The link below is to a website that sells false books. Intrigued? Have a look at the site – there may be something for you.
For more visit:
http://www.manorbindery.co.uk/
The link below is to a website that sells false books. Intrigued? Have a look at the site – there may be something for you.
For more visit:
http://www.manorbindery.co.uk/
The link below is to a website where you can download free audio books in formats for the iPod and mp3s.
There are many classics available for download including Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) and Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain). The King James Bible is also there, as is Pilgrim’s Progress (John Bunyan).
So if you love reading, but are unable to read for some reason, perhaps an audio book is the way to go for a while.
For more visit:
http://freeclassicaudiobooks.com/
The following link is to a website that has a speed reading test on it. Very quick and simple to use, and also provides a few statistics based on your results.
For more, visit:
http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/technology-research-centers/ereaders/speed-reader/

Source: Staples eReader Department
Dating Service for Book Lovers
The following link is to a site begun by AbeBooks, which is for a dating service for book lovers. It is said to start from April 1st – is it an April Fools prank? One can only hope so.
For more, visit:
http://www.abebooks.com/books/dating-service-love-literary-romance/biblio-cupid.shtml
The following link is to a website that posts pictures of librarians. Why? The site says it is to challenge the librarian stereotype one post at a time.
For more, visit:
http://lookslikelibraryscience.com/
The following link is to a website that has been made for ‘Little Librarian.’ What is Little Librarian? It is a little library kit that will allow kids to play the role of a librarian. The kit comes with library cards, bookmarks, overdue notices, etc. It is a role-playing game that will help get kids into books and libraries.
For more, visit:
http://www.littlelibrarian.net/
Social networks and web applications are rapidly multiplying all over the web and it should come as no surprise that a large number of such sites are dedicated to books in one way or another – as well as being useful to those that read books, offering ways to save and share quotes, words, etc. At the BookShelf will be bringing these types of sites to the notice of its readers, as I think they can be of tremendous use and benefit. Some will be useful to most and maybe others to very few, but they are all useful to someone, with the possible odd exception of course.
Booki.sh is a site that allows you to store your ebook library in the cloud, meaning that you can access it wherever you are, provided you have Internet access and the necessary device to do so. Your device only needs a modern web browser in order to use Booki.sh. Booki.sh provides it own software, so it will work in your device in a similar way to an ebook reader (the website explains how to use the software when reading a book).
Do you really need Booki.sh? Well that is another question – if you have a Kindle for example, you probably do not as you already have your library handy (or a very large selection of it on your device) and an ebook reader. However, if you do not have an ebook reader as such on your device (lap top, etc), Booki.sh could be very handy and useful. Either way, it won’t hurt to have a look and decide for yourself.
For more, visit:
https://booki.sh/
The link below is to an article on the scanning service 1DollarScan. The service will scan your old books and make them into an ebook.
For more, visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/1dollarscan/
The link below is to an article on a website called ‘Shitter.’ Yeah, great name for the service I guess, which is ‘publishing (pushing the limit here again)’ toilet paper with your tweets on it.
For more, visit:
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/03/28/from-twitter-to-toilet-now-you-can-wipe-with-your-favorite-tweets/
The link below is to an article on Harry Potter ebooks which are now available from the pottermore website. So how many people will buy these if they already have the traditional books? I’m guessing quite a number of people will want to have digital copies of the books.
For more, visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/harry-potter-ebooks-exclusively-pottermore-shop-updates/
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