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Article: Using Book Covers as Shields

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The link below is to an article that looks at using book covers as shields. Intrigued?

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-to-use-a-book-cover-as-a-shield_b54922

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Article: Goodreads & Digital Book Reviewing

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As the book world continues its march towards the digital world, book reviewing is also going digital. One of the big social networks for books and book reviewing is Goodreads. The link below is to an article that Looks at both Goodreads and digital book reviewing. 

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/foz-meadows/goodreads-and-the-rise-of_b_1700171.html

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Article: Amazon’s Big Fall Books Preview 2012

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What are going to be the next big offerings in books/ebooks? Well, Amazon have compiled a list of books/ebooks, which can be found on the Amazon site. 

For more visit:
Amazon.com: The Big Fall Books Preview 2012.

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Not My Review: The Twilight War – The Secret History of America’s Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran, by David Crist

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The link below is to a book review page at National Public Radio (NPR) in the USA for the book ‘The Twilight War – The Secret History of America’s Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran,’ by David Crist. Looks like an interesting book.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/books/titles/156487361/the-twilight-war-the-secret-history-of-americas-thirty-year-conflict-with-iran

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Article: Best Ever Teen Novels

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National Public Radio (NPR) in the USA is compiling a list of the best-ever teen novels. If you would like to have your say, the link below is to an article reporting on the process and how to go about it.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2012/07/24/157072526/best-ever-teen-novels-vote-for-your-favorites

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Article: Buy Banned Books in China – Visit Hong Kong

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The link below is to an interesting article on how to buy banned books in China. You go to Hong Kong to get them.

For more visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/07/selling-banned-books-in-hong-kong.phtml

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Book Art: Magazine and Paper Sculptures

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The link below is to a site that features what I’m calling magazine and paper sculptures, which loosely fits under the title of Book Art.

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

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Website: You’re All Just Jealous of my Jetpack

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Good cartoons can be difficult to find, especially about books and reading. The site linked to below is a great find for cartoons in this area of interest. Have a look – you won’t be disappointed.

For more visit:
http://myjetpack.tumblr.com/

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Article: Changes to Kindle Data Deals

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Amazon has announced changes to its earliest data deals, removing the unlimited aspect in early Kindle models.

For more visit:
http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2012/7/amazon

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Article: Tor Confirms DRM Dropped

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As reported some time ago here At the BookShelf, fantasy and Sci-fi publisher Tor, was dropping DRM from all of its ebooks. The link below is to an article confirming that that has now happened.

For more visit:
http://www.ebookmagazine.co.uk/tor-confirms-drm-dropped-from-all-titles/20122685