The link below is to a sad story because some 30 tonnes of books could soon be burnt in Canada.
For more visit:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2012/06/30-ton-book-collection-canada-burning.html
Category Archives: Books – General
Just something I posted on another of my Blogs.
I don’t often buy music any more. On the odd occasion I may, if I believe the price is reasonable, grab a CD or these days something of the iTunes site. Generally though I stopped buy music a long time ago. Why? Well, in my opinion it was far too overpriced. A CD with just 8 songs on it or perhaps even less than 8, for the price they were charging – no way!
Now I have a subscription to Spotify and I can stream (and save playlists to my lap top) music for a very reasonable price. Not everything is on Spotify, but I will still buy something from iTunes should I wish to – such as a couple of The Voice Australia songs.
For me, buying music or not buying music was never about could I get a pirated version. I stopped buying music because it was too…
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Article: Unbound
The link below is to an article about a new crowd-sourcing site designed for books. If you’re looking to get a book published, have a look at this article and consider Unbound.
For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/fund-publish-books-with-unbound-crowdfunding/
Article: Teacher Helps Students Build Home Libraries
The link below is to a good news story about a school teacher who is helping students develop their own libraries.
For more visit:
http://www.good.is/post/arkansas-teacher-helps-students-build-home-libraries/
Article: Book Discovery
The link below is to an article about book discovery (how books are discovered) and includes an infographic.
For more visit:
http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/372-anatomy-of-book-discovery-a-case-study
Article: Missing Traditional Books
The link below is to an article where one reader dwells for a moment or two on traditional books and traditions associated with them.
For more visit:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/caught-between-nostalgia-for-print-and-the-practicality-of-digital/
Article: Ebook Sales
The link below is to an article looking at ebook sales, with the consequence being that the earlier article posted concerning ebooks as just for porn, etc, looks increasingly ridiculous.
For more visit:
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/06/18/off-the-ebook-shelf/
Article: E-books are for Porn
The link below is to an article that… well, the opinion expressed in it is nonsense. It seems to me to be an opinion of someone who likes living in the good old days.
For more visit:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9334525/E-books-are-for-porn-but-real-books-with-survive-says-award-winning-author.html
Article: Pretty Books
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘how pretty should books be?’ This is an interesting question. Do books need to be pretty or is good content enough? What do you think?
For more visit:
http://www.torontostandard.com/culture/they-become-what-they-behold-or-how-pretty-should-a-book-be
Article: Toilet Paper Book
The link below is to a story that pushes the boundaries of ‘book.’ It is a report on a horror story novel by Koji Suzuki. The strange thing about the novel is that it is printed on toilet paper rolls by the Hayashi Paper Co.
For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/16/toilet-paper-with-a-horror-sto.html
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