These sites are jointly recommended and maintained by librarians at Westminster Public Library and Front Range Community College Library.
BOOKS
Reading Guide Sites
Bookstores
Online books
Lexile Levels
Other great book sites
New FRCC College Library Books
- Classic Notes
http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles
Gives literature summaries and analysis by title and author
- Lit Lovers
http://www.litlovers.com/
This site provides ideas for book clubs, book suggestions, discussion tips, reading guides for hundreds of books, and even recipe suggestions to match your book discussion.
- Reading Group Choices
http://www.readinggroupchoices.com
A directory of more than 500 reading discussion guides. Great for book groups.
- Reading Group Guides
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/
A web site especially for book groups. Browse by title, author, or genre. Includes summary and discussion questions.
- SparkNotes
http://www.sparknotes.com/
Study guides for literature, science, mathematics, and other subject areas. Also has complete texts of many great literary works online.
Bookstores
Not just for buying books. These sites have
reviews, author information, and other services.
- Abe
Books
http://www.abebooks.com/
Search for used, rare, and out of print books.
- BookFinder.com
http://www.bookfinder.com/
Another resource for used, rare, and out of print books.
- All Bookstores.com
http://www.allbookstores.com/
This is a price comparison site for books. It searches different sources, such as Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and many lesser known bookstores to find the lowest prices for new and used books.
- Amazon
http://www.amazon.com
The great big online bookstore
- Barnes and Noble
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
The giant bookseller's online bookstore
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IndieBound
http://www.indiebound.org/
Formerly BookSense. A big online bookstore for independent bookstores.
- The Tattered Cover
http://www.tatteredcover.com
Denver's nationally renowned independent bookstore.
- netLibrary
http://www.netlibrary.com
Register in the library and then you can access the library's collection from your home computer.
- Online Books Page
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Read public domain books on the Internet for free.
- Project
Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/
Another website that has free books online.
- Read Books Online
http://www.readbookonline.net/
Another website that has free books online. You will have to deal with annoying advertising popups on this site.
- The Lexile Framework for Reading
http://www.lexile.com/EntrancePageFlash.html?1
This website provides general information about Lexile levels and allows users to search for books by specific levels. Especially useful for school assignments.
- Reading Counts Lexile List
http://wr.loswego.k12.or.us/Lexiles/Lexiles.htm
Another reading list based on Lexile values. The Lexile range is from 0 to 1500.
Another way to use Lexile Levels to search for books is through "Novelist K-8", a database available to Westminster Public Library and Front Range Community College patrons. Please ask a Librarian how to use this database.
Back to top- Bestseller Lists 1900-1998
http://www.caderbooks.com/bestintro.html
Want to read popular books from the past? This site provides a list of bestsellers for each year from 1900 to 1998.
- BookBrowse.com
http://www.bookbrowse.com/
Search for books and read multiple reviews, reading guides, excerpts from the book, author's biography, and more. This is a great site if you are trying to decide whether to read a particular title. You can also browse for books by genre.
- BookBrowser
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bookbrowser/Welcome.asp?
A site by Barnes and Noble. Provides reading lists, sequel lists, pseudonym lists, reviews, and "if you like...try" reading suggestions. Also includes a Mystery by Region clickable world map.
- Book
Organizations of Colorado
http://www.coloradobook.org/
This is a loose collaboration of Colorado organizations involved with books. They publish a monthly online newsletter of meetings and events and have links to the individual organizations.
- BookRags.com
http://www.bookrags.com/
A student research site that includes literature guides, literary criticism/essays, biographies, and more.
- Check
Out a Chapter Online
http://www.denverpost.com/books
Read excerpts from several books that the Denver Post reviews each week.
-
Colorado
Book Review Center
http://www.coloradohistory.org/publications/rev_cntr.htm
This site, sponsored by the Colorado Historical Society, includes current reviews of recent books on Colorado, new book notices, and special lists of Colorado-related books.
- Genrefluent
http://www.genrefluent.com
Reviews of genre fiction by category.
- Internet Public Library: Literary Criticism
http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/
Contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, title, nationality, and literary period.
-
Modern
Library 100 Best
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100best.html
This site provides lists of the best English language novels and nonfiction books of the 20th century. They include:
100 Best Novels
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnovels.html
100 Best Novels Rival List
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100rivallist.html
100 Best Nonfiction
http://www.randomhouse.com/modernlibrary/100bestnonfiction.html
- Webrary Reader's Services
http://www.webrary.org/rs/rslinks.html
A directory of "web sites for book lovers" done by the Morton Grove Public Library.
New Front Range Community College Library Books
- October - December 2009
http://www2.westminsterlibrary.org/frcc_newbooks/1209.html
- July - September 2009
http://wallace.westminster.lib.co.us/policy/frcc_new_items/new0609.html
- April - June 2009
http://wallace.westminster.lib.co.us/policy/frcc_new_items/new0609.html
- January - March 2009
http://wallace.westminster.lib.co.us/policy/frcc_new_items/new0309.html
- July - September 2008
http://wallace.westminster.lib.co.us/policy/frcc_new_items/new0908.html
- April - June 2008
http://wallace.westminster.lib.co.us/policy/frcc_new_items/new0608.html
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Updated:
2/11/10