Monthly Archives: October 2012

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Article: Convert EPub Ebooks to Kindle

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The link below is to a very useful article that explains how to convert EPub files for use on a Kindle Ebook Reader by using Calibre.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/how-to-convert-epub-books-for-use-on-kindle_b619

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Review: Kobo Mini Ebook Reader

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The link below is to a review of the Kobo Mini Ebook Reader.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/review-of-the-kobo-mini-ereader/

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Article: Buying Book Reviews

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The link below is to an article that delves into the current debate about paid book reviews.

For more visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/business/book-reviewers-for-hire-meet-a-demand-for-online-raves.html

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Article: The Ebook Price War

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Will the book/ebook industry benefit from the current price war in the book industry? Will the current benefits to book buyers result in overall losses for book buyers in the long run? These are questions that are worth asking. The link below is to an article that reports on the price war within the book industry.

For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/price-war-could-kill-industry-and-indeed-so-could-industry

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Book Art: DIY Projects

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The link below is to an article that features five DIY book art projects. Book art is something that can be done with rubbish books, but I certainly wouldn’t be destroying valuable books for it.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/10/05/get-your-craft-on-5-diy-projects-with-old-books/

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Article: Alternative Uses for Books

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The link below is to an article that looks at alternative uses for books.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leah-price/post_3964_b_1940486.html

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Not My Review: The Day Parliament Burned Down by Caroline Shenton

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The link below is to a book review of ‘The Day Parliament Burned Down,’ by Caroline Shenton.

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/05/day-parliament-burned-down-caroline-shenton-review

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Article: Ebook Lending

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There are a number of debates currently ongoing in the book industry – the ebook pricing war, blogging and book reviews, digitalisation of books, etc. A reasonably new area of debate has been that of ebook lending. The link below is to an article that looks at the ebook lending debate.

For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2012/09/why-is-ebook-lending-under-siege/

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Article: Positive Book Reviews

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The link below is to an article that considers positive book reviews and the debate surrounding them.

For more visit:
http://www.salon.com/2012/08/17/the_case_for_positive_book_reviews/

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Article: Which Ebook Reader?

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Any reader of this Blog will probably know by now that I’m a fan of the Kindle, but that isn’t to say that I force my preference onto others – at least I don’t think I do. The link below is to an article that looks at the various devices on offer in the way of ebook readers – which one is right for you?

For more visit:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/ereader-comparison/