Three Websites for Book Lovers

Hey, readers! I'm glad you've stopped by today to stop and smell the books.

As I’ve said before already, this blog is around for you to be able to navigate the world of reading whilst living in a world of technology. Although reading is usually thought of as the opposite of technology, sometimes technology can be used to enhance our reading experience.

Here are three sites that I personally use to organize my reading content, access hundreds of e-books, and find new book recommendations for the future.

1. Goodreads

Goodreads is both an app and a website. I like to think of Goodreads as Facebook for book lovers! 

On this site, a user is able to make a profile and keep track of the books they have read or plan to read. You can follow other Goodreads profiles and see what they are reading, as well as like and comment on the posts of the readers you follow.

Goodreads allows you to also log the books you have read into your own profile. Once you log your books, you can create new shelves in order to sort your books as you please. You can also create a to-read list, where you can log an assortment of books that you plan on reading in the future.

If you wish, you can use Goodreads to find new book recommendations. Based on the shelves you create, you can head to the recommendations tab in order to discover books similar to the ones you’ve read.

As a reader, I find Goodreads to be an incredibly useful tool. I use Goodreads primarily to organize the books I’ve read and shelve them according to how much I liked the book. I am a person that likes to have things in order, including my books!

1. Bookbub

Bookbub is another awesome website for readers. As a poor college student, it’s often really hard for me to afford the books that interest me.

If you are not against e-books (I’m sure there are some of you out there), Bookbub is the place to go for the freebies and the cheapies! Once you create a profile on Bookbub, the site asks you what kind of books you like and then they find e-books for you that are registered with the e-book device that you have. Bookbub looks at all the e-books registered with iBooks, Kindle, Nook, and other popular e-book devices.

Most books on Bookbub are under $5, and  they are instantly downloadable to your e-book device!

This site also offers a wide array of authors to follow. Once you follow an author, you are able to keep tabs on what they are writing and which of their works are available for free or a low price.

3. LitHub

LitHub is the place to be if you love books. This site is dedicated to preserving great literature and exposing new excellence in the literature world. 

One of the most prominent functions of LitHub is your free access to the daily newsletter once you've signed up with your e-mail. This newsletter offers a lot of great articles, discussions, short stories, and poetry. Everything written for the newsletter is an all-around tribute to the written word and the enjoyment of reading.

LitHub also offers a daily book giveaway. All you have to do is enter your email address and you're entered!

One of the great things about LitHub is that it always remains diverse. If you want new and different book recommendations for your next read, LitHub should be the first place you go!

So there you have it: three websites that you can utilize (for free) to enhance and diversify your reading life! Take a look at these websites and give them ago. Being surrounded by a community of other readers online is so important: it's motivational and gets you reading even more!