Category Archives: Books – General

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Article: The End of the Book Cover?

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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/

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Article: Arrested for Overdue Library Books

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The link below is to an article reporting on a man with overdue library books who was arrested.

For more visit:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/disgruntled-library-patron-ready-for-court-1j4pu87-145014015.html

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Website: Appear in a Novel

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The link below is to a site that allows you to appear in a book. Intrigued? Have a look – could be a good gift idea for family and/or friends.

For more visit:
http://www.ustarnovels.com/personalised-classic-novels/

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Video: Book Sizes

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Article: How to Finish Reading a Book

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The link below is to an article that offers some suggestions on how to complete books that you start to read. I think it is probably a fairly common problem, having a book (or many) lying about that you haven’t been able to finish. I seem to have this problem increasingly these days, so perhaps there are some tips here to help.

For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/04/how-to-actually-finish-the-books-you-want-to-read/

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Podcast: Literary Disco

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The link below is to a website that hosts the podcast ‘Literary Disco.’ The podcast is all about books, including detailed reviews of books. So have a listen and see what you think. I’ll be listening to a few before deciding whether to continue doing so or not.

For more visit:
http://www.literarydisco.com/

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Article: Books We Return To

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The link below is to an article that looks at the books we like to read again and again.

For more visit:
http://www.themillions.com/2012/04/the-books-we-come-back-to.html

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Article: Ebooks and Reading

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The link below is to an article that looks at ebooks and reading.

For more visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/sunday-review/the-way-we-read-now.html

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Article: Defence of Traditional Books

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The link below is to an article in praise of the traditional book – worth a read. However, ebooks have arrived and will continue to improve.

For more visit:
http://www.themillions.com/2012/04/confessions-of-a-reluctant-fetishist-keep-books-adulterated.html

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Article: Awesome Things About Books

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The link below is to an article reporting on five awesome things about books. It’s really an opinion piece about books.

For more visit:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/neil-pasrichas-five-awesome-things-about-books/article2401247/