps you find similar authors you might also like. It's super easy to use: search for the person and notice the other authors who are nearest to them on the map. The closer the writers are to each other, the more likely you'll like both of them. Literature-Map uses Gnod to show recommendations. If you click the person's name in the center of the map, you can go to that website to find links to the author's books on Amazon and other places. Visit Literature Map 04 of 11 BookFinder.com What We Like Generates book price comparisons. Searches inventories of 100,000+ booksellers. Specializes in textbook searches and buybacks. What We Don't Like Bare-bones website. Provides searches and price comparisons only. BookFinder helps you compare book prices between multiple sources at once. There are used books, textbooks, new and rare books, and out-of-print titles. This is a good place to find books from independent publishers, as well as books that had limited printings. You can search by author, title, ISBN, keyword, or publisher, plus define a low and high price, search by publication year, and more. Visit BookFinder.com 05 of 11 Five Books What We Like Pertinent book recommendations. Explanations of the recommendations, if you want them. What We Don't Like No info about books before you click through. Five Books interviews experts about the best books in their fields of expertise. All you have to do is select a topic you're interested in, and then browse through the five book recommendations. One unique thing about this site is the random interviews button at the top of the website that expounds on why the expert chose those five titles. Check out the experts here. Visit Five Books 06 of 11 Comic Book Resources What We Like Extensive reviews for some comic books. Previews of soon-to-be-released comics. Slick website with top-notch graphics. What We Don't Like Comic books overshadowed by comic TV/movie topics. Comic Book Resources is a fantastic resource for comic book lovers; you can find information on both old and new comic books, as well as local comic book stores in your area. If you're a comic book aficionado, this is an excellent source for your favorite heroes and heroines. Visit Comic Book Resources 07 of 11 IndieBound What We Like Find indie bookstores around you. Results include name, city, and distance. What We Don't Like Indie Bestseller list dominated by mass-market books. This easy-to-use search engine is a community of independent bookstores. Simply enter your ZIP code to see bookstores all across the US who're plugged into this unique book search engine. This book site provides an easy way to find a local bookstore near you that might carry interesting books you won't be able to find anywhere else. See the Indie Bestsellers page for a weekly updated list of bestsellers and links to purchase them. Visit IndieBound 08 of 11 AddALL What We Like Results from thousands of sellers. Includes separate out-of-print search tool. What We Don't Like Basic site design. AddALL is a comparison shopping book search engine that you can use to search for books from an enormous selection compiled from many online booksellers. Search by title, shipping destination, state, and currency. This book site compares book prices between dozens of sites at once, from over 100,000 sellers. You're bound to find the best price here. Visit AddALL 09 of 11 Alibris What We Like Attractive, easy-to-navigate website. Rare book section. Convenience of buying from multiple providers in one cart. What We Don't Like Limited buyer reviews. Alibris is a great place to find used books and textbooks, rare books, out of print books, and even eBooks and audiobooks. If you're looking for books from independent publishers, this is one of the best resources online. There are over 200 million books and tens of millions of other items like movies and music. The site's advanced book search tool lets you locate books by title, author, subject, keyword, ISBN, price range, publication year, free shipping eligibility, language, binding type, attribute (e.g., signed or first edition), and more. There's also a handy multiple ISBN search box that lets you find bundle discounts. Alibris has interesting ways to find books, like the section that has $1 books, the Popular Authors list, and book subjects like cookbooks, travel, poetry, and art. Visit Alibris 10 of 11 UPenn's Online Books Page What We Like Search by partial title or partial author name. New listings link to newly uploaded material. What We Don't Like Very dull site design. Few search options. The Online Books Page from the University of Pennsylvania lets you find and read online texts of classic books. For example, a search for Jane Austen shows a huge list of everything Austen on the web. Search results give links to where these works can be found in their entirety, as well as where they can be downloaded for free. Visit UPenn's Online Books Page 11 of 11 Powell's Books What We Like Has books you won't see anywhere else. Includes graphic novels for kids. Well-organized website. What We Don't Like Cluttered website design. Around since 1971, Powell's Books lets you find an extremely eclectic selection of books, anything from historical novels to self-published books. The home page has sections for bestsellers, picks of the month, and special situations such as Black History or Pride month. This is a great way to get started, but you can also browse by two dozen subjects and new arrivals. Visit Powell's Books Was this page helpful? 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