Audiobooks and Ebooks for Online Book clubs
Read or Listen to Nominated Books Quickly and Easily
May 26, 2009
New generation online book clubs, such as the Jonathon Ross book club on Twitter (twitter.com/atwossybookclub), are opening up book clubs to a whole new range of participants. Online book clubs allow people to comment on books from their computers anywhere in the world, allowing people to virtually meet and discuss books that the book clubs have nominated. The advent of Twitter and other social networking sites has made participating in a book club even more convenient, with anyone, anywhere, at any time being able to comment on the nominated book.
Alternatives to the traditional paper book format also helps to open up the participation in book clubs to people who may have found it otherwise difficult to find the time to read a book. Ebooks and audiobooks can be read or listened to, for instance, while commuting or traveling. This means that people who many otherwise have been too busy to read a book within the time frame required to be able to participate in a book club can read or listen to the book in time to join in.
Digital Delivery
One other major benefit of audiobooks and ebooks is that they are delivered electronically. After payment has been received the books are digitally downloaded to a computer or listening device. This means that there is no wait for the books to arrive through the postal system. This is useful for book clubs such as the Jonathon Ross book club where a different book is discussed each week. The instant delivery means that someone can decide to join in at any time, without the fear of a delay in the delivery of the book meaning that the opportunity has passed.
Supply and Demand
The availability of digital formats such as ebooks and audiobooks also means that there is no fear about a book going out of stock while it is being featured on a high profile book club. The large online retailer Amazon, for instance, reported a 7,000 percent increase in the sale of Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson on the day that it was announced that Jonathon Ross had nominated it to be the first book featured in his Twitter book club.
Finding Ebooks and Audiobooks
Most online book clubs will provide full details about the nominated book. While this often refers just to the printed edition, it will include important detail such as the publisher's name and website address. Full information about how to access alternative formats of the book will certainly be included on the publisher's website. An alternative method is to search large online stores such as Amazon and Audible for the titles.
Ebooks and audiobooks can be a great alternative to traditional print books for people who are interested in joining online book clubs but are pressed for time.
Further Reading
- How to Join the Jonathon Ross Book Club
- Men Who Stare at Goats - Audiobook Review
- Audiobooks by Stephen Fry
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