The link below is to an article looking at ebook sales, with the consequence being that the earlier article posted concerning ebooks as just for porn, etc, looks increasingly ridiculous.
For more visit:
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/06/18/off-the-ebook-shelf/
The link below is to an article that… well, the opinion expressed in it is nonsense. It seems to me to be an opinion of someone who likes living in the good old days.
For more visit:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9334525/E-books-are-for-porn-but-real-books-with-survive-says-award-winning-author.html
The link below is to an interesting article about ‘lost’ libraries.
For more visit:
http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/02/20/lost-libraries/
The link below is to an Infographic – ‘Do E-Reader Owners Read More Books?’
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/06/01/e-reading-trends/
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘how pretty should books be?’ This is an interesting question. Do books need to be pretty or is good content enough? What do you think?
For more visit:
http://www.torontostandard.com/culture/they-become-what-they-behold-or-how-pretty-should-a-book-be
The link below is to a story that pushes the boundaries of ‘book.’ It is a report on a horror story novel by Koji Suzuki. The strange thing about the novel is that it is printed on toilet paper rolls by the Hayashi Paper Co.
For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/16/toilet-paper-with-a-horror-sto.html
The link below is to an article about a wedding held at Ben McNally Books in Toronto, Canada.
For more visit:
http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2012/06/14/couple-ties-the-knot-at-ben-mcnally-books/
The link below is to an article that briefly reviews five non-fiction books that every geek should read. The five books are:
– Generation Xbox by Jaime Russell
– The Master Switch by Tim Wu
– The Race for a New Game Machine by David Shippy and Mickie Phipps
– Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, and
– You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier.
For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-non-fiction-books-every-technology-geek-must-read/
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘Is there any reason to read?’ So why read? Why do you read? Do you read?
For more visit:
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/08/is_there_any_reason_to_read/singleton/
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