Relying on the Kindles of Strangers: Pics of new model

Blog  |  printisdeadblog.com | 9 hours 9 minutes ago

The website Boy Genius Report has shots of the new version of Amazon’s Kindle eBook reader. And while the device continues to look sleek and cool (though it’s still not quite in iPod territory), the screen is remains black and white; or rather, slate-grey and dirty-ivory. It also doesn’t seem to be

http://printisdeadblog.com/2008/10/06/relying-on-the-kindles-of-strangers-pics-of-new-model/

Southern Living

Blog  |  blogs.edweek.org | 10 hours 45 minutes ago

Teacher Magazine's look at what's new and noteworthy in educator blogs.

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/blogboard/archives/2008/10/southern_living.html

Sarah Palin Will Not Debate

Blog  |  blog.oup.com | 13 hours 22 minutes ago

Anti-intellectual Presidency, which draws on interviews with more than 40 presidential speechwriters to investigate this relentless qualitative decline, over the course of 200 years, in our presidents’ ability to communicate with the public. He also blogs at www.elvinlim.com.

http://blog.oup.com/2008/10/palin-debate/

Bolanomania!

Blog  |  blog.booklistonline.com | Oct 2, 2008

Reviewing Roberto Bolanos novel 2666, an anonymous Kirkus scribe sums it up thusly: Unquestionably the finest novel of the present centuryand we may be saying the same thing 92 years from now. Talk about having the courage of your convictions! (Or would they still say

http://blog.booklistonline.com/2008/10/02/bolanomania/

THE BEAT » Blog Archive » DC Month-to-Month Sales: August 2008

Blog  |  pwbeat.publishersweekly.com | Oct 2, 2008

With Final Crisis and Batman both showing up on shelves and spawning more crossover books, August was the strongest month for DC Comics’ periodical business in quite a while.

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/02/dc-month-to-month-sales-august-2008/

Are Books Next? About Time!

Blog  |  acrlog.org | Oct 2, 2008

Jennifer Howard of The Chronicle reports on two heartening developments for academic publishing. One is that a company is providing easy-to-use software for managing digital content for university presses.

http://acrlog.org/2008/10/02/are-books-next-about-time/

Some bookshops I have known

Blog  |  www.guardian.co.uk | Oct 2, 2008

Alastair Harper: As we mourn the demise of the bookshop, I can't help but feel nostalgic for my adolescent trips to WH Smith

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/oct/02/favourite.bookshops

Author Questions: Sell-through Data

Blog  |  jwikert.typepad.com | Sep 30, 2008

This week I'm all about questions authors should ask their editor/publisher. Sunday's post dealt with distribution and yesterday's was on marketing and P.R. Today's question has to do with sell-through. At the end of the day, sell-through is all that...

http://jwikert.typepad.com/the_average_joe/2008/09/author-questions-sell-through.html

Partner Your Library With Local Businesses

Blog  |  plablog.org | Sep 30, 2008

I’ve had a couple of recent successes partnering my library with local businesses here in Brooklyn, and I thought I’d share them with you all.  I hope that in the comments section some people will share their experiences as well.  With the economy in a tight spot, I have no doubt that many library

http://plablog.org/2008/09/partner-your-library-with-local-businesses.html

Librarians, they need your help to rescue Tango!!!

Blog  |  www.schoollibraryjournal.com | Sep 29, 2008

jillyean kellogg commented: where can we go for support when parents attempt to have this book removed from our school library. we are facing this right now and must defend the book at an upcoming district meeting. Help! We love this book and NEED it in our library.

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/620000062/post/890034089.html?nid=2693

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