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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #180: Online book reviews<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">June 3 , 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="grame"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies that could have an
impact on
public libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></h1>
<p>How do you get book reviews these days? Certainly you are still
using
tried and true trade publications, but do you also check "common man"
reviews from the likes of <a href="http://www.shelfari.com/"
target="_self" mce_href="http://www.shelfari.com/">Shelfari</a>, <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/" target="_self"
mce_href="http://www.amazon.com/">Amazon,</a>
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<a
href="http://www.oplin.org/4cast/wp-admin/%20%20http:/www.librarything.com/"
target="_self" mce_href=" http://www.librarything.com/">LibraryThing</a>?<span
style=""> </span><br>
<br>
Here are some more professional and public online review sources that
may be
helpful.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.allreaders.com/"
target="_self">Allreaders.com</a> features detailed book reviews from
many different genres of books, done by readers, not necessarily
librarians. You can also enter book reviews of your own.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.earlyword.com/"
target="_self">EarlyWord.com</a> works with all of the publishers to
get you new reviews in a timely manner. There is also a searchable
index of previous reviews.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com"
target="_self">Library Journal</a> has a few online sources for
book/AV reviews. Many of the online reviews aren't listed in the print
version (Examples: RA Crossroads, The Readers Shelf, BookSmack! and
Book for Dudes)</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://shelf-awareness.com/"
target="_self">ShelfAwareness</a> has publisher news, reviews, and
talks about what's going on in the profit and non-profit world of books.</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Don't
forget...<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman ;";"><a
href="http://aboutbooks.info/" mce_href="http://aboutbooks.info/">about:books</a>
searches several review sites, including some of the ones listed above.</span></p>
<p><b><i>Cool fact:</i></b><br>
Want to tread reviews on your mobile device?<br>
<a href="http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=134&aid=179159"
target="_self">New
York Times to spin off Book Review for e-readers</a></p>
<p><b><i>Bonus link:</i></b><br>
With so many reviews by non-professional bloggers and reviewers, (see
article <a
href="http://www.cleveland.com/books/index.ssf/2010/06/whither_book_reviewing_in_the.html"
target="_self">"Whither book reviewing in the shifting world of
publishing?"</a>) how do you know who is reputable? Well, you
don't really, but they do have a big impact on author success.<span
class="grame"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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