Hardcovers and Paperbacks
Hardcover books are books bound with rigid protective covers, sometimes cardboard covered with cloth, other times leather or heavy paper. They may have flexible sewn spines, but most modern commercial hardcover books have glued spines. They also frequently come with dust jackets printed with the title and cover picture. The books are more expensive to [...]
Book Types
Book Clubs
Book Clubs
Book clubs are groups formed for the purpose of discussing and debating books, also known as a reading group or literature circle. There is another type of book club though, which became the common understanding of the term ‘book club’ in the twentieth century, of an organisation that promotes the mail-order sale of books. [...]
Book Reviews
What are book reviews?
A book review analyses a body of literary work to critique or recommend it based on its content and style, usually in the form of an essay. Often these are no more than personal opinions on whether other readers will enjoy it. However book reviews are also used to evaluate the strengths and [...]