With the recent 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, it would come as no surprise to learn that anything for sale to do with the Titanic has been selling quite well. An old classic book on the Titanic disaster, ‘A Night to Remember’ by Walter Lord, is back in the top seller list. The link below is to an article reporting on the massive sales ofr ‘A Night to Remember.’
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/titanic-anniversary-is-driving-book-sales_b50621
The links below is are to articles reporting on the possibility of DRM free ebooks in the future, especially with reference to Macmillans books.
For more visit:
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/24/tor-books-goes-completely-drm.html
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/24/stross-makes-the-case-for-eboo.html
The link below is to an article that reports on how to send reading material to a Kindle – very useful for Kindle owners.
For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/04/how-to-send-anything-to-your-kindle-for-reading-later/
The link below is to an article on how to enjoy reading Shakespeare.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-smigelski/how-to-enjoy-reading-shak_b_1445153.html
The United States Library of Congress is Established
On this day in 1800 the United States Library of Congress is established, with the then president John Adams, signing legislation for $5000 US to purchase the first books for the library.
For more visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress
Books:
– History of the Library of Congress – Volume 1 (1800-1864), by William Dawson Johnston
The link below is to an article reporting on book designs – the weird and the wonderful.
For more visit:
http://flavorwire.com/277657/10-crazy-and-unusual-book-designs
The link below is to an article reporting on another book art idea – of sorts. The idea is to turn bricks into what appears like old books. Why not just buy some old books? Perhaps a cheaper idea?
For more visit:
http://designtaxi.com/news/352119/Artist-Transforms-Old-Bricks-Into-Classic-Books/
The link below is to an article reporting on storage room under stairways. Some of the ideas here have to do with bookshelves. Some ideas for the home library perhaps?
For more visit:
http://freshome.com/2012/04/12/30-under-stair-shelves-and-storage-space-ideas/
The link below is to an article reporting on the future of the book cover in the digital age.
For more visit:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/has-kindle-killed-the-book-cover/255935/
The link below is to an article reporting on the library with a bee hive installed in a wall.
For more visit:
http://www.pjstar.com/entertainment/x668518868/Bee-colony-highlights-North-Branch-library-storytime-room
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