The link below is to a great article about an Austrian town that has turned itself into a virtual library. It’s a brilliant idea.
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Virtual Library
Category Archives: ebooks – general
Video: Hugh McGuire – The Blurring Line Between Books and the Internet
Article: What Makes a Book a Classic?
The link below is to an article that looks into what makes a book a classic.
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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/07/06/italo-calvinos-14-definitions-of-a-classic/
Article: Amazon
The link below takes an in depth look at Amazon and book selling.
For more visit:
http://www.thenation.com/article/168125/amazon-effect
Article: Books
The link below is to an article that looks at the future of books and the written word. In short its about books.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/06/the-incredible-resilience-of-books/258677/
Article: Winston Churchill’s Books to be Published as Ebooks
In perhaps a sign of the times, the various books written by Winston Churchill are to be published as ebooks for the first time.
Article: Your Ebooks at Death – What Will Become of Them?
Living in the digital age it is now important to consider all things digital in regards to inheritance. Have you asked the question of yourself – what will happen to everything digital that belongs to you? What will become of your ebooks upon death?
For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/21/155360197/will-your-children-inherit-your-e-books
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: Ebook Production
The link below is to an article about the business of ebook production.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-zack/making-ebooks-is-harder-t_b_1610953.html
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