The link below is to an interesting article on book piracy and on the whole I’d have to say it gets it about right in my estimation. Worth a read I think.
For more visit:
http://raynfall.com/719/what-you-need-to-know-about-book-piracy/
Category Archives: Article
Article: Long Reads
The link below is to an article about lengthy books.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-astor/a-short-post-about-long-b_b_3063059.html
Article: BookLikes Review
The link below is to a review of the new BookLikes social network. It is a fairly negative review, but to balance the viewpoint read the comments that were favourable to it when I last looked.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/social-media/booklikes-a-new-social-reading-platform-do-we-really-need-another/
Article: Reading Habits of Pastors
The link below is to an article concerning research conducted by the Barna Group into the reading habits of pastors.
For more visit:
http://www.barna.org/congregations-articles/623-the-reading-habits-of-todays-pastors
Article: Google Play Update
The link below is to an article that looks at the latest Google Play update and there are some good things in it for readers.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/google-play-books-update-allows-ebook-uploads-in-epub-and-pdf/
Article: Ebooks are Good
The link below is to an article that looks at the business of ebooks and it is all good.
For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/05/survey-says-ebooks-are-good-for-the-book-business/
Ebooks made up 20% of the U.S. consumer book industry in 2012, up from 15% in 2011
Article: The Bookstore Has a Future
The link below is to an article that looks at the future of the bookstore and concludes that there is a future.
For more visit:
http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/blog/reports-bookstores-death-are-greatly-exaggerated
Article: BookLikes
The link below is to an article about the new book sharing site called BookLikes.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/new-blog-platform-for-bibliophiles-goes-live_b70399
Article: Bookish Staircases
The link below is to an article (with photos) that looks at various ‘bookish staircases.’
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/05/13/awesome-bookish-staircases/
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