The link below is to an article that comments on how ebook reading has changed the way the writer of the article reads – is it so with you? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
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http://bookriot.com/2013/07/11/does-e-reading-change-the-way-you-read/
The link below is to an infographic concerning abandoned books – that is, books you stopped reading.
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http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/j-k-rowling-e-l-james-lead-most-abandoned-books-list_b73806
The link below is to an article that reports on a troubling aspect of modern life – children aren’t reading enough.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jul/06/children-miss-out-on-reading
The link below is to an article that asks ‘where do you read?’ I would guess that many readers have a favourite place for reading and perhaps a few habitual places for reading (such as on the toilet) – where do you like to read? Please share in the comments.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/07/05/reading-aesthetic-where-do-you-read/
The link below is to an article that considers the future of libraries and reading in a digital/gadget world.
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http://bookriot.com/2013/07/05/the-future-of-books-library-apps/
There’s a lot of angst in the book publishing industry — and among book lovers — about the rise of the e-book and the decline of the printed version, but there’s good news for those who care about books regardless of what form they take: A growing body of evidence shows that people with e-readers are reading more books. A recent survey found that 40 percent of those with e-readers said they were reading more books than they used to before they had the device, which is consistent with earlier data on e-reading habits. E-book sales climbed by more than 200 percent in the first six months of this year, according to the Association of American Publishers.
The survey by Marketing and Research Resources found that 58 percent of those with e-readers (including the Apple iPad (s aapl), the Amazon Kindle (s amzn) and the Sony Reader (s sne)) said they…
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The link below is to an article that makes a case for reading bad books – if only to make the good ones better.
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http://bookriot.com/2013/06/27/the-case-for-reading-bad-books/
The link below is to an article that investigates the reading habits of young people in the US. Its conclusion is that for the time being young people are continuing to read traditional books.
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http://mashable.com/2013/06/28/youth-read-print-books/
The link below is to a fairly basic article on how to read a lot of books.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/the-secret-to-reading-a-lot-of-books/
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