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What Was the Most Complained-About Library Book of 2012?


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Article: DIY Book BedHead


The link below is to an article that is really a tutorial on how to make a Book BedHead.

For more visit:
http://www.designeverydayblog.com/diy-book-headboard/

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Website: StoryBundle


The link below is to a site called ‘StoryBundle.’ This is a site for readers to find indie books and authors. StoryBundle offers a group of books as a bundle, which the customers then get to decide how much they would pay for them.

For more visit:
http://storybundle.com/

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Article: Book Burning Stories From History


The link below is to an article that looks at 11 book burning stories from history.

For more visit:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/50038/11-book-burning-stories-will-break-your-heart

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Article: Forgot How to Read a Book?


The link below is to an article that looks at forgetting how to read a traditional book.

For more visit:
http://gizmodo.com/5994307/the-day-i-forgot-how-to-use-a-book?post=58824191

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Article: Do Readers Owe Authors?


The link below is to an article that looks at the question of whether readers owe authors anything or not. I owe authors what it costs to bye their books/ebooks and that’s about it. Whatever I owed them has been paid for through the sales price of the book – I think that is the point of paying for a book. Any author that thinks more is owed than that has an inflated opinion of who they are. 

Sure, readers may become fans of writers and admire certain authors, which I think is a totally different kettle of fish. I am a fan of a good number of authors and admire a number of them, but I don’t believe I owe them anything.

What do you think? Please respond to the poll I’ll post on this issue and/or leave your additional thoughts in the comments on that post. Look forward to hearing the responses.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/11/readers-dont-owe-authors-diddly-squat/

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Article: Book Critics


The link below is to an article that considers the future of the book critic.

For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/04/book-critics-the-last-necessary-gatekeepers/

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Not My Review: Burning the Page by Jason Merkoski


The link below is to a book review of ‘Burning the Page,’ by Jason Merkoski. This is a book dealing with the future of digital and traditional books from someone in the middle of the debate at Amazon.

For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/burning-page-instant-review

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Article: Nazi Looted Books


The link below is to an interesting article concerning books that were stolen by the Nazis.

For more visit:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-07/nazi-looted-books-spell-decades-of-labor-for-libraries

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Article: Self-Publishing Changes the World


The link below is to an article that looks at how self-publishing has changed the book world.

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/apr/08/self-publishing-changed-books-world