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Article: Shelf preservation


The link below is to an article that makes a case for the preservation of the traditional book in some form.

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/sep/19/ebook-conversion-genre

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Article: The Future is Digital


The link below is to an article that reports on the future of reading and it is all digital.

For more visit:
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Books-paper-covers-year-e-reader-rules/story-16691927-detail/story.html

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Article: Europeana – Europe’s Digital Library


The link below is to an article on Europeana – the digital library of Europe.

For moire visit:
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/09/12/Europeana-Europes-Digital-Library-with-Over-23-Million-Objects-from-2200-Institutions-in-33-Countries/

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Article: Digital Content Ownership Part 2


The link below is to the second part of a series looking into digital content ownership in the digital age.

For more visit:
http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/ownership-in-a-digital-society-part-2/

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Article: Digital Content Ownership Part 1


The link below is to an article that explores the ownership of digital content, such as ebooks, in the digital age. This is an important topic that needs to be pursued.

For more visit:
http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/the-frightening-move-away-from-ownership-in-digital-books/

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Article: Digital Content and Death


The link below is to an article that reports on what happens to digital content purchased from Apple, Amazon, etc, upon a customer’s death.

For more visit:
http://www.informationweek.com/byte/news/personal-tech/consumer-services/240006412

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Article: The Price of Digital Content


The link below is to an article that considers the pricing of digital content.

For more visit:
http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/e-content/pricing-digital-content

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Article: Privacy in the Digital Age


The link below is to an article that looks at ebook reader privacy in the digital age.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/legal/reader-privacy-under-threat-in-the-digital-age/

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Article: The Privacy of Readers in the Digital Age


The link below is to an article that reports on the privacy of readers in the digital age – something that will probably be a major issue in the days ahead.

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/aug/31/readers-privacy-under-threat

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From My Armchair: 11 August 2012


I really didn’t think I’d get too much read this week, but as you will see from the list below I have been able to read a fair bit.

I was able to get The Hunger Games trilogy completed, which is good given the DVD of the first movie will be out in a week or so here in Australia. I haven’t seen the movie yet, so getting the books read prior to the movie was something I wanted to do.

This coming week I’d like to get a few more books read – I’ll see how I go.

 

Social Networks, Web Applications & Other Tools

Not a lot done on social networks or web applications this week. I have added a few books to Goodreads, that is about all really.

 

Currently Reading:

Currently, I am reading the following books:

Discipline of GraceDiscipline of Grace, by Jerry Bridges

I’m hoping to actually make some good progress on this book today and tomorrow. I read it once or twice before, but not in a while. Looking forward to getting into it. Jerry Bridges is usually very good to read.

 

CollapseCollapse, by Richard Stephenson

I’m just over halfway through this one, but it is a fairly long novel so it will take another day or two to complete at least.

 

Finished Reading:

This week I have been able to read the following books:

Phantoms on the BookshelvesPhantoms on the Bookshelves, by Jacques Bonnet

I completed this book very early in the week and have written a review which can be found via the link below. Probably only really appeal to those of us who are really into books and have a library of our own. I quite enjoyed the read.

See also:
https://atthebookshelf.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/book-review-phantoms-on-the-bookshelves-by-jacques-bonnet/

 

Killing CalvinismKilling Calvinism: How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Theology from the Inside, by Greg Dutcher

This was a great book and one I should read on a regular basis – perhaps once a year. A very challenging book, with many lessons for the church today (thinking of reformed churches).

See also:
https://atthebookshelf.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/book-review-killing-calvinism-how-to-destroy-a-perfectly-good-theology-from-the-inside-by-greg-dutcher/

 

Catching FireCatching Fire: The Hunger Games Books 2, by Suzanne Collins

I haven’t as of yet wrote a review on this one – will do soon hopefully.

 

MockingjayMockingjay: The Hunger Games Book 3, by Suzanne Collins

I haven’t as of yet wrote a review on this one – will do so soon hopefully.

 

Purchased & Added to Library:

I again grabbed a heap of free ebooks from Amazon. These are all of the books I’ve posted on my Blog ‘The Book Stand,’ so all posted there I also downloaded for myself. I’ll certainly have more books than I can ever read that’s for sure, but certainly never wanting for choice. No harm in grabbing them while there free and in digital format – if I don’t read them all, what does it matter? At least I’ll have them if I want to read them.

Among the books I actually purchased this week:

The Hunger Games – Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games – Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
In Christ Alone – Living the Gospel Centered Life, by Sinclair Ferguson
Set Apart – Calling a Worldly Church to a Godly Life, by Kent R. Hughes