From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Insomniac linkage

July 27, 2008

I am currently wide awake in the middle of the night. In order to see some benefit from this, I’ll share a few things that have been open in my browser for the last few days:

The Globe and Mail has an article about why reading fiction is good for us. Just in case me telling [...]

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Literary action figures

July 24, 2008

Some people laugh at me when I tell them I have a librarian action figure on my desk at work. She has a push button “shushing” action too. They usually stop laughing when I tell them I also have the deluxe librarian action figure. For the record, the action figure is based on real life [...]

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Why I like LibraryThing

July 24, 2008

When I decided to start a blog about tips and tools to enhance your reading life, it was a no-brainer that LibraryThing would get a mention early on. It will probably pop up now and then in the future too.
I assume that most people who are keen about books and have been active internet users [...]

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Book dispensing machines

July 20, 2008

Users of the Contra Costa County Library no longer need to panic if they forget to take a book on the train. They can just grab one from a book dispensing machine.
Brilliant. I’m a big fan of making libraries more accessible so this sounds great.
You can also read the official press release from the library, [...]

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eBooks on the iPhone

July 17, 2008

Back in the days before ReadingHacks.com existed, I suggested that the Amazon Kindle might turn out to be the tipping point for ebooks. By this I meant that having the backing of a well established bookstore like Amazon might make ebooks a bigger deal in the mainstream. My biggest concern has always been the cost. [...]

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Bags from books

July 14, 2008

Fancy the idea of accessorizing with books? Rebound designs make handbags from old books. A brilliant idea, and from the pictures appear to be well executed.
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Free ebooks can increase sales of hard copies, just ask Neil Gaiman

July 13, 2008

A while ago, Neil Gaiman’s publishers made his wonderful book American Gods available as a free ebook for a limited time. They have now collated sales figures for the period of the promotion and sales were up during that time. Read Gaiman’s own comments about this.
On the same topic, Cory Doctorow is a big fan of [...]

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Reserving and requesting books at your local library

July 11, 2008

Let me paint you a picture. You hear that JK Rowling has decided to write another Harry Potter book and it is going to be called “Harry Potter and the never ending high school”. You jump online, visit your library’s website and check their catalogue. It’s not there yet. Of course not – it won’t [...]

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