Monthly Archives: September 2012

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Website: Librophile

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If you like listening to books (audio books), then librophile could be just the place for you. At librophile you can browse, listen and download audiobooks and ebooks.

For more visit:
http://www.librophile.com/

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Article: Ebook Pricing and the Pricing Scam

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The link below is to an article that looks at the pricing of ebooks and the attempted pricing scam by various publishers.

For more visit:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409431,00.asp

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Article: Immersion Reading and Whispersync for Voice with Amazon

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The link below is to an article that reports on Immersion Reading and Whispersync for Voice, both from Amazon.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/amazon-unleashes-immersion-reading-and-whispersync-for-voice/

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Article: Books to Movies

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The link below is to an article that considers making books into movies – is it a good thing?

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2012/sep/08/childrens-books-to-movies-disaster

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Author Interview: Howard Jacobson

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The link below is to an interview piece with author Howard Jacobson. When asked about the term ‘literary fiction,’ he says ‘I hate the phrase “literary fiction”. I write fiction. The others write crap.’ lol. Well, at least he’s pretty sure of himself.

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/sep/09/howard-jacobson-zoo-time-interview

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Article: Author – You Need Exercise

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The link below is to an article that explains why authors need exercise.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-gray/why-authors-need-exercise_b_1865119.html

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Article: E-Book Prices to Drop

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The link below is to an article that suggests ebook prices should soon drop in Australia.

For more visit:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/09/e-book-prices-should-start-dropping-soon/

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Article: Quirky Libraries – Part II

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The link below is to the second part of the Quirky Libraries series.

For more visit:
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/10-quirky-libraries-part-ii/

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Article: The New Kindles

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The link below is to an article that reports on the new Kindles by Amazon.

For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/09/07/amazon-kindle-everything/

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Article: Digital Content and Death

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The link below is to an article that reports on what happens to digital content purchased from Apple, Amazon, etc, upon a customer’s death.

For more visit:
http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/consumer-services/240006412