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Rare books in city colleges to be digitised
Hindustan Times
More than a century-old frayed rare books lying in some of the city's oldest academic institutions are set to be digitally saved for posterity. In an effort to preserve some of the oldest and rare booksdating back to 1800s, the Karimi library at ...
Printed word, e-books coexist
MiamiHerald.com
Authors who contribute to the process, like John Dufresne, who came up with the concept of Blue Christmas, will share in any profits. Even so, with the industry changing so swiftly, entering the publishing business is perilous. Less than a year ago, ...
Five books on politics: Short reviews
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Star-Ledger Entertainment Desk Such an unwieldy title. But not unexpected from this observer of the political scene who considers himself a humorist. Driven by the partisan dysfunction that has paralyzed our political system, Brian Sack writes this ...
Authors on their work
San Jose Mercury News
Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real. A purchase of either the book or a $10 gift card admits two people; 650-324-4321www.keplers.com. Remember Nada Prouty? She was the Lebanon-born CIA agent charged by federal investigators, in the aftermath of the ...
Authors on their work
San Jose Mercury News
His life and work have inspired the new book "Spencer Tracy: A Biography" by Orange County author James Curtis, who got the cooperation of Tracy's daughter and, according to Booklist, access to everything from the actor's appointment books to his ...
E-books boost John Lewis trading
The Press Association
Department store chain John Lewis has said strong sales of e-book readers have helped its Christmas trading season get off to a "resilient" start. The chain said it was "clearly going to be a very techy" Christmas after seeing a strong rise in demand ...
Microsoft Windows Azure Development Cookbook by Packt Publishing Available on ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Packt Publishing, a world leader in books and eBooks on Microsoft technologies announces that Microsoft Windows Azure Development Cookbook is now available on Amazon's Kindle. Authored by, Neil Mackenzie - Microsoft MVP for Windows Azure, ...
Books offer deer hunting, cooking tips
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Here are two books with Wisconsin pedigrees released in the last year worth considering. Most hunters select a stand in a deer's territory and passively wait for the animal to travel within shooting range. Using mock scrapes and rubs as well as buck ...
Library system has $250000 for new books, thanks to Bucks for Books campaign
Buffalo News
Inside the book, the reader will find this: a bookplate that says the book was purchased for the library by money raised through this fall's “Bucks for Books” campaign. That, library officials said this week, is the scope of the success of the recently ...
A-list authors celebrate Ploughshares anniversary
Boston Herald
In the publishing world, they're reading Ploughshares, trying to find new writers. It's started the careers of a lot of people.” It didn't start Lehane's career. “I was never published in it,” the author of “Moonlight Mile” and 'The Given Day” said. ...
Google Books gets updated to better support 7-inch tablets
Droid Matters
by Jonathan Radande November 13, 2011 0 Google Books users, there's an update waiting for you. The update to Google Books brings the ability to +1 a book while reading, better support for 7-inch tablets, and fixes an issue where the application would ...
On Books: "A Shade of Red"
Anderson Independent Mail
By Kathryn Smith Understandably, I was a sucker for Alyson Fox's new photography book “A Shade of Red: One Lipstick and One Hundred Women.” Its subjects range from little girls to old women, of various ethnicities and many walks of life. ...
New books from Michigan authors
Lansing State Journal
Here's a quick look at some interesting books with a Michigan connection that came out earlier this year. "The Color of Night" by LC Timmerman and John H. Timmerman (New Horizon Press, $24.95) is a compelling true crime account of the struggle for ...
Women authors share pain and joy of writing
Times of India
David launched three books at the event - 'Vanmam (Vendetta)', 'Sangati (Events)', 'Karruku' by a Tamil writer Faustina Soosairaj who writes by the pen name - Bama. Bama is an undaunted voice of the voiceless - Dalit women. ...
The books of winter
Ottawa Citizen
The upside is that autumn also brings an avalanche of new sports books (this is why Christmas gift cards were invented). We've chosen some of the best Canadian books for your consideration, including three by writers with links to the Citizen ...
Books: A condensed history of the region emphasizes Campbell University
Fayetteville Observer
The books are from TwitPublishing.com. Barnes & Noble Bookseller's focus will be on The Partnership for Children through Jan. 1. Customers buy books in the store, which are collected for the organization. Sunday, Nov. 13: Jane Borden, author of "I ...
From The Beacon: Books honor veterans past and present
Hilton Head Island Packet
We offer books, audio books, movies and documentaries on DVD, and a database for learning about the sacrifices of veterans past and present. Here are some for you to consider: "The Medal of Honor: a Commemoration of South Carolina Recipients" edited by ...
Books bring thousands to Conklin
Press & Sun-Bulletin
"I like books; I like to read," said Annamarie Kleppinger, as she piled another book into the already neatly-stuffed handcart that husband Neil navigated through crowded aisles at the Penguin Group warehouse sale Saturday in Conklin. ...
World of Books
Daily Herald
Wells, author of "Variant," was one of four Utah dystopian authors who gave presentations and signed books during the festival. The other authors were Ally Condie, Elana Johnson and Kristen Landon. Hundreds of people came to meet the authors and ...
Danya Walker: Books fictionalize PT Barnum, famous circus
Joplin Globe
The two books chose this week are Stacy Carlson's “Among the Wonderful” and “The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb” by Melanie Benjamin. Both books are fictionalized looks at PT Barnum and some of the fabulously different people who helped make him ...
Leg of Books
By timmytanner
My wife and I have small room off our kitchen that we use as a craft/studio space. We wanted a nice long counter along one wall, and had a small two ...
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ROBERT SHILLER: These 5 Books Explain Why The Economy Is ...
By Sam Ro
The Browser recently interviewed Shiller and asked what books he would recommend. The underlying theme of these books: traits essential to human capitalism. From The ... Click Here For The FiveBooks Robert Shiller Recommends > ...
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E-Books - Web Hosting Talk
By iXn9
Does anyone have e-books regarding Network Security or Network Performance, Dedicated server management/maintenance and dedicated and vps configurations, videos anything that will show me how to manage an DS, network security. ...
Web Hosting Talk
Smashwords to accept pre-formatted e-books 'by the end of 2012 ...
By Chris Meadows
TeleRead - News and views on ebooks, libraries, publishing and related topics · HOME| · AROUND... Even when we offer that service, I expect most authors will still choose the Meatgrinder route because it's faster, cheaper and, well, simpler. ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...
Salina Journal News: 17 Kansas authors expected at roundup
17 Kansas authors expected at roundup from the online edition of the Salina Journal, featuring top stories, breaking news, local video, local news, sports, obituaries, classifieds and entertainment. Serving Saline County, Kansas and North Central Kansas. ... Landenberger, Linda McCaffery, Lowell May, Richard Ohmart, Nancy Sanders and Evelyn Ward. These authors' works represent a range of genres, including fiction, non-fiction, history, children's books and spiritual themes. ...
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Wondrous Reads: In My Mailbox #147: New Books This Week
By prophecygirl
I didn't get many books in the post this week which gave me a bit of a chance to try and catch up. I did buy a few this week though as there were some exciting new releases. I also unexpectedly met Noel Fielding and Dave Brown yesterday ...
Wondrous Reads
Butler Archetypes: Mountain Of Books, Leaves All Day – Bwog
By Ella
Taking a Saturday evening off of the Butler grind? We doubt it. And unsurprisingly, neither are the Butler-ites—the elusive species of passersby, tablemates,
Bwog
Kindle Books
By admin
I have my old kindle and kindle books and all that stuff transfers right? I have a hard time getting rid of stuff – especially if that stuff is books and books that I really, really liked. I just can't do it. I love my books! They are a part of my life. I mean ...
An Obamaers Blog
The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement - The Rumpus.net
By Seth Fischer
Sunday's the day to catch up with Rumpus Books. Irreconcilable Differences — J.A. Tyler reviews Gary Lutz's new story collection divorcer. Debutantes In Distress — Kevin Nolan reviews Crash and Tell, Lori Baker's new collection of stories. ...
The Rumpus.net
Kids Book Review: Guest Post: picture books for a better world with ...
By Tania McCartney
First we decided to make uTales a community-driven platform for creating, selling and distributing digital picture books. Our main objective was then to give authors and illustrators the tools to create digital books themselves, set their own ...
Kids Book Review
happy haul-idays giveaway with chronicle books
By Cecelia
To get you (and me) in the holiday spirit, and to help out with your shopping list, Chronicle Books is hosting its second annual Happy Haul-idays giveaway. It's a pretty sweet deal. They'll give one blog-posting winner $500 in books, one ...
Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
Kids Books – Establishing a Life-long Voyage with Books | Library ...
By admin
Kids books open up an entire new globe that ignite children's' creativity and likely spur them on to wonderful elements. Kids books possess the subject matter that may inspire the genius inside to go forward in their existence and generate all ...
Library News
Protect Yourself! Legal Risks with Ebooks
By Lynn Terry
Legal Risks with Ebooks. When you're creating eBooks, you're also exposing yourself to legal risks. You could be sued by a reader or even the U.S. government because of what's in your eBook. If you don't have the time and money to spend on a lawyer, a quick and affordable alternative way to protect yourself is the new eBook Legalese v. 2.0 that ... It's super easy to use no matter what your topic is (health, business, pets, etc), or what format you're publishing in (Kindle, PDF, etc). ...
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Rullsenberg Rules: LibraryThing - an addiction
By Lisa Rullsenberg
Anyway: lately I have been trying to make RullsenbergLisa's LibraryThing more representative of the Rullsenberg and Roberts household of books. (See sidebar). It's proving both complex and addictive. I keep realising how many I STILL have ...
Rullsenberg Rules

South Florida writers strut their stuff, concisely
MiamiHerald.com
We met for dinner at Penrod's on South Beach on Wednesday July 14, 1993. Penrod's restaurant is now Nikki Beach. He wore glasses, very handsome and carried a Time magazine. I was so nervous I just ordered mineral water. He leaned across the table and ...

5 Good Kindle Books For New Blog Owners
By Guest Author
The cool thing about Kindle books is that an actual Kindle is not required to read them. All you need is a Kindle-enabled app which is available for a myriad of devices including the iPhone, iPad and a host of smartphones including Blackberry ...

ASK JAMES: SELF-PUBLISHING, KISSING, SUPER ENERGY, ITALY, RIGHTEOUS ANGER ...
Business Insider
Learn how to use social media to really start the discussion on books. Zero book publishers have done this correctly although they think they have with outdated email lists that generate zero sales. - book public speaking engagements where you give ...
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