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Article: What Makes a Book a Classic?

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The link below is to an article that looks into what makes a book a classic.

For more visit:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/07/06/italo-calvinos-14-definitions-of-a-classic/

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Article: Stolen Codex Calixtinus Recovered

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The link below reports on the recovery of the stolen Codex Calixtinus, a 12th century manuscript that was stolen from a library in Spain’s Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela a year ago.

For more visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/07/codex-calixtinus-recovered.phtml

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Article: Abandoned Library

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The link below is to an article about an abandoned library in an abandoned house in the United Kingdom. All I can say – what a waste.

For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/07/07/library-in-abandoned-house.html.

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Article: Saving Web Articles to read on a Kindle Reader

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The link below is to a brilliant article on how to save web articles to read later on your Kindle ebook reader. It’s a tutorial on how it’s done. The article includes Instapaper as an option, which is the application that I use. There are other possibilities included. A great little tutorial.

For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/save-web-articles-read-nontablet-kindle/

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Article: The ‘Walmart’ Public Library

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The link below is to an article reporting on how an abandoned Walmart became a public library – the McAllen Public Library in McAllen, Texas.

For more visit:
http://grist.org/list/this-abandoned-walmart-has-been-reclaimed-as-a-public-library/

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Article: The Disappearing Book

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I’ve seen a bit about this book mentioned in the article linked to below. Apparently you buy the book and when you unwrap it the ink begins to fade away. After two months there is no ink left. What do you think of this gimmick? 

For more visit:
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/the-book-that-cant-wait-literally-disappears-if-you-put-it-down.html

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Book Art: Book & Paper Sculptures

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The link below is to another article packed to the brim with examples of book art and sculptures.

For more visit:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/book-paper-sculptures/

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Article: Amazon

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The link below takes an in depth look at Amazon and book selling. 

For more visit:
http://www.thenation.com/article/168125/amazon-effect

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Article: Paper Passion Perfume

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The link below is to a perfume for booklovers – not my thing, but perhaps yours. If you like smelling like an old book, perhaps this is for you.

For more visit:
http://steidlville.com/books/1312-Paper-Passion.html

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Article: Hidden Furniture Bookcase

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The link below is to an article that features a bookcase that also ‘hides’ other pieces of furniture.

For more visit:
http://grist.org/list/bookshelf-that-hides-extra-furniture-is-small-apartment-genius/