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Article: Recent History of Books and Bookshops – A Golden Age of Books?


The link below is to an article reporting on the recent history of books and bookshops and asks ‘are we in a golden age of books?’

For more visit:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/12/06/a-golden-age-of-books-there-were-only-500-real-bookstores-in-1931/258309/

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Book Art: Mark Zuckerberg’s Face Sculpted into a Stack of Books


The link below is to another example of book art. In this example the artist has sculpted the face of Mark Zuckerberg into a stack of books. As to whether the sculpture is worth as much as a stack of Facebook shares, I couldn’t say.

For more visit:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/hong-yi-red-facebook#

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Article: 20 Bookshelf Decorating Ideas


The link below is to an article that looks at ways of decorating bookshelves. May I suggest adding some books?

For more visit:
http://www.decoist.com/2012-05-21/20-bookshelf-decorating-ideas/

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Article: HarperCollins Launches Global Publishing Program


The link below is to an article reporting on a new book/ebook publishing initiative by HarperCollins called HarperCollins 360. It looks to be a very exciting program.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/harpercollins-launches-global-publishing-program_b23748

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Infographic: The Stephen King Universe Flow Chart


The link below is to an infographic on characters in Stephen king books and how they relate to one another.

For more visit:
http://tessiedesigncompany.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/stephen-king-universe-flow-chart.html

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Video: The Future of Print


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Article: Your Bookshelf and Dating


The link below is to an article concerning the books you own and what your date may think about you. It just might be that your books declare what type of person you are.

http://www.howaboutwe.com/date-report/what-your-bookshelf-says-about-you-to-a-date/

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Article: The Digital Public Library of America


The link below is to an article about the latest attempt to build a book archive – The Digital Public Library of America.

For more visit:
http://www.technologyreview.com/web/40210/

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iPhone and iPad Chargers Made from Old Books

The link below is to an article about a line of iPhone and iPad chargers made from old books.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/booksi-book-iphone-charger_n_1459312.html

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Website: Historical Novels


The link below is to a website that lists historical novels by the time and place of the book’s setting.

For more visit:
http://www.historicalnovels.info/