Opinion

A book in every stocking

QBD The Bookshop manager Janelle Fyson with some of this Christmas's predicted top sellers.
QBD The Bookshop manager Janelle Fyson with some of this Christmas's predicted top sellers. Dave Noonan

Well, the festive season is upon us.

I can tell because there's a lot of head scratching and searching online and in the shops looking for inspiration about what to give our loved ones for Christmas.

Seeing as 2012 is the National Year of Reading, it makes sense that a book is included in every stocking for this special year, even if it's not your especial habit to give the gift of reading.

And the younger the recipient, the better to get them hooked on reading and nurture the positive fun that literacy can be.

There are lots of children's books in real or virtual bookstores. One with a difference is Writer's Web because the books are written and illustrated by children about topics that interest them that they have explored through their text and images.

Not an easy thing to achieve - just ask an adult who has tried to do the same!

These books are available either as PDF eBook to share on the computer for $4.95 or hard copy format for $24.95 with over 100 titles available.

For teens and young adults consider the extremes of fantasy or non-fiction.

Vampires, alternate worlds and not-of-this-world characters are on one hand, while guitar, dance and car chronicles are on the other. Or lash out, crossover and purchase both.

As for the adult reader, the choice is endless. But the key thing this year is the reading channel preference of the recipient - hardcopy with actual pages to turn and smell, or, eBook to be read on the mobile, computer or tablet.

Once you have this sorted, then it's back to the interest of the giftee. And this is where the expertise of your local bookstore can't be underestimated - matching what they are interested in and the books they like with the latest releases or some classic reads.

And, as with everything else, it's the process of searching to find the perfect gift which is the reason we do this in the first place.

Who knows, you might find yourself the perfect stocking filler (or two) too.

Happy shopping!
 

Topics:  blog, books, christmas, janet kieseker, opinion


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