Books

We want to read on a subject matter, a certain kind of novel... but we don't know which book we'd like best. Let us seek advice.

How can we do it

The booksellers are some of the business branches who usually have more knowledge about what they are selling. They can guide us on the style of different authors, the suitability for the age if we want books for children, the contents of technical books, the deepness and line of essays... Let us explain them properly what we are looking for...
Knowing the marketing techniques with which books are offered helps us not to choose by impulse.
Let us talk about books with people of similar tastes and interests.
Let us consult press reviews and in the internet, but seeking different sources so as to contrast them.

Many big publishing groups are giant conglomerates with an enormous power on the public opinion because they own a great number of media (newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, cinema and entertainment...). The independent publishers are much superior in number; in Spain, for example a 75% of the publishers are independent and they publish a 43% of the titles. If we buy books from independent publishers we contribute to a wider plurality of ideas circulating (or, as it is also called, to bibliodiversity).

How can we do it

Most independent publishers are a minority and about specific themes, but some of them have a wide diffusion and international prestige, such as the Spanish one Anagrama. Let us look for them in our environment.
The copyright is the agreement by which an author or publisher reserves himself/herself the right to reproduce a work. The copyleft vision helps the books to move more freely among the public and is a great contribution to plurality.

The type of binding will influence the duration and good preservation of the book. Those with American binding (the loose sheets are glued directly to the spine) get loose very easily. Let us buy strong books.

How can we do it

The books which are more durable are the rebound ones, having several signatures sewn, glued or sewn to the spine. If we look the spine from above or below the book we will see the different "booklets".
Let us take this into consideration especially for books that we will use a lot, like recipes or dictionary ones, those for library use...

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Data d'actualització: 10/06/2010 - 19:25