The fantastic Instapaper web application will soon be available in both the Amazon Appstore and the Nook App Store for use with the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet readers.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/instapaper-coming-soon-to-kindle-fire-nook-tablet_b23560
The link below is to an article concerning the books you own and what your date may think about you. It just might be that your books declare what type of person you are.
http://www.howaboutwe.com/date-report/what-your-bookshelf-says-about-you-to-a-date/
The links below are to articles concerning the science fiction and fantasy book publisher Tor/Forge and the DRM-free ebook store they will soon be opening.
– http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/torforge-unveils-drm-free-ebook-store_b23446
– http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/06/torforge-books-announces-drm-free-e-book-store
The link below is to an article about the latest attempt to build a book archive – The Digital Public Library of America.
For more visit:
http://www.technologyreview.com/web/40210/
iPhone and iPad Chargers Made from Old Books
The link below is to an article about a line of iPhone and iPad chargers made from old books.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/booksi-book-iphone-charger_n_1459312.html
The link below is to an article looking at the book wars between Amazon and other book sellers.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-adler/dont-believe-the-ebook-mo_b_1453201.html
The link below is to a website that lists historical novels by the time and place of the book’s setting.
For more visit:
http://www.historicalnovels.info/
The link below is to an article from a reader that likes traditional books.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-samuel/true-confessions-of-a-boo_1_b_1467482.html
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘are e-readers really green?’
For more visit:
http://www.themillions.com/2012/05/are-ereaders-really-green.html
The link below is to a series of articles on card sorting in libraries.
For more visit:
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/card-sorting-from-a-z-ilibrarian-series/
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