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Little Golden Books – Remember Those?


The link below is to an article that takes a trip down memory lane to revisit the ‘Little Golden Books’ of yesteryear.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-runyon/little-golden-books_b_4295966.html

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Reading and Writing Thrillers


The link below is to an article that takes a look at both reading and writing thrillers.

For more visit:
http://www.themillions.com/2013/11/staring-into-the-darkness-on-reading-thrillers-and-writing-one.html

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Quotes About Libraries and Librarians


The link below is to an article with 50 quotes about libraries and librarians.

For more visit:
http://ebookfriendly.com/best-quotes-about-libraries-librarians/

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Infographic: Most Read Books of All Time


The link below is to an infographic and article that takes a look at the 30 most read books of all time. The article includes a link to free downloads of the books.

For more visit:
http://ebookfriendly.com/most-read-books-history-infographic/

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Google Books and Fair Use


The link below is to an article that considers Google’s recent victory in the USA and how fair use will now be considered.

For more visit:
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/google-books-victory-widens-the-scope-of-fair-use

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Short ebooks or Ebook Singles


The link below is to an article that considers the value of short ebooks/ebook singles – or essentially the digital version of the short story. Are they worth the price?

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/17/ebooks-penelope-lively-abroad-penguin

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Stumblary – the StumbleUpon for Ebooks?


The link below is to an article that takes a look at Stumblary, which is a web application that seeks to be the StumbleUpon for ebooks – it has a way to go.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/11/17/stumblary-wants-stumbleupon-ebooks/

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10 Great Books Contemporary Culture Has Forgotten


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Amazon and Goodreads – Keeping Their Readers?


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the relationship between Amazon/Goodreads and the Goodreads members.

For more visit:
http://www.salon.com/2013/10/23/how_amazon_and_goodreads_could_lose_their_best_readers/

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The Battle Against Amazon in Australia


Readers of my Blog will know that I am a fan of Amazon and in particular the Kindle/Kindle Bookstore. I am not paid by Amazon and neither do I receive any perks from Amazon for being so. This is a choice I have made. In fact, I haven’t purchased anything else from Amazon – only ebooks. I think I present the other side of the equation via this Blog, even when I don’t necessarily agree with the other side – at times I do like to add a comment or two, such as here.

The link below is to an article that draws on the anti-Amazon forces here in Australia and I leave it to my readers to make up there own mind about who they will purchase ebooks from. I am happy with the Kindle and Kindle ebooks, but I would prefer to be able to have a more open format which would allow me to read my ebooks on whatever device I choose to without having to use Amazon devices. I also dislike the disparity in ebook prices depending on what country you are in, as well as several other little issues I have. 

For more visit:
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/dump-your-kindle-bookseller-urges-as-amazon-targets-australia-20131113-2xgt6.html