Book Miscellany

With a network of over 8,000 independent booksellers, Abe books offers an excellent chance of tracking down even the most elusive book.

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Lively, accessible and informative, amazon continues to top the UK internet bookseller charts.

The granddaddy of internet bookselling, amazon.com excels in both its range of books and its editorial content.

Download books and programmes from Audible's great site.

A smart, easily navigable site, backed-up by the expertise of the United States’ largest bookseller.

Worth a look.

Nice to see a site so simple, well designed and user friendly. Well worth a look if you are learning a foreign language and require extra resources.

Drawing on over 120 years of academic bookselling, the expertise of the Blackwell’s website is hard to beat.

Combining your photos and text into beautifully bound hardback books.

This simple site provides fast, accurate and reliable price comparisons for UK internet book buyers who know what they want.

A novel way of exchanging books and ideas with other readers.

An online book exchange.

The lovechild of Amazon and Facebook.

A linked set of book clubs which covers just about every area of interest.

Worth a look for free e-books from new writers.

A useful site for the publishing trade and for non-trade interested in the British Book Awards.

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Worth a look for a vast range of computer related titles.

Read an email chapter a day.

Revise more for your Maths exam and don't let Rachel Evans touch your bum in the woodwork room.

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Worth a look, a literary institution.

A social network for book lovers.

Keep an eye on for up to date information.

Worth a look.

The Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in literature.

Worth a look.

Worth a look.

The UK’s pioneering e-book publisher’s site.

Preserving Penguin.

Shopping for Christmas presents, Persephone Books has all the answers.

An attractive showcase for contemporary American poetry.

An excellent online bookshop for books on politics and history

Packed with enthusiastic book recommendations from an American bookseller proud of its independent status, Powell’s is a refreshing alternative to corporate internet bookshops.

This pioneering site offers a route into a rich selection of classic literature for free.

Take a look, excellent for drama related resources.

Is this the YouTube for books?

Worth a look for art lovers.

Online version of the long-established Covent Garden shop.

Winner of the 2007 Bookseller Retail Awards, a wonderful hand-picked selection of the best books at bargain prices.

An entertaining site for bibliophiles.

One of the richest websites available

A bit full of its own maverick irreverence but provides a useful service.

Worth a look.

Worth a look.

This simple, efficient directory is an invaluable tool for navigating the multitude of texts available online.

Worth a look.

Worth a look.

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A real winner for book lovers.

Encourages children to fall in love with reading.

A real treat for short story readers.