Books and social networks

We would like to talk about  books and internet communities. Of course we do prefer a printed book to an ebook, but it is undeniable that we are more interconnected tecnologically every day and it can profitable anyway, don't you think so? That's why we will suggest some social networks for booklovers.

If you are interested in a book but you want to know other people's opinion or if you were surprised by a lecture and you are willing to talk about it or recommend it, you can do it through these communities:

• Librarything
• Goodreads
• Book sprouts
• Copia

You can also find literary blogs and forums  such as: Bookblogs

Do you like Pinterest? well, Book Cover Archive offers books classifications by their covers, very visual. 

But if you don't only read but also writes and would like to offer your writings to the world then Widbook is your site, you can upload your writings as well as reading other books and having your own virtual library, I love it!

Woul you prefer to collaborate with a non profitable organization through your passion for books?  You can do it!  Book Mooch is a great community for exchanging used books, so you can exchange the books you don't want anymore for another books or points to be given to a non profitable organization. This way you bring them the oppportunity of increasing their books number.

Which one is your favourite? Is there any other that we didn't name and you want to suggest?

The books aging

There is something typical in a library: how it smells and when you open an old book with its used pages then you realise it has its own story. 

Why do old books smell?

In old papers books, the composition that can be found is lignin and certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs). As time goes by, they oxidize themselves and lignin turns the pages yellow and smells like vanille.  Nowadays, books are not going to go through this process as their leaves do not really have much lignin and are neutral PH for a better conservation. And now it's time to sell Paper Passion: a perfume that smells like books and you can also find DIY about how to make books looking older with tea bags.

The essence of an old book can not be created from a new one.