Tag: Books

Encyclopedia Britannica to Stop Printing After 244 Years
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 depicts a future world in which books are no longer published, and where members of society instead receive their information in rooms with s...
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HarperCollins Pisses Off Teen Girls
Teen-girl creative writing website Inkpop, owned by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. announced on its blog yesterday that it is "...
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Harry Potter Heads To School Libraries Digitally
Pottermore, the online experience and home of the Harry Potter eBooks created by J.K. Rowling and partnered by Sony, announc...
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“Goodnight iPad” Is A Bedtime Story For The Tech Age
Have you ever wanted a children’s book that speaks to the current tech obsessed generation? You’re in luck then. Ann Droyd brings us a parody of “...
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iPad Vs. Textbooks: By The Numbers
The iPad is widely looked at as a revolutionary device. Even non-Apple fanboys have to acknowledge the tremendous success the device has had and the quick impact it has had on quit...
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Joe Lansdale On The E-Book Revolution And The Future Of Books [Exclusive Q&A]
Last week, we reported that author (and "Champion Mojo Storyteller") Joe Lansdale...
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E-Books Or Real Books: What Book Lovers Think
There is a lot of debate surrounding e-books in regard to if they will ever replace real books as the conventional way to digest writer's works. One undeniable fact is that e-book...
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Joe Lansdale Considering E-Book Only For New Novel [Updated]
Update: It looks like there has been a change of plans. Since this post was written, Lansdale has posted a couple more updates about his Hap and Leonard book plans...
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Viral Video: Joy of Books
In a world of iPads, Kindles, Nooks and laptops, the classic book is slipping. But, a pair of book aficionados in Toronto were willing to recruit friends and put in tireless nights...
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DLD: iPad Popularity Leads To E-Textbooks
From the Digital Life Design conference, a welcome...
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DigitalPal Is Newest Social Networking Site
A new social media network wants to get rid of all status updates and relationship drama to give users a chance to talk about their favorite movies, music, books and games....
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Amazon Sold Enough Steve Jobs Bios Over The Holidays To Stack Taller Than Mt. Everest
As you’re probably aware, Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography is pretty popular. It’s been pretty popular on Amazon too, of course. As previously reported, it was the top-se...
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Google eBooks Offline Support Now Available for Chrome, Chrome OS
Google announced the launch of offline support for Google eBooks for those using Chrome or Chrome OS, so they can continue reading books even when they’re not actually connected to...
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Steve Jobs Bio Is Amazon’s Overall Best-Seller of 2011
Amazon has just released their list of the top 10 best-selling books of 2011, and it probably shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs" is number o...
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Mark Twain Google Doodle Celebrates Tom Sawyer’s Fence
Today Google is honoring the great American humorist, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, with a panoramic Google Doodle that references one of the early scenes from one of his classic stori...
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