Archive for the 'books' Category
Behind the NYT Bestsellers List
October 22nd, 2007Clark Hoyt - “The New York Times best-seller list is a powerful and mysterious institution that both reports and drives the sales of books around the nation”
Library Confidential
October 20th, 2007Samantha Booth reviews the new book by Don Borchert
Heck No, We Won’t Go
October 20th, 2007Katie Hafner - “Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into computer databases, saying they were put off by restrictions these companies wanted to place on the new digital collections.”
NYT on Bookmooch
October 19th, 2007Joanne Kaufman - “BookMooch now has 40,000 members around the world, according to Mr. Buckman, and people are joining at a rate of 300 a day. Participants create an inventory (the books they want to give away) and a wish list (the books they want to own). The “library” has some 750,000 titles, and Mr. [...]
More Cool Bookshelves
October 19th, 2007Michael Lieberman - “Each book gets a box - the rest is up to you.”
Old Books
October 13th, 2007Rick Librarian - “Today, my library received the Illinois Blue Book, 2005-2006. If you have noticed that it is already October 2007, you see the problem.”
Colbert Reports
October 8th, 2007Janet Maslin - “Books are for pantywaists. Or at least that’s how “Stephen Colbert,” the excitable commentator played to rock-star perfection by Stephen Colbert, viewed them before he became a published author.”
Bookmobiles of the Past
October 5th, 2007Anna Badkhen - “Caravaggio is a relic of an era whose glory days are in the past. She is a bookmobile driver.” (via)
Amazon.com V. Librarians
September 29th, 2007Now, who is the better for recommendations?
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Buying Books
September 21st, 2007Steve Weber - ” Why are people unlike the books they buy?” (via)
Boys Are From Mars
September 21st, 2007Pia Chatterjee - “I was 16 when I discovered that in most instances, I preferred books to boys.”
Ads in Books
September 17th, 2007Eylon Israely - So although I personally don’t relish the idea of flipping through my new book while being annoyed by ads, I do believe that I would go for it to get a very expensive book I really want for half the price.”
I agree. I would happily trade an ad for a discount [...]
Still the Oddest Librar* Story Ever
September 16th, 2007Bostonist - “Of course, someone called 911, and it might have been the weirdest call the dispatcher ever received. “Help! The library return slot ate my arm!”
Book Clubs
September 15th, 2007Heidi Dolamore - “Yesterday I led a couple of book groups at the county juvenile detention facility.”
It’s Me, Steven
September 13th, 2007Cecilia Goodnow - “Judy Blume is back.”
Keeping a List
September 13th, 2007Mary Schmich - “Trying to remember all the books you’ve read is mind-breaking labor, like trying to remember all the meals you’ve eaten.”
More on Human Filters
September 12th, 2007The bad kind.
Print Is Dead. The Book.
September 11th, 2007Jeff Gomez - “Last week I received the first copy of Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age, from my editor in the UK.”
More on Alms for Jihad
September 7th, 2007Ian Snowley - “I applaud the responsible way this debate has been conducted and especially the fact that there have been no calls for censorship. We support the concerns that library services should have “balanced” collections representing a range of viewpoints. It is a key role for professional library staff to ensure that the stock [...]
More Book Burning
September 3rd, 2007Book Patrol - “Tom Wayne of Prospero’s Books in Kansas City chose Labor Day weekend for the second installment of his ‘I’m Going to Burn All the Books I Can’t Sell’ publicity gimmick.”
The Most requested Out of Print Books
August 29th, 2007BookFinder - “The Report tracks the most sought-after out-of-print books in America, breaking down demand for popular OOP titles in ten different genres.”
Random House Makes UnRandom Donation
August 27th, 2007Newsday - “Random House is loosening its purse strings with a $1 million donation to First Book, a nonprofit literacy organization. The gift, a multiyear commitment announced today, is the largest single philanthropic contribution ever made by the house, the world’s largest trade book publisher.”
Local LibraryThing?
August 21st, 2007theBookseller - “Countrybookshop the Peak District-based bookshop has launched an online social networking site for the book community. Booksconnect will attempt to connect readers, authors, publishers with independent bookshop festivals and book group organisers.”
Readers Going Green
August 20th, 2007Eco-Libris - “Books are everywhere, just look around: on bookshelves at home, in college students’ backpacks, in the mail from the book club or in that pile in your room right now. For some people they’re for education, for others they’re an entertaining escapade and for some, reading is really a passion. Eco-Libris is for [...]
Coverboom
August 17th, 2007Where they “judge books by their covers” (via)
Save Our Books
August 17th, 2007Chemistry World - “Three out of every four books in Europe’s libraries are printed on acidic paper that isn’t expected to last another century.”
iBooks
August 15th, 2007CNET - “Publisher Harper Collins released digital excerpts from 14 books on Wednesday that can be read from an Apple iPhone.”
AudioBooks? Sure, Why Not?
August 14th, 2007Baltimore Sun - “Life being what it is, I will take my books where I can get them and my reading time when I can - out of the dashboard of my van, on the long ride home.”
Lit Bloggers Unite
August 13th, 2007Washington Times - “Mr. Sarvas emphasizes that literary bloggers are a diverse bunch, with different tastes and interests. But what many share in common is a desire to take up books ignored by the mainstream media.” (via)
Reorganizing Bookshelves
August 13th, 2007The Guardian - “Biologists Helping Bookstores - spotted via Jason Kottke - features a crusading scientist called Ste who tries reorganising bookshop shelves to prevent pseudoscience featuring in the science categories.”