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: ''For the British television situation comedy, please see The Book Group''.
A 'book club' is a club where people usually meet to discuss a book that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. They may also be known as book discussion clubs or reading groups, and meet in private homes, libraries, bookstores, pubs, cafes or restaurants over meals or drinks.
Another form of "book club" is the commercial kind which is a advertising and selling medium.
A single-title 'book club' is one in which people usually meet to discuss a particular title that they have read and then go on to express their opinions, likes, dislikes about it. They may also be known as 'book groups' or 'book discussion clubs'. They meet in private homes, libraries, bookstores, restaurants over meals, etc.
Characteristics of a single-title book club naturally include that every person in the group is meant to read the same title at the same time. Clearly, a single person or small group of people must decide ahead of time what that title will be. Most often, that title will be a new release, and it is expected that each member buy a personal copy. If it is a book club that meets at a library, the title may be a new release or an older title. If they choose, each member may borrow a copy of the book from the library.
One famous book club is Oprah's Book Club, which was founded by famed talk-show host, Oprah Winfrey.
The characteristics of a multi-title club are such that each member may be reading different titles from each other at any given time. What distinguishes this from any group of unrelated people reading different things from each other is that each title is expected to be read by the next member in a serial fashion.
Open loans imply that the books in question are free to be loaned among the population with the expectation of getting them back eventually. Instead of one member deciding what everyone will read, with all the cost implications of acquiring that title, these clubs usually involve circulating books they already own. Each book is introduced with a short precis. This offers members the advantage of previewing a work before committing to read. It has the effect of narrowing the focus of the dialogue so that book and reader are more quickly and more accurately matched up. The sequential nature of the process implies that within a short time, three to five people may have read the same title, which is the perfect amount for a worthy conversation. Examples of this methodology include the Houston SF Book Network [1]
Catch and release imply that actual ownership of the book transfers each iteration with no expectation of the book returning to the original owner. The mechanism of transfer may include a personal face to face hand off, sending the items though the mail, or most remarkably, leaving the book in a public place with the expectation that unknown future readers will find it there. All three methods are utilized with BookCrossing.[2] Book Crossers use a website and a system of unique identifcation numbers to track released items as they migrate through a world-wide community. The interaction is largely web-centric, but it does not exclude face-to-face gatherings, each of which can take on the traits of other book groups.
With the challenge that not all members of a book club can regularly meet at an appointed place and time, and the rise of the Internet, a new form of book clubs has emerged online. Online book clubs exist in the form of Internet forums, Yahoo Groups, e-mail mailing lists and dedicated websites. Also in the category of social networks, these online book clubs are made up of members of a variety of reading interests and often approach book discussion in different ways, e.g. academic discussion, pleasure-reading discussion, personal connection and reaction to books members read. Examples of these online book clubs include ZBookClub, LitMinds, and Readerville.
A 'book club' may also be a method of publishing and selling books. Each "member" of the book club agrees to receive books by mail and pay for them as they are received. This may be done by means of negative option billing in which the customer receives an announcement of the book or books along with a form to notify the seller if the customer does not want the book. If the customer fails to return the form by a specified date, the seller will ship the book and expect the customer to pay for it, or the business may operate via a "positive option" in which the customer is periodically sent a list of books offered, but none is sent until the customer specifically orders them. The offer of a free book, often a large one, is a frequent enticement to membership. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary for years served this purpose. Some clubs offer new members other (non-book) free gifts, such as book totes or reading lights.
Some commercial book clubs are "continuity" book clubs, which send members a certain number of books (selected by the club or the member) every month until the membership expires or is canceled. Harlequin Book Clubs are typical of continuity book clubs. Other commercial book clubs are "commitment" book clubs, which require members to order a certain number of books in order to fulfill the membership obligation and cancel the membership. Most Book-of-the-Month Clubs are commitment book clubs.
Book clubs typically sell books at a sizable discount from their list prices. Often, the books sold are editions created specifically for sale by book clubs, and are manufactured more cheaply and less durably than the regular editions.
The Book-of-the-Month Club (founded 1923) is an early and well known example of this kind of business. Others include the Science Fiction Book Club, the Mystery Book Club, and the Quality Paperback Book Club, all of which are run by Booksonline / Doubleday Entertainment (a subsidiary of Bookspan). The largest book of the month clubs have millions of members.
★ ZBookClub Online book discussion club
★ BookWise Associate Commercial book club
★ How to Start a Book Club with Suggested Book List
★ Book Club Primer
★ Reader's Circle Local Listings for Book Clubs and Reading Groups
★ Commercial Book Club Directory
★ Guelph Book Club
★ The Dark And Stormy Book Club: Online Blog and Reading Group
★ Book-Club-Offers How Do Book Clubs Work?
A 'book club' is a club where people usually meet to discuss a book that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. They may also be known as book discussion clubs or reading groups, and meet in private homes, libraries, bookstores, pubs, cafes or restaurants over meals or drinks.
Another form of "book club" is the commercial kind which is a advertising and selling medium.
| Contents |
| Single-title clubs |
| Multi-title clubs |
| Open loans |
| Catch and Release |
| Online Book Clubs |
| Commercial Book Clubs |
| External links |
Single-title clubs
A single-title 'book club' is one in which people usually meet to discuss a particular title that they have read and then go on to express their opinions, likes, dislikes about it. They may also be known as 'book groups' or 'book discussion clubs'. They meet in private homes, libraries, bookstores, restaurants over meals, etc.
Characteristics of a single-title book club naturally include that every person in the group is meant to read the same title at the same time. Clearly, a single person or small group of people must decide ahead of time what that title will be. Most often, that title will be a new release, and it is expected that each member buy a personal copy. If it is a book club that meets at a library, the title may be a new release or an older title. If they choose, each member may borrow a copy of the book from the library.
One famous book club is Oprah's Book Club, which was founded by famed talk-show host, Oprah Winfrey.
Multi-title clubs
The characteristics of a multi-title club are such that each member may be reading different titles from each other at any given time. What distinguishes this from any group of unrelated people reading different things from each other is that each title is expected to be read by the next member in a serial fashion.
Open loans
Open loans imply that the books in question are free to be loaned among the population with the expectation of getting them back eventually. Instead of one member deciding what everyone will read, with all the cost implications of acquiring that title, these clubs usually involve circulating books they already own. Each book is introduced with a short precis. This offers members the advantage of previewing a work before committing to read. It has the effect of narrowing the focus of the dialogue so that book and reader are more quickly and more accurately matched up. The sequential nature of the process implies that within a short time, three to five people may have read the same title, which is the perfect amount for a worthy conversation. Examples of this methodology include the Houston SF Book Network [1]
Catch and Release
Catch and release imply that actual ownership of the book transfers each iteration with no expectation of the book returning to the original owner. The mechanism of transfer may include a personal face to face hand off, sending the items though the mail, or most remarkably, leaving the book in a public place with the expectation that unknown future readers will find it there. All three methods are utilized with BookCrossing.[2] Book Crossers use a website and a system of unique identifcation numbers to track released items as they migrate through a world-wide community. The interaction is largely web-centric, but it does not exclude face-to-face gatherings, each of which can take on the traits of other book groups.
Online Book Clubs
With the challenge that not all members of a book club can regularly meet at an appointed place and time, and the rise of the Internet, a new form of book clubs has emerged online. Online book clubs exist in the form of Internet forums, Yahoo Groups, e-mail mailing lists and dedicated websites. Also in the category of social networks, these online book clubs are made up of members of a variety of reading interests and often approach book discussion in different ways, e.g. academic discussion, pleasure-reading discussion, personal connection and reaction to books members read. Examples of these online book clubs include ZBookClub, LitMinds, and Readerville.
Commercial Book Clubs
A 'book club' may also be a method of publishing and selling books. Each "member" of the book club agrees to receive books by mail and pay for them as they are received. This may be done by means of negative option billing in which the customer receives an announcement of the book or books along with a form to notify the seller if the customer does not want the book. If the customer fails to return the form by a specified date, the seller will ship the book and expect the customer to pay for it, or the business may operate via a "positive option" in which the customer is periodically sent a list of books offered, but none is sent until the customer specifically orders them. The offer of a free book, often a large one, is a frequent enticement to membership. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary for years served this purpose. Some clubs offer new members other (non-book) free gifts, such as book totes or reading lights.
Some commercial book clubs are "continuity" book clubs, which send members a certain number of books (selected by the club or the member) every month until the membership expires or is canceled. Harlequin Book Clubs are typical of continuity book clubs. Other commercial book clubs are "commitment" book clubs, which require members to order a certain number of books in order to fulfill the membership obligation and cancel the membership. Most Book-of-the-Month Clubs are commitment book clubs.
Book clubs typically sell books at a sizable discount from their list prices. Often, the books sold are editions created specifically for sale by book clubs, and are manufactured more cheaply and less durably than the regular editions.
The Book-of-the-Month Club (founded 1923) is an early and well known example of this kind of business. Others include the Science Fiction Book Club, the Mystery Book Club, and the Quality Paperback Book Club, all of which are run by Booksonline / Doubleday Entertainment (a subsidiary of Bookspan). The largest book of the month clubs have millions of members.
External links
★ ZBookClub Online book discussion club
★ BookWise Associate Commercial book club
★ How to Start a Book Club with Suggested Book List
★ Book Club Primer
★ Reader's Circle Local Listings for Book Clubs and Reading Groups
★ Commercial Book Club Directory
★ Guelph Book Club
★ The Dark And Stormy Book Club: Online Blog and Reading Group
★ Book-Club-Offers How Do Book Clubs Work?
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