This book is for history enthusiasts and concerns what has come down to us as the ‘Boston Massacre.’ The Boston Massacre was an important incident that led up to the American War of Independence. This book contains an account of the incident, as well as information on the town of Boston, the trial of the soldiers involved in the incident and a number of unpublished documents attributed to John Adams (who would become the second president of the United States) who defended the British troops
in their trial.
The book is some 320 pages long and can be downloaded as a pdf, as well as a number of other formats as shown on the page linked to.
To Download the pdf version of the book, visit:
http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924076622731
The article below reports on the ‘Little Free Library’ movement, which seems to be a very interesting concept.
http://grist.org/list/mailbox-sized-libraries-bring-book-lending-right-to-your-yard/
For more on the short film, visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/the-fantastic-flying-books-of-mr-morris-lessmore-wins-oscar-for-best-animated-short_b47610
The article below is an opinion piece on the future of bookshops. It was not written by me, but may be of interest to readers.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/time-goodbye-bricks-mortar-bookstores-opinion/
For those who may be interested in my opinion – I think bookshop owners need to seriously consider an online option for their store. I do not believe that bookshops can survive long into the future without an online presence, which includes a delivery capability.
Another article on the debate between those who like Ebooks and those that don’t.
http://mashable.com/2012/01/30/jonathan-franzen-ebooks/
For those who may be interested in my opinion – I love them for a whole host of reasons. I may have to put together a post or three on that.
I have come across an interesting article on the future of books in The Australian newspaper.
For the month of January 2012, ‘Knowing God (audio book),’ by J. I. Packer is available for free download from christianaudio.com. To take advantage of this great offer visit the link below.
The following article from Australia’s newspaper ‘The Australian,’ reports on small business minister Nick Sherry’s opinion that there will be very few offline bookstores in the future. Bookshops will be largely an online business. What do you think?
See the article mentioned above at:
http://goo.gl/tQ8Hu
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