READER’S DIGEST FILES BANKRUPTCY
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 18, 2013
DEVELOPING…
Bloomberg: Reader’s Digest Files Bankruptcy to Cut $465 Mln Debt
READER’S DIGEST FILES BANKRUPTCY
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 18, 2013
DEVELOPING…
Bloomberg: Reader’s Digest Files Bankruptcy to Cut $465 Mln Debt
Colleen Flaherty reports at Inside Higher Ed that the Canadian Centre for Science and Education has hit Beall with a libel claim over his Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2013. This follows the recently recognized case of Dale Askey reported on by Library Journal, The Hamilton Spectator, Macleans, and Inside Higher Ed.
The social media site goodreads.com is exploding in popularity as a platform for finding and sharing and, yes, marketing books.
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary has said libraries have had their day. Deary referred to libraries as being a Victorian idea that does not fit in contemporary times.
What’s it like to protect the president in the modern age? Novelist Brad Meltzer explores this topic in his new book, “The Fifth Assassin.” Meltzer talks with Jeffrey Brown about researching presidential assassins, writing thrillers, the advice he received from a former president and perspective from the Secret Service.
Older people may find e-books much faster and easier to read than their paper editions, a new study has claimed.
Nice list of “Tumblarians” (libraries and librarians with Tumblr accounts) from the Lifeguard Librarian, Kate TKasik. And here’s her “how to create a Tumblr account” article.
What is it about books that matters?
Marginalia, History of reading, Copy-specific evidence, Provenance….
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