A Book Lover's Resource - Where to Buy, Trade and Locate Books Online

AbeBooks - Find new, used, rare and collectible books from booksellers around the world. This is a great resource for hard to find titles. GO >>

Alibris - Alibris is a another great resource for rare and collectible titles. Alibris connects independent booksellers around the world. GO >>

Amazon - Amazon is the clear frontrunner for eCommerce, and you can generally find the best prices on books here. Spend $25 and get free shipping. GO >>

Barnes and Noble - With a huge selection and lots of deals to find, Barnes and Noble is one of the best resources for new and collectible books. If you are looking for an out-of-print, rare or collectible book, you might find it here. Free shipping with a $25 purchase. GO >>

Better World Books - Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects used books and sells them online to raise money for literacy initiatives worldwide. Over 6 million used and new titles available, with free shipping anywhere in the U.S. and just $3.97 worldwide. GO >>


eHarlequin.com - eHarlequin.com has great deals on romance, mysteries, fantasy, and chick lit. Most titles are 20% off, including paranormal romance author favorites Heather Graham, Gena Showalter and Maggie Shayne. eBooks are also available and discounted. Every Friday is Freebie Friday - get a free book with a purchase of two books. GO >>

Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device

Amazon's bestselling wireless reading device is the size of a small paperback and as thin as a pencil. With a huge library on Amazon to choose from, and a design that revolutionized the way eReaders are made, this is the most popular digital reader today.

• Electronic paper display looks and reads like real paper
  
• Stores up to 3,500 titles at a time, so you can carry a full library with you at all times.
  
• Weighs only 8.5 ounces, and is 1/3 of an inch thick

Prices starting at $139    BUY NOW >>


NOOK at Barnes and Noble

Over 1 Million titles are available at BN.com for the NOOK. Download instantly with your Wi-Fi connection or at any AT&T hotspot with the NOOK Wi-Fi, or download anywhere with or without Wi-Fi with the NOOK 3G.

• Lend eBooks to your friends FREE - only at B&N
  
• Download and read any eBook FREE on your NOOK while in a Barnes and Noble store
  
• E-Ink® display is easy to read
  

Prices starting at $149   BUY NOW>>

Amazon Kindle Digital Books - These books can only be read by one of the Amazon Kindle readers. Hardcover Kindle books are generally around $10 (down from the average $25 for print hardcover), while the paperback equivalent Kindle books are usually 20%-30% off list price, so around $5-6, down from the average $7.99 price. There are also free books available for the Kindle. GO >>

Barnes and Noble - Find a great selection at BN.com, including lots of FREE eBooks and discounted titles. GO >>

eBooks.com- Purchase all the latest eBooks online, in ePub, PDF, iPhone/iPad, Mobipocket Reader and Microsoft Reader editions. GO >>

eHarlequin.com - Find your favorite authors in romance, fantasy, mystery and chick lit. eBooks are discounted around 20%. GO >>

Great places to get your hands on more books! Trade for used books - just pay shipping.

SPOTLIGHT: PaperbackSwap - Best Book Trading Site Trade paperback books with other members, or participate in one of the swaps in the games forum. You only pay for shipping. You earn a credit for every book you ship, and then "pay" a credit for every book you request. There is no rating system here. Books are traded on a "first in, first out" basis. This is my favorite book trading resource, as there is always a large selection available and most members are honest. In over 5 years on PaperbackSwap, I've only had a couple of bad transactions out of over several hundred, but didn't lose any credits due to how the system works. GO >>

Bookins - This is a trading site where you can trade your books for points, or just pay a flat $4.49 to have a book shipped to you. GO >>

BooksFree.com - BooksFree.com allows you to "Rent" paperbacks and audiobooks, in a similar fashion to NetFlix. GO >>

Swap.com - Swap.com works differently than some of the other trading sites. You add what you have available to trade, and the system matches you with possible trades. You can trade books, CDs and DVDs. GO >>

Title Trader - Trade books, music and movies with other members. GO >>

SPOTLIGHT: Shelfari - Shelfari is the premiere social network for people who love books. Create a virtual book shelf to show off your books, see what your friends are reading, and discover new books. This is a good resource for organizing your book collection, making notes about specific editions or autographs, and as a reminder of what you've read. Post reviews, look for new titles, and contribute to the community forums and book groups with fellow readers. GO >>



More Book Resources

Bookcrossing - This resource is for "releasing" books into the wild for other people to find and enjoy, and maybe journal about their experience. Bookcrossing is a global community of people who enjoy swapping books as well as releasing them for others to enjoy. Place a sticker with a number in the cover so when someone finds your book, they can enter the number in the system to and post reviews, comments or anything about where they found the book or what they thought of it. If the next person releases the book, you continue to receive updates on its journey. GO >>

Google Books - The Google monster has its claws in everything, and they are now indexing books as well. Search the full text of books to find ones that interest you and learn where to buy or borrow them. You can often read the first few chapters of a book to see if it is something you want to buy. GO >>

LibraryThing - This is a cool tool for cataloging your personal library online and cross-referencing with other members' libraries to find new books or authors. If you're a book junky, this will become one of your new addictions. GO >>

Writerspace - Writerspace.com features resources for romance writers and readers, bulletin boards, chat rooms, net events, workshops and monthly contests to win free books, autographed books, and other items. GO >>