The eBook Insider
The eBook Insider is the ultimate readers’ resource for choosing great books. The perfect first stop to make along the way as you fill your e-reader with the books that you’ll want to have in your library and recommend to friends. It’s the place to find out what some of your favorite authors are reading and recommending, including Dan Brown, Nora Ephron, Carl Hiaasen, Alexander McCall Smith, Chuck Palahniuk, and others. All in one place you can preview excerpts from the best books of the year, from winners of the National Book Award, the Man Booker Prize and the Pulitzer Prize to New York Times Notable Book selections. Whether you love fiction, history, biographies or are looking for a thriller to keep you up all night, a thought-provoking pick for your reading group, or the latest book to be adapted into a movie, you’re bound to find just what you’re looking for when you consult The eBook Insider. All of this from the editors and authors you’ll want to turn to for the best recommendations in reading, both on the printed page and on your e-reading device.The eBook Insider is the ultimate readers’ resource for choosing great books. The perfect first stop to make along the way as you fill your e-reader with the books that you’ll want to have in your library and recommend to friends. It’s the place to find out what some of your favorite authors are reading and recommending, including Dan Brown, Nora Ephron, Carl Hiaasen, Alexander McCall Smith, Chuck Palahniuk, and others. All in one place you can preview excerpts from the best books of the year, from winners of the National Book Award, the Man Booker Prize and the Pulitzer Prize to New York Times Notable Book selections. Whether you love fiction, history, biographies or are looking for a thriller to keep you up all night, a thought-provoking pick for your reading group, or the latest book to be adapted into a movie, you’re bound to find just what you’re looking for when you consult The eBook Insider. All of this from the editors and authors you’ll want to turn to for the best recommendations in reading, both on the printed page and on your e-reading device.
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Good introduction to the ‘best’ books of 2010,
I originally picked this this up as a freebie, out of curiosity. Although I’d read a few of the books mentioned in it, I did find some to add to my Kindle.
This well-organized book starts with a list of the 2010 U.S. book prize winners (the authors might consider expanding this to include Canadian and UK winners, given the international nature of the Kindle) and continues to add books by section. Some of the sections include: ‘What Our Authors Are Reading’; ‘Notable New Books’, with this section organized by genre; and ‘Read the Book, See the Movie’. There is also a group of excerpts from 23 various titles.
This could become a very worthwhile reference, especially if the authors expand it to include more than just the winning literature from some of the more international players. Obviously, as it is editors and authors at Knopf Doubleday who produce it, there will be some bias, but let’s face it — that’s a huge company!
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|informative but not that useful to me,
The book content is pretty short, with more than half the length comprised of excerpts from the recommended books. It is interesting to see what others have recommended. But in all the recommendations I’m not interested in most of them. Overall the book was well organized. And I liked the pictures of book covers.
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|Good info,
Enjoyed reading this for ideas on books to add to my list. Everyone can surely find something inspiring in here. This review sent from my spanking new Kindle, btw, which I’m loving!
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