Tag Archives: books

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Article: Blind Date with a Book

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The link below is to an article reporting on how Elizabeth’s Bookshops in Australia are using a novel idea to help it sell books – blind dates with books.

For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/05/go-on-a-blind-date-with-a-book/

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Article: Secret Compartment

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This article linked to is probably stretching it a bit for a book blog – especially given that you have to basically destroy books to accomplish the secret compartment. But it is made out of books – so that’s the connection. The link below is to an article that looks at how to build a secret compartment out of books.

For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/06/make-a-secret-compartment-out-of-multiple-books/

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The biggest difference between Amazon and book publishers

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Do Book Critics Need a Code of Ethics?

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Article: Addicted to Books?

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The link below is to an article that looks at signs you are addicted to books.

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/signs-youre-addicted-to-books-reading

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Article: Tips on Conversing from Old Etiquette Books

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The link below is to an article that looks at some tips for conversing from etiquette books from the past.

For more visit:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/49961/how-converse-properly-18-tips-old-etiquette-books

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Article: Classics?

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The link below is to an article that considers what really makes a classic book.

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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/05/canon-fodder-denouncing-the-classics.html

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Article: Turn a Children’s Books into an Audiobook

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The link below is to an article that reports on a way to turn children’s books into audiobooks via StorySticker.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/turn-your-favorite-kids-book-into-an-audiobook_b71080

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Article: Bad Uses for Books

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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. 

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http://ebookfriendly.com/2013/05/22/examples-of-book-love-gone-wrong-pictures/

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Article: Kids Reading Habits Are Changing

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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