Book Review: Currently Reading – Print is Dead, by Jeff Gomez
I have been reading ‘Print is Dead – Books in our Digital Age,’ by Jeff Gomez. I have now completed the fourth chapter ‘Generation Download.’ In this chapter, Gomez begins by comparing what has...
View ArticleWebsite: Booki.sh
Social networks and web applications are rapidly multiplying all over the web and it should come as no surprise that a large number of such sites are dedicated to books in one way or another – as well...
View ArticleArticle: Can the Internet Save Book Reviews?
The following link is to an article about the Internet and book reviews. With the reduction of book reviews in print media, is the Internet now the means and future for sharing book reviews? For more...
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The link below is to the second part of a series on getting your library mobile. For more visit: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/10-ways-for-your-library-to-go-mobile-part-ii/Filed under:...
View ArticleArticle: Kindle Cloud Reader
The link below is to a brilliant new application that allows you to read your Kindle content on any device anywhere in the world, providing you have an Internet connection. For more...
View ArticleVideo: Hugh McGuire – The Blurring Line Between Books and the Internet
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View ArticleArticle: The Future of Publishing
How can publishers survive the Internet and ebooks? The link below is to an article that looks into the possibilities of the future for publishing. For more...
View ArticleBook Review: Phantoms on the Bookshelves, by Jacques Bonnet
‘Phantoms on the Bookshelves,’ by Jacques Bonnet was translated from the French original by Sian Reynolds and has an introduction by James Salter. The copy I have is a Kindle edition. It was first...
View ArticleArticle: Books to Read for Success Online
The link below is to an article that suggests books to read in order to make it big on the Internet. For more...
View ArticleArticle: bp;dr
The link below is to a very brief article outlining a new practice on the Internet – bp;dr – which simply means, ‘behind paywall, didn’t read.’ For more...
View ArticlePosts for the Time Being
I thought I’d post a quick update on what is currently happening with me and posts to my Blog. It is a short story really. I live in a town which is a massive tourist destination during the holiday...
View ArticleFree Comics
The link below is to an article that looks at 125 sites for free comics on the Internet. For more visit:http://www.getfreeebooks.com/?p=10400Filed under: Article, Comic, Free Book
View ArticleCatching Up
I haven’t been around on my Blogs too much of late, so I have a lot of catching up to do. The reason for my absence has to do with my usual Internet problems – poor connectivity, etc. Finally my...
View ArticleHas the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet? You’d be...
Donald A. Barclay, University of California, Merced U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. local governments are under extraordinary pressure to cut costs and eliminate from institutional or...
View ArticleBooks: why the Internet hasn’t killed them off
The thousand and one lives of the paper book. Pixabay Dominique Boullier, Sciences Po – USPC; Mariannig Le Béchec, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, and Maxime Crépel, Sciences Po – USPC We stand...
View ArticleThe Internet and Book Culture
The link below is to an article that takes a look at how the Internet has changed ‘book culture.’ For more...
View ArticleHow to Buy Rare Books Online
The link below is to an article that looks at how to buy rare books online. For more visit:https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/how-to-buy-rare-books-online
View ArticleOnline Book Reading
The link below is to an article that looks at book reading online. For more visit:https://bookriot.com/2020/04/29/virtual-reading-series/
View ArticleRare Texts from Islamic World to Go Online
The link below is to an article reporting on a large number of texts from the Islamic world being placed online in Israel. For more...
View ArticleHustler literature sheds light on the world of internet fraud in Nigeria
Internet crime has become attractive as a form of ‘hustle’ to many young Nigerians. Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images) Daniel Chukwuemeka, University of Bristol Hustler narratives have emerged as a genre...
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