If you are an avid reader and collector of books, you may want to consider joining a book-of-the-month-club. It can save you a lot of money than purchasing books at retail price. There are book-of-the-month-club’s for just about any interest.
How a Book-Of-The-Month-Club Works
To entice new mebers to join, most book-of-the-month-club’s offer four or five books for a few cents a piece, plus shipping and handling. As added incentive, new members can often pick up an extra book for half the publishers price when they register. In exchange for picking up so many books at such a discount, members agree to purchase four more books at regular club price (which is still less than the retail price) within the next two years. Now, if you are a book aficionado, you will have no problem buying four books in two months, let alone two years! Book-of-the-month-club’s then send out flyers to all members each month, with a pre-selected editor’s choice. Unless you send back the response card, you will receive the editor’s choice. If you don’t want the editor’s choice, or would prefer another selection, you can simply fill out the info on the card and mail it back it. Or…even easier, save a stamp and reply online. Managing a book-of-the-month-club online is easy and free. You can pay your bill online as well.
Which Book-Of-The-Month-Club is Right for Me?
If you have a particular interest in something -heck anything- then chances are, there is a book-of-the-month-club for you. Here are just a few of the many book-of-the-month-club’s available.
The Good Cook
As the name implies, this club is dedicated to those who love to cook, eat, and read about cooking and eating. They carry cookbooks from every Food Network star, to Julia Childs, to Betty Crocker. From vegan fare to BBQ masters, The Good Cook has it all! For more information you can visit www.thegoodcook.com.
The History Book Club
This book-of-the-month-club carries book about prehistoric times right up to the war in Iraq. Many books in this club are written by scholars, and use heavy (ahem…boring) academic language. However, the club still offers a goodly selection of lighter reading for those of us less academically inclined. The History Book Club also carries a great selection of biographies, from movie and sport stars to world leaders. For more information you can visit www.historybookclub.com.
HomeStyle Books
Any novice decorator or do-it-yourselfer will love, love, love this book-of-the-month-club! HomeStyle offers books on de-cluttering, decorating on a budget, gardening, and building projects, plus much, much more! For more information you can visit www.homestylebooks.com.
Children’s Book of The Month Club
A must have for parents. This is a great way to build your child’s library, without breaking the bank. This club also grows with your child, offering special selections for different age groups. Buying books on sale is a great way to stock up for birthdays and holiday gifts, as well. For more information you can visit www.cbomc.com.
Crafters Choice
This book-of-the-month-club offers everything any crafter could ever want. From crotchet and knitting to scrap booking and sewing, Crafters Choice has hundreds of great crafting books. They carry an excellent array of holiday books as well – prefect for making your own gifts! For more information you can visit www.crafterschoice.com.
Rhapsody Book Club
Attention readers of romance! This book-of-the-month-club offers every romance writer on the market, from Bertrice Small to Fern Michaels and Danielle Steele. Rhapsody organizes their book selections by categories- historical romance, erotic romance, contemporary romance, Christian romance, and paranormal romance, to name a few. This makes it easy to discover new authors who write in your favorite genre! For more information you can visit www.rhapsodybookclub.com.
Book of the Month Club
This is a great starter club. It offers selections from all the previously mentioned book clubs. While its choices are somewhat limited (for instance, it offers about an quarter as many history books as the History Book Club) it does offer the most popular books currently on the market. For more information you can visit www.bomc.com.
The next time you get the urge to pick up a new book, check out some of these book clubs. You may be surprised at the great deals you’ll find online!
Other book -of-the-month-clubs to check out include:
-Doubleday Book Club
-Military History Book Club
-Writers Digest Book Club
-Mystery Guild Book Club
-Science Fiction Book Club
