Category: Books
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Never Mind E-Books: Why Print Books Are Here to Stay (WSJ)
Print books are here to stay. E-books haven’t surpassed print book sales. Instead, it seems that E-books are fading fast as print book sales see increased demand…. Ever since Amazon introduced its popular Kindle e-reader five years ago, pundits have assumed that the future of book publishing is digital. Opinions about the speed of the…
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What’s Wrong with Only Reading Half a Book? (Electric Literature)
Last month, the e-reading company Kobo revealed which books its users read to completion. Much was made of the fact that Donna Tartt’s prize-winning bestseller The Goldfinch was only finished by 44% of Kobo readers, and that, in general, the bestseller list didn’t match up at all with the most completed list. It also spurned…
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Weird Stuff Authors Do: James Patterson’s Self-Destructing Book Scheme
James Patterson has taken the cake for weird s@#$ authors do to snag the public spotlight. Check out the video below. For more information on Patterson’s self-destructing book, check out Mashable‘s article on this bizarre event.
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15 Words you never knew came from literature (Infographic)
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Best Books of the 21st Century (USC Rossier)
What do you guys think? Anything missing from this list? What should be excluded from this list? Leave your suggestions in a comment. (Check out the original feature.) Original Source: http://rossieronline.usc.edu/best-books-of-the-21st-century-infographic/
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