Sherrill Redmon passed on to me today an article appearing in the 2/9/09 issue of The Nation, Stimulating Reading. The author, Katha Pollit appeals to President Obama to “Help books”, and goes on to describe various crises from falling library budgets to troubled newspaper and book publishers.
Public libraries face a huge challenge in this economic [...]
Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet is doing to our brains.
by Nicholas Carr
First UP to offer simultaneous electronic editions of new hardcover books
From No Shelf Required:
“SUNY Press has become the first university press in the United States to offer electronic editions of its frontlist titles. With monographs becoming increasingly expensive, often exceeding $75, SUNY Press officials say the new program is aimed at getting content into more [...]
