The link below is to an article that reports on 11 great libraries in Africa, starting with the Library of Alexandria.
For more visit:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/133039
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Video: Hugh McGuire – The Blurring Line Between Books and the Internet
Article: What Makes a Book a Classic?
The link below is to an article that looks into what makes a book a classic.
For more visit:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/07/06/italo-calvinos-14-definitions-of-a-classic/
Article: Stolen Codex Calixtinus Recovered
The link below reports on the recovery of the stolen Codex Calixtinus, a 12th century manuscript that was stolen from a library in Spain’s Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela a year ago.
For more visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/07/codex-calixtinus-recovered.phtml
Article: Abandoned Library
The link below is to an article about an abandoned library in an abandoned house in the United Kingdom. All I can say – what a waste.
For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/07/library-in-abandoned-house.html.
Video: How Much is My Book Worth?
Article: Saving Web Articles to read on a Kindle Reader
The link below is to a brilliant article on how to save web articles to read later on your Kindle ebook reader. It’s a tutorial on how it’s done. The article includes Instapaper as an option, which is the application that I use. There are other possibilities included. A great little tutorial.
For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/save-web-articles-read-nontablet-kindle/
Article: The ‘Walmart’ Public Library
The link below is to an article reporting on how an abandoned Walmart became a public library – the McAllen Public Library in McAllen, Texas.
For more visit:
http://grist.org/list/this-abandoned-walmart-has-been-reclaimed-as-a-public-library/
Video: The Disappearing Book
Article: The Disappearing Book
I’ve seen a bit about this book mentioned in the article linked to below. Apparently you buy the book and when you unwrap it the ink begins to fade away. After two months there is no ink left. What do you think of this gimmick?
For more visit:
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/the-book-that-cant-wait-literally-disappears-if-you-put-it-down.html
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