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Book Crossing
bookcrossing.com
Book Crossing is a worldwide book exchange. Members "release" their books for other people to find in locations across the world. The website provides records of books released and found, reviews, ratings and recommendations from across the globe. 17 Feb 2010 -
Bookgroup Info
bookgroup.info
Bookgroup.info is an independent website providing information for readers and book groups, including book reviews, literary news and interviews with authors . 17 Feb 2010 -
Book Group Online
bookgrouponline.com
Book Group Online is an online reading group for registered forum users. Discussions are based around genres and themes as well as specific books. Discussions are monitored and so are suitable for both children and adults. 23 Feb 2010 -
Book Hopper
bookhopper.com
Bookhopper.com allows people to swap books from home for books they haven't read. Once registered, users must offer three books and then can choose from any in the entire collection. 23 Feb 2010 -
Booktrust/Bookstart
bookstart.org.uk
Bookstart provides families with free books and information about how to share stories and rhymes with children, at three key stages in a child's development. 23 Feb 2010 -
The Reading Agency
chatterbooks.org.uk
Chatterbooks is a national network of reading groups for children, coordinated by The Reading Agency. 24 Feb 2010 -
Find Me A Good Read
findmeagoodread.com
Find Me a Good Read is a personal recommendation service helping people to find books for themselves or their friends. Users answer an online questionnaire about their reading preferences and are then emailed book recommendations. 23 Feb 2010 -
The Literacy Project
google.com/literacy
Resource for teachers, literacy organisations and anyone interested in reading and education, created in collaboration by Google, LitCam and UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning. 24 Feb 2010 -
Penguin
Penguin Reading Groups Guide
The Penguin Reading Groups Guide has some useful general information on setting up a reading group. It also holds a directory of reading groups around the UK and offers resources such as reviews and suggested (Penguin) books. 23 Feb 2010 -
The Reading Agency
sixbookchallenge.org.uk
The Six Book Challenge is delivered by public libraries and adult basic skills tutors to help adults build their reading skills and confidence, with incentives and creative reading activities. 24 Feb 2010
