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Earlier most people purchased books based on the recommendation of  the book store owner,  newspaper / magazine reviews and their personal interests. Today reviews from a cross section of  people is available online, so that book buyers can make an informed choice 

Some of  the popular book review websites are:

1. Amazon - has the largest range of  fiction and non fiction books online and reviews are written by the readers of  the book. Easy to use and comprehensive

2. Reviewofbooks - for new books and books on the bestseller lists. Not very convenient to find information on older books. Sparknotes and Cliffnotes have chapter summaries and reviews for older books (classics). Scholastic has parent / editor reviews of children's books.

3. Most online book stores like Barnes & Nobles, Waterstone offer book reviews for the books listed at their website