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10 Reading Nooks


Need some inspiration to read – perhaps you need to set up a special reading nook? The link below is to an article that looks at 10 reading nooks – special places to read.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/11/13/10-terrific-reading-nooks/

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Apps for a Better Reading Experience


The link below is to an article that looks at 8 apps it claims will make you a better reader, however I don’t believe they will make you a better reader, but will enhance your reading.

For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2013/11/09/apps-for-readers/

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Survey: Do You Read Ebooks to Your Children?


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Not Reading Ebooks to Kids


The link below is to an article on how one journalist will not read ebooks to her kids. What do you think? Please offer your thoughts via our poll.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cate-pane/why-i-dont-read-digital-books-to-my-kids_b_4179144.html

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50 Incredibly Tough Books for Extreme Readers


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Article: Reasons to Read


The link below is to an article that considers some reasons for reading.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/12/health-benefits-reading_n_4081258.html

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Article: Too Much Reading?


Is it possible to read too much? The link below is to an article that looks at the question.

For more visit:
http://criticalmargins.com/2013/10/02/too-much-reading/

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Article: Reading and Empathy


The link below is to an article that reports on the findings of an interesting study regarding reading and empathy for others.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2013/oct/08/literary-fiction-improves-empathy-study

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More gadgets, more reading: Survey suggests e-reader and tablet owners read more books


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A new survey from USA Today and book discovery website Bookish finds that U.S. adults who own a tablet or e-reader read more books than the device-less. The survey also found differences in reading habits between adults under 40 and adults over 40.

USA Today Bookish survey

The survey polled 1,000 adults nationwide and an additional 819 adults who own an e-reader or tablet. Overall, it found that 40 percent of adults — and 46 percent of those between 18 and 39 — owned a tablet or e-reader, “doubling the numbers from less than two years ago.”

Thirty-five percent of those who owned a device said they read more since getting it. Of the device owners, those ages 18-39 had read an average of 21 books in the past year, while respondents ages 40 and over had read an average of 16 books in the past year.

Those who didn’t own a device read…

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Article: Reading Too Much?


The link below is to an article that looks at whether you can read too much or not – what do you think? I can see a poll being posted on this one.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/09/27/possible-read-much/