Category Archives: Reading

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Article: Are You Well Read?

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The link below is to an article that considers what it means to be ‘well read.’

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/09/24/the-book-riot-50-45-what-does-it-mean-to-be-well-read/

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Article: Books to Read for Success Online

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The link below is to an article that suggests books to read in order to make it big on the Internet.

For more visit:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/top-30-books-you-need-to-read-if-you-want-to-make-it-big-online.html

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Article: Highlighting Stupidity

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The link below is to an article that reports on efforts to limit the usefulness of highlighting and sharing highlighted text.

For more visit:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120918/18165120420/book-publishers-latest-war-technology-how-dare-you-share-your-kindle-highlights.shtml

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Article: Selections from the new edition of “How to Read a Book”

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The link below is to an article featuring selections from ‘How to Read a Book,’ by pleated-jeans.

For more visit:
http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2012/09/17/how-to-read-a-book-the-book-10-pics/”>http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2012/09/17/how-to-read-a-book-the-book-10-pics/

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Video: ReadQuick Speed Reading iOS Application

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ReadQuick Speed Reading iOS Application from Wondersauce on Vimeo.

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Article: PDF Reading Apps on Android

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The link below is to an article that looks at apps for reading PDFs on Android.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/android/android-apps-for-reading-pdfs/

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Article: Is E-Reading Bad for Your Brain?

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The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘is e-reading bad for your brain?’ What do you think?

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/e-readers/the-science-of-the-reading-brain-does-the-brain-process-screen-reading-differently-than-paper-reading/

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Article: Do You Read Ebooks on a Smartphone?

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The link below is to an article that looks at reading on smartphones – do you? To small to be useful as far as I’m concerned. Perhaps a little now and then in the future – haven’t yet. I do have the Kindle app and Adobe Reader installed, so a little may be possible at some point. But not a lot.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/smartphones/reading-e-books-on-smartphones-how-popular-is-it/

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Article: Books for Young Adults

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The link below is to an article reporting on young adult books being purchased and read more by those who are not young adults.

For more visit:
http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/most-ya-book-buyers-and-readers-arent-ya

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Article & Photos: Vintage Ads for Libraries and Reading

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The link below is to an article (with photos) featuring a number of vintage advertisements for reading and libraries.

For more visit:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/11/vintage-ads-for-libraries-and-reading/