Category Archives: Web Applications and Social Networks

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Article: BookLikes

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The link below is to an article about the new book sharing site called BookLikes.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/new-blog-platform-for-bibliophiles-goes-live_b70399

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Article: Social Reading

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The link below is to an article that looks at social reading and a number of reading social networks.

For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/can-reading-be-a-social-experience/

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Article: Tools for Turning a Facebook Page into a Book

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The link below is to an article that highlights five web applications that will enable you to turn your Facebook Page into a book.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/5-tools-that-will-turn-your-facebook-page-into-a-book_b35374

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Article: Riffle – An Alternative for Goodreads

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The link below is to an article concerning a Goodreads alternative – Riffle. 

For more visit:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/57073-goodreads-alternative-riffle-goes-live.html

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Article: Blackstrap

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Blackstrap is a service that makes and prints a book from Instapaper feeds.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/blackstrap-instapaper-book_n_3040105.html

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Article: More on the Sale of Instapaper by Founder Marco Arment

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The link below is to a post by Marco Arment on his website concerning the sale of Instapaper.

For more visit:
http://www.marco.org/2013/04/25/instapaper-next-generation

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Marco Arment on Instapaper’s sale and the “big” market for read-it-later apps

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Startup BookShout raises $6M; no longer lets users import their Kindle and Nook books

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Article: Instapaper Sold to Betaworks

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The link below is to an article reporting on the sale of Instapaper to Betaworks – another app that I use a lot.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-paper/instapaper-sold-to-betaworks/

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Article: Digg’s Google Reader Replacement Progress

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The link below is to an article that looks at progress being made by Digg for Google Reader.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/11/digg-targets-google-reader-replacement-at-hard-core-users/