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book clubMarketing service that offers books to subscribers through the mail, often at reduced prices. The first U.S. book club, the Book-of-the-Month Club, was founded in 1926; the rival Literary Guild appeared a year later. By the 1980s nearly 100 book clubs existed in the U.S., most of them specialized (e.g., for history books, mysteries, etc.). A common incentive for attracting new members is the offer of several free or heavily discounted books; long-standing members often receive bonuses. |
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| Pritts) stops reading, everyone in the bookclub whines because we're so into the book. Jack Shaheen is the author of Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, available from the AET BookClub. Instead of passively flipping through book reviews, bookclub members get the chance to become book reviewers themselves. |
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