thebookbag.co.uk

Internet abounds in opportunities for writing. This is likely to be the first time in human history that anybody could - if they applied themselves a little - have an audience of thousands, or even millions, even if a fleeting one. In addition to a thriving blogosphere, there are numerous portals acting as platforms for user-generated content: you are reading this thanks to one. Some sites encourage all kinds of content (Helium, Associated Content, Suite101), some are dedicated to one type of article (dooyoo, Ciao, epinions) and some deal with one area of interest (trivago, TripAdvisor). Most appear to be rather sleek, corporate creations. The ...  Read the complete review

If you enjoy reading books of any sort, then you really should take a look at www.thebookbag.co.uk. This is a wonderful website where you can read many unbiased reviews about any number of books. I was first alerted to thebookbag when I suddenly started noticing a postscript on a fellow dooyooer's reviews saying that his review had already appeared on this site. I thought I would take a look and I was very pleased I did. When you first go to thebookbag you find yourself at the home page. Here you find an introduction telling you what the aims of the site are - basically to tell people about books and help them decide if they would like to read ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes I tire of opinion sites. Wading through countless identikit reviews to find my next purchase can get a man down. It was therefore a pleasant surprise when I stumbled across the Bookbag, a brand new book review and recommendation site that has somehow managed to escape the trappings of the standard opinion site. The Bookbag differs from other opinion sites in that it does not offer the reader/browser the chance to rate the reviews according to their usefulness, helpfulness or by how much you like or wish to suck up to the writer. The Bookbag does allow you to comment on the content of the review but refreshingly these comments are vetted for content so ...  Read the complete review

For many years, I was an avid reader. I read at every opportunity and had a passion for reading. Somehow, when the Internet arrived, I stepped out of my shell, and instead of reading books, read websites. Recently, having stumbled across TheBookBag.co.uk, certain changes have happened to me, and I want to describe the experience, because to me it was a valuable one. I realised upon reading the site, which has been made by two ladies who love books, that I had found a website that has an honest approach to reviewing books. In fact, here I would describe the Internet as paramount to my experience moving from the country to the town. Surrounded with places to ...  Read the complete review

It was not by chance I stumbled upon this site, but I think I saw the link in a forum under a username and thought to myself, “What is this all about?” so, being the nosey old so and so that I am, I surfed along and came upon this. Not the analytical type, you will have to forgive me if I approach this somewhat different to an internet site but at the same time, The Bookbag is not your typical internet site as you will see. Two naughty schoolgirls who have never grown up thank god, have frequented review sites such as Dooyoo and Ciao for half a decade, bringing with them a charm, wit and also a sense of enjoyment to the sites. Their reviews have ...  Read the complete review