Virtual+Bookshelves

Shelfari (http://shelfari.com) Shelfari is a virtual bookshelf that you create  to show off books that you have read and recommend. It is a Web 2.0 site  that allows you to connect with students, other teachers, and parents  around books.  Shelfari is a great way to discover new titles, discuss books, start an online book club, and show  others what you are reading. You can show off your Shelfari bookshelf on your blog, classroom  website, or other social networking site of choice. Build a bookshelf of age appropriate reading for your  students. Embed the bookshelf on your classroom website, wiki, or blog to encourage reading. Shelfari  allows you to create online book clubs and discussions making it easy to keep student reading and  comprehension skills in top shape. Shelfari is an excellent resource for parents who may feel  overwhelmed when they enter a library with their child.


 * [|LibraryThing] (big book network)
 * [|GoodReads]
 * [|BookBox] (embeddable bookshelves)

Google Books:
 Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on [|Google Books] or on Google.com. When we find a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your search results. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy. [|Learn more about the different views]. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> We've created reference pages for every book so you can quickly find all kinds of relevant information: book reviews, web references, maps and more. [|See an example]. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> If you find a book you like, click on the "Buy this book" and "Borrow this book" links to see where you can buy or borrow the print book. You can now also buy the ebook from the [|Google eBookstore]. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Currently, we are connecting readers with books in two ways: the [|Partner Program] and the [|Library Project]. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">New! Search for magazine content on Google Book search. [|Find out how »]
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[[image:http://books.google.com/googlebooks/images/books_magnify.gif width="35" height="35"]] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Browse books online
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[[image:http://books.google.com/googlebooks/images/speed.gif width="35" height="35"]] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Learn more -- fast
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[[image:http://books.google.com/googlebooks/images/buy.gif width="35" height="35"]] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Buy the book ... or borrow it from the library.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[[image:http://books.google.com/googlebooks/images/booksearch.gif width="35" height="35"]] || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Where do the books come from?