All Book Lovers Web Sites

American Library Association's List of Challenged and Banned Books

A collection of information regarding books that have been challenged over the past year.

Acqweb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors

Provides links to thousands of international publisher and vendor web sites. These links are regularly updated and added to by acquisitions librarians from academic libraries.

Alibris: Rare, Used, and Hard to Find Books

A self-described "books you thought you'd never find" treasure.

Amazon.com

Although this is a commercial site, it provides great information about books. Besides having the ability to search the site, there are also lists of best sellers, books featured in the media award winners, and subject categories.

Bibliofind

This site allows users to search for used or rare books and booksellers who have them available for purchase in association with Amazon.com.

BookPage

Book reviews, ads, and best seller lists.

Bookwire from RR Bowker

Contains newsworthy items about the book industry, publishers, and the latest bestsellers.

LIBWEB

Links to more than 6100 library web sites in over 100 countries

Online Books Page Presents Banned Books Online

A wonderful collection of full-text online books that have been the object of censorship in one form or another.

Powell's Books

Used, new, or out of print, Powells Book Store knows just where to get it for you.

Regulator Bookshop

The official site of the popular Durham bookstore, the Regulator online provides a decidedly local twist to choosing books with lists of staff favorites, new books by local authors, and an email list for Regulator regulars.

Reviews of Books.com

This web site gathers multiple online reviews of recently released books. It mines the Internet to find reviews that the casual web surfer can access.

Worldcat

Union catalog of materials in libraries world-wide.

Last Update: November 23, 2009