WSJ online- Bookish.com
Bookish.com has launched! The website was created by three major publishing companies to fill the widening void left in the hearts of book-lovers everywhere. As physical bookstores continue to close their doors while online bookselling continues to grow, the art of browsing is being taken away from booklovers. Half the fun of visiting a bookstore is browsing through the shelves and tables of new books, judging books by their covers, and discovering new authors and new work by familiar authors. Flipping through a new book at the store is a treat that I know I will greatly miss when there is no longer a bookstore within driving distance.
The aim of Bookish.com is to give booklovers a sort of online world in which to browse books… The site provides reviews, both professional and from online users, links to the author’s website, link to where you can buy the book (though some books are offered directly through the site) and provides a recommendation engine as well. There will also be some original content on the site- generated by publishers and by the site’s own staff as well.
I’m looking forward to spending some time browsing around Bookish.com and seeing where it takes me!
I didn't know about this site! I will definitely spend some time browsing this site although my first preference would still be sipping a latte and perusing books at a comfy bookstore.
ReplyDeleteI am such a huge fan of the real deal book! I wish the whole digital book craze would just disappear. Since I highly doubt the disappearance will happen Bookish is a good alternative. I do love to just waste time walking up and down the aisles so at least now I can still waste time but I will just be sitting and perusing the options on the computer. I am very happy to hear that you are able to buy the actual book and not the digital version. As long as I still have access to the physical versions I will be happy. I hope Bookish is a success. Thank you for posting this so I will have my backup plan if my Barnes and Nobles closes.
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