Favorite Bookish Sites

If I was a better blogger, I would be able to list off 10+ of my favorite book blogs, BUT I SUCK AT BLOGGING and almost never find the time to blog-hop anymore. Now when I visit blogs, it’s because they’ve visited me first (and to those of you that do visit me – THANK YOU for keeping me somewhat in the blogging loop, I’m sorry I’m not a better blog friend *grovels*). So anyway, instead of sharing my favorite book blogs on today’s post, I’m going to share the bookish sites that I visit the most.

1. Goodreads

This is a big fat DUH for some of you. For those of you that aren’t familiar with this site, GO CHECK IT OUT. It’s basically a virtual book shelf that allows you to keep books you’ve read or are interested organized however you want! It’s also a place where you can put book reviews. Here’s how I use Goodreads.

2. Audible

This is one of my go-to sites for audiobooks. It is also the most expensive. My plan is $15/month and that allows me one audiobook per month. The advantage of Audible is that they have really good audiobooks and they have almost everything. Usually when my cheaper audiobook websites don’t have a book, Audible will.

3. Scribd 

This is a cheaper place to get audiobooks. I think it’s $9/month for a subscription and that allows unlimited listens of audiobooks and reads of ebooks. They have a lot of audiobooks, but they don’t have everything. This is a great place for classics.

4. Overdrive

This is my one of my library websites where I can get audiobooks FOR FREE. Heck yes. Obviously this is the best because I pay nothing, but it doesn’t have a huge audiobook selection (or when it has what I want, there’s a massive wait-list). The other downside to this site is that you do need to have a library membership before you can use it.

5. The Book Depository

This is a GREAT place to find books. I know all of you international folk know about it, but I think Americans are less familiar (especially the non-bloggers), because we have Amazon for books.  It has an enormous selection (MORE THAN AMAZON PEOPLE) and is where I find all of my classics. The downside is that the shipping is slow. The upside is that the shipping is free, and books are often cheaper here than they are on other sites.

6. Netgalley

This is a site where you can get access to advanced reader copies (ARCs) of books for free (side note: all ARCs should be free, you should never have to pay for one. If someone is asking you for money for one, say no because that’s shady af!). You have to be approved for the ARCs, which doesn’t always happen, but it’s still fun to get some stuff early. The downside is that they’re ebooks and often have slightly awkward formatting.

7. Bloglovin’

When I did blog-hop frequently, I used Bloglovin’ to do it. If you like to visit a lot of blogs, Bloglovin’ streamlines the process and allows you to go between different blogs quickly and easily. 

What are some of your favorite bookish websites or bloggers?

This Top Ten Tuesday prompt was created by That Artsy Reader Girl!

A.S. Thornton

A.S. Thornton has evolved from book blogger to author with a particular fondness for writing forbidden love in ancient deserts. When not writing, she’s caring for dogs and cats as a veterinarian. You’ll never find animals at the center of her writing, though, because those fictional worlds don’t have veterinarians and her literal brain can’t accept that the poor critters would be without parasite prevention. Thornton’s debut, DAUGHTER OF THE SALT KING is available wherever books are sold.