Books/Literature
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Amazon Bookstore - - the "earth's biggest bookstore"
Amazon Bookstore - - text only version
American Booksellers Association - - information on over 4,500 independent bookstores in the U.S.
Banned Books Week - - from the American Library Association
Barnes and Noble Booksellers -
Bartelby's - - classics of literature, non-fiction, poetry on the Internet
Best Book Buys - - includes used textbooks
Best Sellers - - from 1900 to 1990s - both fiction and nonfiction (from 1912)
Booklist Homepage - - Includes reviews and best book lists
BookMuse - - provides book group members and readers materials regarding reading and discussion of books
Booknotes - - information on C-Span featured authors/books
BookWire - - book information
Charles Dickens Page - - by David Perdue
Children's Literature Web Guide -
Copyright Office - - search for copyright information on books, music recordings, movies, software, etc.
Dear Reader - - email book club
Free Book Notes - - summaries and analysis for over 250 literary classics
isbn.nu - - search for books and compare prices
Lambda Literary Foundation - - lesbian, gay, bisexual and trangender literature
Literary Calendar - - an almanac of literary information
Minnesota Authors Biography Project - -
Minnesota Center for the Book Arts -
Minnesota Readers - - social web site about books and reading - from Minnesota Public Radio
National Public Radio Books Page - -
New York Times on the Web - - search by author or title for New York Times book reviews
OAIster - - search portal for digital collections of electronic books, online journals, audio and image files and movies provided by the research library community - 1.26 million records from 185+ institutions
Radio Talking Book - - from Minnesota State Services for the Blind
Rochester Reads - - reading program for the city of Rochester
Search Ebooks - - search the full text of thousands of online books
Spark Notes - - similar to Cliffs Notes
Talking Volumes - - Star Tribune's book club
Your Old Books - - information on rare/old books
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