The link below is to an article that will probably upset book lovers everywhere, myself included – unless of course the books used were really bad and the previous best use would have been for winter warmth.
For more visit:
http://ebookfriendly.com/2013/05/22/examples-of-book-love-gone-wrong-pictures/
The link below is to a short article outlining 10 benefits of reading every day.
For more visit:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-reading-why-you-should-read-everyday.html
The link below is to an article that reports on the changing reading habits of children, from traditional to digital material.
For more visit:
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/news/5372_children_s_on-screen_reading_overtakes_reading_in_print
The link below is to a great little article for self-publishers about ISBNs – if you self-publish, this is well worth a look.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/isbn-advice-for-self-published-authors_b70730
The link below is to an article that reports on the Islamist threat to Mali’s historically important library of ancient manuscripts at Timbuktu’s Ahmed Baba Institute.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/20/mali-literary-treasures-battle-survival
The link below is to an interesting article on book piracy and on the whole I’d have to say it gets it about right in my estimation. Worth a read I think.
For more visit:
http://raynfall.com/719/what-you-need-to-know-about-book-piracy/
The link below is to an article about lengthy books.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-astor/a-short-post-about-long-b_b_3063059.html
The link below is to a review of the new BookLikes social network. It is a fairly negative review, but to balance the viewpoint read the comments that were favourable to it when I last looked.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/social-media/booklikes-a-new-social-reading-platform-do-we-really-need-another/
The link below is to an article concerning research conducted by the Barna Group into the reading habits of pastors.
For more visit:
http://www.barna.org/congregations-articles/623-the-reading-habits-of-todays-pastors
The link below is to an article that looks at the latest Google Play update and there are some good things in it for readers.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/google-play-books-update-allows-ebook-uploads-in-epub-and-pdf/
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