The link below is to an article about words people would like to have banned – I think I agree with some of these overused terms and words being banned. I’m sick to death of hearing about the fiscal cliff and I’m not even in the US.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/banned-words-list-2012_n_2387613.html
Here in Australia, we would say ‘only in America.’ The link below is to a classic article about a man who called police when a package was discovered on his front doorstep.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/30/ohio-man-orders-from-amazon-calls-police_n_2385228.html
The link below is to an article that looks at haunted libraries in the USA.
For more visit:
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/10-haunted-libraries-of-the-us/
The link below is to an article (and infographic) that looks at twenty of the most impressive special collections held in libraries around the world (UK and USA really).
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/university/the-20-most-impressive-university-special-collections/
The link below is to an article which contains an interactive infographic. The infographic looks at the top 10 banned or challenged books in the USA for 2012 and the reasons why.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/30/banned-books-week-top-10-_n_1926829.html
The link below is to an article that looks at the new Francis Gregory Library in the USA.
For more visit:
via http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670639/an-amazing-new-library-by-david-adjaye-woven-from-timber-and-glass#1
Recently great strides have been made against fixed book pricing in the USA. The link below is to an article that looks at efforts being made in the European Union to do the same.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/eu-begins-to-dismantle-agency-pricing-on-ebooks/
The link below is to an article reporting on the ebook price fixing lawsuit settlement in the USA, which has now been approved.
The link below is to an article with the latest news on the US ebook pricing lawsuit, with news of a settlement with Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster. Apple, Macmillan and Penguin are still fighting the lawsuit.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/aug/30/us-ebook-customers-compensation-price-fixing?
The link below is to an article that answers this most pressing question – who bought the most books in the USA in 2011? Ok, maybe not so pressing.
For more visit:
http://www.good.is/post/generation-read-millennials-buy-more-books-than-everybody-else/
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