Book of the month clubs

What is the point of book of the month clubs? Are there any real advantages to being a member of one? Why do people who are already members recommend them? Can't I just go to Amazon and buy whatever books I want anyway?

To answer those questions, we have to accept first that book of the month clubs are more popular than ever. There are many good reasons for this.

You may remember that the 'death of book reading' was one of the predicted side effects of the arrival of the World Wide Web. People were going to get their information and entertainment online, at their computer screens, and books were going to fade away as old-fashioned, inconvenient and expensive artifacts of a bygone age.

Well, so much for that completely wrong prediction. In fact, it was so wrong it now seems laughable. Books are still as popular as ever, and popular authors still become rich and famous just as they always have. Not only that, some authors make most of their sales online.

This brings us back to book of the month clubs. Why would you use one? The reason is that modern book of the month clubs combine the power of reviews, selection and popularity with the convenience of online ordering and delivery to your home. Where once readers world have read reviews in newspapers and magazines, sought out books in bookstores, and purchased them, they can now take advantage of online selection and ordering - combining the power of the web with the love of actual printed books.

So where are these online book of the month clubs anyway? There are some great book of the month clubs to check out on the web.

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