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Getting Rare Books Appraised


The link below is to an article that looks at how to get rare books appraised.

For more visit:
https://bookriot.com/getting-rare-books-appraised/

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Children Read More Challenging Books in Lockdown


The link below is to an article that concludes that children read more challenging books while in lockdown.

For more visit:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/29/children-read-longer-more-challenging-books-in-lockdown

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Interactive Audiobooks


The link below is to an article that takes a look at interactive audiobooks.

For more visit:
https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/new-interactive-audiobooks-are-the-latest-innovation

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Digital Libraries


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the future of libraries and asks will digital libraries take over from public libraries?

For more visit:
https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-library-news/will-digital-libraries-take-over-public-libraries

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Microsoft Office to Retire Calibri Font


The link below is to an article that reports on Microsoft retiring its default Office font Calibri.

For more visit:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/office-default-calibri-will-join-clippy-internet-explorer-in-windows-retirement/

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A to Z Guide to the Parts of a Book


The link below is to an article that provides an A to Z guide to the parts of a book.

For more visit:
https://bookriot.com/the-parts-of-a-book/

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Spotify and Audiobooks


The links below are to articles that take a look at Spotify and their new offering of audiobooks.

For more visit:- https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-listen-to-free-audiobooks-on-spotify/
https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/spotify-now-has-audiobooks-on-their-platform
https://www.makeuseof.com/spotify-releases-audiobooks/

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Swapiverse


The link below is to a website called Swapiverse, a site where you can swap books you have for books you want.

For more visit:
https://www.swapiverse.com

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2020 T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize Winner


The links below are to articles reporting on the 2020 T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize winner, Bhanu Kapil for ‘How to Wash a Heart.’

For more visit:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/24/bhanu-kapil-wins-ts-eliot-prize-for-poetry-how-to-wash-a-heart
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/01/27/161845/kapil-wins-t-s-eliot-prize-2020/

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Removing DRM from Ebooks


The link below is to an article that looks at the removal of DRM from ebooks.

For more visit:
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remove-drm-every-ebook-own/