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 Hook2Book Opinion Poll on Reading Habits
Prior to launching Hook2Book.com, we had conducted a nation wide opinion poll on reading habits. We now invite you to be part of this poll.
Click on the the below link to record your opinions. At the end of the questionnaire you also get to see graphical representation of results collected so far.
H2B opinion poll on Reading Habits
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Interview with Mr Shinu Gupta, Founder & CEO of A1Books
Backgrounder on A1Books
A1Books is part of a global group of companies under the WebNotions, Inc. name that have catered to over 4 million customers worldwide since 1995. With a database of more than 3.5 million products and partnerships with all the leading publishers and sales channels in the world, A1Books is recognized for making knowledge affordable.
Last year, WebNotions, Inc was selected as among the top 25 Indian-owned companies in the USA.
Mr. Gupta is the Chairman and CEO of Webnotions, parent company of A1books.com which he founded in 1995. He is accomplished in both technology and the book industry, with a total experience of 15 years. He has led several companies, including Webnotions, Inc. and Fountain Head, Inc. and successfully launched and sold "eOrganizer", one of the first online calendaring systems to Mail.com.
Mr. Gupta has a Master's degree in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from IIT, India. He achieved Summa Cum Laude honors from both of these institutions.
How did the idea for A1Books USA and A1Books India come about?
When I came to the US as a student, e-commerce had not yet picked up. I am a technology person and after a while I started A1Books in 1995 as a small online retailer to serve college students. With an entrepreneurial spirit and the force of technology backing me, A1Books survived and thrived through the dot com bubble burst and is today a respected company in ecommerce. Adding several new categories and business divisions over the years, we have served over 4 million customers since that day I started selling books from my apartment!
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What is...
Hook2Book.com is an online discussion forum dedicated for discussion on Books, Authors, Bookstores, Libraries, Publications and related events. The MISSION of Hook2Book.com is to create and maintain India's largest and most comprehensive bibliophiles and Book Reviewers community and to provide a common platform for readers, authors, bookstores, libraries, publications and related event organizers. To achieve this Hook2Book.com will constantly motivate and facilitate readers to discuss and review books and will work towards integrating each stakeholder/business entity/organization related to books.
Hook2Book.com stands apart compared to other book discussion/review channels on Internet as it instills a sense of community belonging among its members and categorically arranges the reviews and discussion threads making it easier for access. Hook2Book.com also aspires to develop a repute of one-stop-solution for any reader looking out for review and introduction to books and thus prove to be the India's No.1 online portal for bibliophiles.
We at Hook2Book.com believe that online integrated platform involving readers of varied interests, authors, book stores, libraries and book related event organizers is essential for Indian Publishing Industry. And we also believe that this sort of platform can be realized only through an online medium like Hook2Book Forum.
Why...
You have great love for books? Come...Join and start writing reviews of the books you loved/hated; let others know about those books. Thats not all, Hook2Book.com also hosts 'Book Review Contests' each season. Members of the forum will vote for 'Best Review of the season'. It could be YOUR review! Be a winner and be part of Hook2Book.com elite club and also win some exciting prizes!
'I don't think I'm eligible to review a Book or Author's work'
We have heard many H2B-ites say this. We get your point. By 'Review', we don't expect an in-depth review of the book (if you do review in depth, we would be more than happy!). Instead, we want you to join us and discuss books, introduce books you have read to others by posting a small writeup about a book. Don't stop there, go ahead and discuss about authors, bookstores and libraries in your city, online book stores in India, Publishing houses, Book fairs and related events.
Want to know about a book before you pick it up? Come...Join and start reading reviews and discussion threads. Also, vote for the reviews you enjoyed reading, participate in the discussion threads and create your own discussion threads. Read exclusive contents, interviews and articles by authors, publishers, bookstores and libraries. Be informed about Book fairs and Book release events in your city.
Be a member and be part of happening 'Book Clubs'
Who...
Hook2Book.com is setup and maintained by Vinay D R. Please write to vinaydr@hook2book.com in case of any queries, concerns or issues.
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» Hook2Book Guide |
Please browse through the forum, understand the forum structure and start posting your reviews and discussion threads in appropriate forum/category.
If you need to post a Book Review, please search for any existing thread for that book. If it exists, post your review in the same thread. Else, you can create a new thread for the book and post your review.
You are free to discuss/comment/talk about book in the review thread of the book.
If you can't find review of a book you are looking out for, you can open a new thread in appropriate forum requesting for the review. Please 'Search' before posting such requests.
Please do read Announcements section.
If you find any category/forum topic missing, click here to post a request. New forums/categories will be opened on request.
Help us keep this place neat and tidy.Thank You!
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Template to introduce Book shops to the forum |
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Jan 07, 2007 - 12:16 PM - by Administrator
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Hi All,
Please follow this template, when posting your views/comments on a bookshop.
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Book store Name:
Address/Landmark to spot the book store in the city:
Collection of books: Your rating out of 5
Ambience: Your rating out of 5
Your Final verdict:
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You can find the forum for discussion on books stores... [Read More]
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Jan 06, 2007 - 10:41 PM - by Administrator
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This thread is dedicated to 'Book Review Contest(BRCs)' on H2B.
About BRCs:- For each season BRCs are conducted, where in all reviews in a particular season are listed for voting and members of the forum vote for their favourites.
- All the reviews listed under 'BRC Voting thread' can be found across the forum in various categories. They are listed under voting thread for the sole purpose of voting. Eg: If one writes a review on Fiction book, this review will be posted... [Read More]
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Book Review Template |
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Dec 31, 2006 - 9:20 PM - by Administrator
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Hi everyone,
I am posting a book review template that can be followed to submit reviews. This review template makes it easier for reader's to get all necessary info about the book.
This review template is in no way THE standard one .
Additions/Deletion of fields are most welcome![Read More]
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Introduce Yourself |
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Dec 31, 2006 - 9:56 AM - by Administrator
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Hi All,
Registered to Hook2Book.com just now!?
Come....introduce yourself...get to know other H2b-ites.
Let me start off with myself,
I am Vinay D R, Engineering graduate in Information science.
Currently working as a Software Engineer in Bangalore.
Passion for books motivated me to kick off Hook2Book forum.
So thats about me...how about you?? [Read More]
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