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Article: Kickstarter Project – ‘I HATE READING!’

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The link below is to an article about a Kickstarter project for a children’s book called ‘I Hate Reading!’

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/i-hate-reading-childrens-book-project-featured-on-kickstarter_b52518

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Free Book: KFC Republish Colonel Sanders’ Memoir

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The link below is to an article concerning a memoir by Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. It is available for free via Facebook. To get it you need to like KFC on Facebook and authorize the app. With that being the case, you could argue it isn’t quite free.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/kfc-to-republish-colonel-sanders-memoir-on-facebook_b52390

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Article: Kobo Unveils Self-Publishing Program

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The link below is to an article concerning ebook company Kobo and their new self-publishing platform called ‘Kobo Writing Life.’

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/kobo-unveils-self-publishing-program_b52502

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Article: Teacher Helps Students Build Home Libraries

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The link below is to a good news story about a school teacher who is helping students develop their own libraries.

For more visit:
http://www.good.is/post/arkansas-teacher-helps-students-build-home-libraries/

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Article: Ebrary Launches Android App

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Library ebook distributor ebrary is soon to release an Android app, which will allow users of libraries to read ebooks they have borrowed from them – provided the library has a partnership with ebrary of course.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/ebrary-launches-an-android-app_b23563

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Article: Book Discovery

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The link below is to an article about book discovery (how books are discovered) and includes an infographic.

For more visit:
http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/372-anatomy-of-book-discovery-a-case-study

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Article: Libraries in 2020

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The link below is to an article that looks into what libraries are likely to be like in 2020.

For more visit:
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/libraries-2020-imagining-the-library-of-the-not-too-distant-future/

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Article: Missing Traditional Books

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The link below is to an article where one reader dwells for a moment or two on traditional books and traditions associated with them.

For more visit:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/caught-between-nostalgia-for-print-and-the-practicality-of-digital/

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Article: Building Bookcases and Bookshelves

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The link below is to an article about how to build your own bookcases and bookshelves on the cheap.

For more visit:
http://www.wisebread.com/10-cost-effective-ways-to-make-your-own-bookshelves

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Article: Ebook Sales

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The link below is to an article looking at ebook sales, with the consequence being that the earlier article posted concerning ebooks as just for porn, etc, looks increasingly ridiculous. 

For more visit:
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/06/18/off-the-ebook-shelf/