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With Comixology, Amazon Acquires A Piece Of The Comic-Based Media Empire


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Entitle Brings Its Subscription E-Books To E-Ink Readers, Including The Nook


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Not My Review: From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town, by Ingrid Rowland


The link below is to a book review of ‘From Pompeii: The Afterlife of a Roman Town,’ by Ingrid Rowland.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/09/from-pompeii-afterlife-roman-town-review

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Not My Review: Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895)


The link below is to a book review of ‘Jude the Obscure,’ by Thomas Hardy.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/07/100-best-novels-jude-obscure-thomas-hardy

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Not My Review: Everland by Rebecca Hunt


The links below are to book reviews of ‘Everland,’ by Rebecca Hunt.

For more visit:
– http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/27/everland-rebecca-hunt-antarctica-review
– http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/06/everland-review-rebecca-hunt-helen-dunmore

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Why We Love the Smell of Old Books


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A Beginner’s Guide to BookTube


The link below is to an article that looks at the BookTube community on YouTube.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2014/04/02/beginners-guide-booktube/

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Longreads Joins the Automattic Family


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Today we’re excited to announce that we are acquiring Longreads, the pioneering service that helps readers find and share the best longform storytelling around the world, for reading on mobile devices.

Over the last five years, Longreads and its community have created a new ecosystem for readers to find great in-depth stories, and for writers and publishers to distribute their best work over 1,500 words. Longreads will continue to do what it does best — recommending stories from across the Internet — and we are excited to have them join the WordPress.com team and continue in their commitment to serving readers.

Mobile reading and the appetite for longform content

As consumption has moved to mobile devices, there has been a growing hunger for longform content: phones and tablets are perfect for enjoying in-depth articles, and there are more moments than ever for readers to dig into a story —…

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Amazon Acquires Digital Comic Book Store Comixology


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Beautiful Vintage Photos of Bygone Bookstores