The link below is to an article that takes a look at the myth of the ebook slump.
For more visit:
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/word-for-word-don-t-buy-the-myth-about-ebook-slump-1.1642599
Monthly Archives: January 2014
The End of Professional Book Reviewing
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the decline and fall of book reviewing.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2014/01/07/decline-fall-book-reviewing-empire/
Authors Prefer Traditional Publishers
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the preference of traditional publishing for authors.
3D-Printed Book Covers
The link below is to an article that takes a look at 3D-printed book covers – is this the way of the future for traditional books?
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/books/riverhead-books-creates-3d-printed-book-cover/
Self-Publishing – Quantity and Quality???
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the issue of self-publishing and asks if it really is a question of quantity versus quality?
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/self-publishing-a-question-of-quantity-vs-quality/
Staying in to Read???
The link below is to a somewhat ‘tongue-in-cheek’ article as to why it is better to stay at home and read then to go out a lot. There could be some truth to the reasons why it is so – what do you think? Are you in agreement with the points raised – I probably am.
For more visit:
http://momentumbooks.com.au/blog/nine-reasons-that-being-a-book-loving-shut-in-is-better-than-being-a-social-butterfly/
Reading Changes the Brain
The link below is to an article that takes a look at how reading changes the brain.
For more visit:
http://www.futurity.org/reading-novels-leaves-shadow-activity-brain/
Posts for the Time Being
I thought I’d post a quick update on what is currently happening with me and posts to my Blog. It is a short story really. I live in a town which is a massive tourist destination during the holiday season – especially at this time of year. What this means for me – being reliant on wireless access to the Internet – is real difficulty gaining Internet access. There are so many people in the area, using so many gadgets and the like, that the Internet is locked into a constant traffic jam. It is practically impossible to get Internet access most of the time. You do get the odd time where you can get access, but it is so slow that it is pointless to try and use it. For example – it takes minutes and minutes just for one page of the Blog to load.
I’ll keep trying to access the Net every so often, but it is likely I’ll be unable to post much for the next couple of weeks. There is good news – the number of tourists in the shopping centre here have diminished, which probably means we are heading back to some form of normality.
At the BookShelf 