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If you can remember just one word of the title, use the search function on Goodreads or Library Thing to find long lists of titles with a particular word. Goodreads’ browse-able lists of titles that readers have shelved in unique categories, such as authors’ professions or decades of publication, may also be helpful.
How do you find a book with just the plot?
How to Find a Book Title by Plot or Vague Description
- Step 1: Write Down the Details.
- Step 2: Use Google (or another search engine)
- Step 3: Consult Reddit.
- Step 4: Ask Your Social Media Circle.
- Step 5: Ask a librarian.
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If your source is a book, look for an author’s note, a foreword, or an “about the author” section towards the beginning or the end of the book. If your source is a website, look for an “About Me” section.
How do I search for a book on Google?
Search within a book
- Go to Google Books.
- Search for the title, author, ISBN, or keywords.
- Click a title.
- Under the title, click Search inside.
- In the window, at the top, click Search in this book type your search click Search .
Where do you find the title of a book description?
Below, we’ve gathered a few useful ways you can find a book from a vague description.
- Google it. Many book lovers may be familiar with Google Books.
- Turn to the expertise of strangers through social media.
- Search on BookBub’s website.
- When in doubt, ask your librarian.
How do I find a book that was published?
The page immediately following the title page is often called the copyright page. This is where you find the remaining copyright information for the book. Here is where the publication or copyright date is typically printed.
How do you find a book when you don’t know its name?
In the old days, you could have asked the librarian. Today, you can go online and use these tips to find a book when you don’t know the title or author. When you can’t (or even if you can) remember the name of a book, author, or the characters in it, Google or another search engine should be your first port of call.
Why can’t I find the book or author on BookBrowse?
If you don’t find the book or author you’re looking for in the first page of results the chances are it’s because it is not one that we have featured. More about BookBrowse . Please select a title and/or author, or article in the search options.
In case of a forgotten title or author, you have to remember anything you can use from the book. It could be the name of a character, a line of dialog, or even basic plot points. The more specific the phrase, the better the result. All rules of a normal search apply (for instance, for exact searches put it in quotes).
Where can I find a list of book titles?
Worldcat: Worldcat is a catalog of over 70 thousand libraries in 160 countries. Here you can look for a specific keyword, and you’ll get a list of book titles in various languages. There’s also a “Fiction Finder” section where you can search for a book by a character or place in addition to a keyword.
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