The following link is to an article listing the various shortlists for the 2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards.
For more, visit:
http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/DetailPage.aspx?type=item&ID=23237
The following link is to an article concerning the history of books bound in tanned human skin. I sure hope I don’t have any such books!
For more, visit:
http://thechirurgeonsapprentice.com/2012/01/31/books-of-human-flesh-the-history-behind-anthropodermic-bibliopegy/
The following link is to an article suggesting that reading a physical book (traditional book) will aid the memory more than an ebook. I think memorising something is a little more sophisticated than that, but then again I am an ebook fan.
For more, visit:
http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/14/do-e-books-impair-memory/
Less Than 1000 Sets Remain
The following link reports on the last days of the printed editions of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Less than 1000 sets remain.
For more, visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/04/encyclopaedia-britannica.phtml
The following link is to an article on ‘Claude the Cookbook Companion.’ This item will hold open your cookbook while you make the recipe. A reasonable gift idea for the cook/chef I guess.
For more, visit:
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/31/claude-the-cookbook-companion/
The following link is to an article on a PacMan Bookshelf. This one is so not for me.
For more, visit:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/95640660/3d-ghost-shelf
The following link is to another article on the Slow Book Movement.
For more, visit:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/03/a-slow-books-manifesto/254884/
The following link is to an article on various bookshelf ideas.
For more, visit:
http://freshome.com/2008/02/25/30-of-the-most-creative-bookshelves-designs/
The following link is to an article on yet another way to store your valuable traditional books.
For more, visit:
http://freshome.com/2007/04/15/twin-bookshelf/
At the BookShelf 
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