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The Novel Network: The Good and the Bad
In today's society wherein technology seems to be evolving really fast and it is changing the way people live their lives, so many things in the way we do things are affected in big and small ways. Technology, information technology and the internet, for instance, helps businesses make transactions from everywhere in the globe. Hence, it is so much simpler for companies to go "global" as they call it. Now, almost everything can be done with a mere touch of a computer mouse. Need data? Just look it up in the internet. Once upon a time, only research books are considered "obsolete" as people would rather do their research online rather than the library. Today, even reading is brought to a whole new level. More and more readers are making the switch from your traditional paperback and hard bound to electronic books. Hence, certain website such as The Novel Network was born.
The Novel Network is a site wherein members can download as many books as they want with a mere one time fee of 49 dollars. It is gaining popularity as more and more people are opting to become members. Before you decide to jump into the bandwagon, here are some things that you should know about the site.
The Good:
The Novel Network has over 300,000 titles for you to choose from. Are you looking for a specific novel? They most probably have it. With a click of a button, you can have a book collection / library in the palm of your hands.
The Bad: You need a device such as Kindle, The Nook, iPad and the like to read the books from the Novel Network. It can be quite expensive since these are really hot items in the market these days.
The Good: The website can save you so much time because almost title you could ever want is available there from classic novels, modern books, graphic novels, manga and even daily newspapers. No more having to go from store to store in search for a specific title.
The Bad: As of now, The Novel Network only has English books. Yes, they have a wide array of choices in their collection but if you speak or read other languages, you will surely not find it there.
The Good: The website has a 24 hour customer service function so should you have difficulty operating the site or if you simply have questions, you can reach them at anytime and any day. No more having to wait for office hours to have your questions answered.
The Bad: Downloading always posts a risk for virus so make sure that your computer's anti virus is constantly updated.
Those are the good and bad things of The Novel Network. It's up to you to decide if membership is something that would benefit you.
