The following link is to an article concerning the history of books bound in tanned human skin. I sure hope I don’t have any such books!
For more, visit:
http://thechirurgeonsapprentice.com/2012/01/31/books-of-human-flesh-the-history-behind-anthropodermic-bibliopegy/
The following link is to an article suggesting that reading a physical book (traditional book) will aid the memory more than an ebook. I think memorising something is a little more sophisticated than that, but then again I am an ebook fan.
For more, visit:
http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/14/do-e-books-impair-memory/
Less Than 1000 Sets Remain
The following link reports on the last days of the printed editions of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Less than 1000 sets remain.
For more, visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/04/encyclopaedia-britannica.phtml
At the BookShelf 