
Book Discussion
Buying books to read is often as much an emotional decision as an intellectual one. This site provides a means for authors, publishers, book sellers and the book loving reader to find others who share their passion. Book discussion can be a similar experience to going to a film or a play or playing some music. It is always good to talk about and compare our responses to books we read and this site is set up to help us to guest blog and read relevant book articles.
The books business today is more than ever about being willing to enter into a dialog. Publishers, booksellers and writers are now beginning to recognize this truth that book discussion is an essential part of deciding which books to read and by being a guest blogger here you can help with this process. Only through book articles and book discussion has William P. Young’s novel “The Shack” found itself on many best-seller lists without requiring any advertising?
Recommendations sell books and those in the book trade who can adapt and open themselves up to scrutiny and book discussion on sites like this will be the long-term winners. No longer can writers rely on critics in ivory towers as their arbiters of quality and of which books to read. We now all want to express our views about which books merit our attention and which writers deserve our valuable time. Guest bloggers can play their part in this process.
Book articles and comments published on Books Buyer can now find their way directly to potential purchasers. Moreover, you can generate passion as well as intellectual scrutiny here just by discussing a particular book to read. The site is structured so that each book article can be filed in an appropriate category and with relevant tags so that readers searching under those particular book categories may well be directed to your article and subsequently to your web site, or to their local bookstore for the book in question.
These are exciting times for the book trade and for readers alike and we look forward to facilitating open ended book discussion here in order to help you decide which books to read. You can Publish Your Book Articles here by taking the plunge and guest blogging.
Recent Book Articles
November 18th, 2011
What’s the importance of books to you? To others? Read on. “From every book, invisible threads reach out to other books; and as the mind comes to use and control those threads, the whole panorama of the world’s life, past and present, becomes constantly more varied and interesting, while at the same time the mind’s [...]
November 9th, 2011
Books become best sellers when… Oh, wait. Exactly, how do books become best sellers anyway? Is there a certain way to do this? Or do we just hope and pray that our books become best sellers? Let’s discuss. So, you’ve written a book. Naturally, you want it to sell. Preferably, like diamond-studded hotcakes. Any [...]
October 31st, 2011
The advantages of audio books to our society nowadays are countless. Don’t get me wrong, I love the print edition, the smell of the book when you’re about to read it, the indescribable feeling of somewhat excitement when you have a new hardbound book waiting to be read. But of course, not all of us [...]
October 22nd, 2011
There are thousands of good books out there, and hundreds of great ones, but there are some books that everyone should read. The question is which ones? Everyone has their own list of ‘must read’ books. For me, these are the books that everyone should read. The Holy Bible. Whatever you may think of religion [...]
October 13th, 2011
Being an avid reader as well as an English major, I have had my fair share of books that made me cry. I have had my own broken hearted moments and moments of extreme emotion during reading. I’ll get the most well known books out of the way first by telling you all that yes, [...]
October 4th, 2011
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach. The hilarious and insightful Mary Roach, who previously penned such popular New York Times bestsellers as Stiff, Spook and Bonk, recently turned her attentions to a fascinating topic: space travel. More specifically, Roach’s research delves into the hurdles involved in sending real people into the harsh, prohibitive environment of [...]
September 25th, 2011
I wanted to sell my old books last year as we were planning to move abroad and we could not take them all with us. I did some research and I then found out that there are a few ways to do this, both online and locally. If you want to keep things local, you should look [...]
September 11th, 2011
What do you call a craft that transports human beings to strange and alien worlds? A spaceship? The U.S. Starship Enterprise? This is the story of a Dutch immigrant and his family who were passengers on Dutch West Indies ship de Vergulde Bever (The Gilded Beaver) on its fifth voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from [...]
September 1st, 2011
Trying to bulk up your literary muscles? Want to impress friends with your depth of knowledge? Or maybe you are just looking for some books that have stood the test of time – so you know they must be good, right? Here are a few classic novels you might want to check out (at a [...]
August 27th, 2011
Reading is important in so many ways. It can play a major role in several developmental stages in a child’s life. This development continues throughout life. There are many stages and milestones connected with childhood, but the opportunity for further maturity is available. Reading is one of the many tools with which a person can [...]