TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » Reading http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:30:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 As long as kids enjoy reading, does it really matter what they read? http://www.teleread.com/education/if-kids-enjoy-reading-does-it-really-matter-what-they-read/ http://www.teleread.com/education/if-kids-enjoy-reading-does-it-really-matter-what-they-read/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:35:35 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=86861 Gawker ran an interesting article earlier this week that referenced an NPR piece on children and reading. The basic point of both articles was that children are reading at a lower grade level than in previous years, and that classic books have fallen out of favor in preference of books like “The Hunger Games.” The comments [...]

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Weekend Roundup: Everything you can expect Apple to announce on Monday http://www.teleread.com/apple/weekend-roundup-everything-you-can-expect-apple-to-announce-on-monday/ http://www.teleread.com/apple/weekend-roundup-everything-you-can-expect-apple-to-announce-on-monday/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:00:04 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=86482 Everything you can expect Apple to announce on Monday (Business Insider) Apple is holding its biggest event of the year, WWDC, on June 10. It’s a developers conference, but Apple usually uses the first day to announce new products and other goodies in a big keynote presentation. So what’s on tap? Here’s everything we expect [...]

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Scissors, Paper, Screen: The Future of Reading http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/scissors-paper-screen-the-future-of-reading/ http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/scissors-paper-screen-the-future-of-reading/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:01:05 +0000 Dan Bloom http://www.teleread.com/?p=86434 Back in 2011, which in Internet time is eons ago, I  wrote a commentary about how reading on paper surfaces—books, newspapers, magazines—might be superior (in terms of brain chemistry) compared to what we do when we “read” on screens, be they iPads, Kindles or computers. The article elicited a variety of comments, ranging from ”you’re nuts” to “bravo.” Mostly, “you’re [...]

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Tom Chatfield speaks on reading onscreen and concentration http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/tom-chatfield-speaks-on-reading-onscreen-and-concentration/ http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/tom-chatfield-speaks-on-reading-onscreen-and-concentration/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:00:46 +0000 Paul St John Mackintosh http://www.teleread.com/?p=86326 In a recent TeleRead post, I covered some much-discussed comments made by UK writer and media savant Tom Chatfield. He kindly agreed to follow up at length by talking directly about e-books and the issues surrounding reading onscreen.  What follows is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. TeleRead: How do you see the advent of electronic [...]

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TED Talks: How Books Can Open Your Mind (Video) http://www.teleread.com/books/ted-talks-how-books-can-open-your-mind/ http://www.teleread.com/books/ted-talks-how-books-can-open-your-mind/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:30:05 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=86032 For anyone who hasn’t yet had a chance to watch the video of Lisa Bu’s beautiful TED Talks lecture about the power of books, and the life-altering affect they had on her own life, give yourself the gift of clicking on the video below; it’s just six minutes and 17 seconds long. I don’t know [...]

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My DRM-Free Year, Month 5: Summer Stockpiling http://www.teleread.com/drm/my-drm-free-year-month-5-summer-stockpiling/ http://www.teleread.com/drm/my-drm-free-year-month-5-summer-stockpiling/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 14:00:52 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=85972 It’s been a busy month for me—school is winding down, so I had class plays, field trips, report cards and other wrap-ups to do. I haven’t read much, but I have been stockpiling for the summer, when I’ll have some time off. I seem to be in a series mood these days… 1. Blake Crouch [...]

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Getting philosophical about the future of reading http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/orwell-or-kingwell-in-the-future-of-reading/ http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/orwell-or-kingwell-in-the-future-of-reading/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 00:59:57 +0000 Paul St John Mackintosh http://www.teleread.com/?p=85884 Mark Kingwell, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, has just delivered his thoughts on “Does reading have a future?” for the Ottawa Citizen, distilling his conclusions from a keynote speech on ‘The Future of Reading’ for the 40th anniversary AGM of the Writers’ Union of Canada. “A noted Canadian philosopher” (which is probably [...]

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Calling All Young Adult Publishers! http://www.teleread.com/blogs/calling-all-young-adult-publishers/ http://www.teleread.com/blogs/calling-all-young-adult-publishers/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:34 +0000 Lynn Rosen http://www.teleread.com/?p=85329 I’d like to introduce you to my friend Alexander Christou. Xander, as he likes to be called, is eleven years old and one of the smartest kids I know. He’s a passionate reader, a great soccer player, speaks Greek (his father is from Greece), and is a more engaging, interesting conversationalist than some adults I [...]

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BookLikes, a New Social Reading Platform: Do we really need another? http://www.teleread.com/social-media/booklikes-a-new-social-reading-platform-do-we-really-need-another/ http://www.teleread.com/social-media/booklikes-a-new-social-reading-platform-do-we-really-need-another/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 19:37:36 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=85226 DBW featured a press release for BookLikes, a new social reading platform that is supposed to combine the features of Tumblr and Goodreads. I consider one of my roles here is to involve trying things out, and potentially wasting my time so you don’t have to waste your. And my reaction to this site? Don’t [...]

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Social Site BookLikes is Now Open for Business http://www.teleread.com/books/social-site-booklikes-is-open-for-business/ http://www.teleread.com/books/social-site-booklikes-is-open-for-business/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 00:35:55 +0000 Susan Lulgjuraj http://www.teleread.com/?p=85021 BookLikes has been in beta version for quite some time, but the website has now launched its full release. The site seems to combine different aspects of social media sites such as Tumblr and Goodreads to become a place for readers to share thoughts and reviews. BookLikes is not just limited to reviews. Users can [...]

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Reports of the Bookstore’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated http://www.teleread.com/bookstore/reports-of-the-bookstores-death-are-greatly-exaggerated/ http://www.teleread.com/bookstore/reports-of-the-bookstores-death-are-greatly-exaggerated/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 00:50:36 +0000 Aggregated Content http://www.teleread.com/?p=84939 By Michael Weinstein There’s been a great deal of conjecture lately about the future of the bookstore: What will happen to the B&N stores (especially if they do plan to reduce the number of stores)? What about independent bookstores? Will Amazon crush bricks-and-mortar stores out of existence? Oh, lordy, will there even be such a [...]

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Morning Links: What news organizations are learning from their e-book efforts http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/morning-links-what-news-organizations-are-learning-from-their-e-book-efforts/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/morning-links-what-news-organizations-are-learning-from-their-e-book-efforts/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:01:27 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=84854 What News Organizations are Learning from their eBook Efforts (Poynter) News organizations have responded to changes in readers’ habits by moving beyond the newsstand and toward the bookshelf, zeroing in on ebooks as a new revenue source and a way to explore genres not typically found on front pages or home pages. Back to the [...]

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On my honeymoon, I fell in love all over again… with my e-reader (and my wife, of course) http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/on-my-honeymoon-i-fell-in-love-all-over-again-with-my-e-reader-and-my-wife-of-course/ http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/on-my-honeymoon-i-fell-in-love-all-over-again-with-my-e-reader-and-my-wife-of-course/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:30:18 +0000 Brian Howard http://www.teleread.com/?p=84304 I hope you’ll pardon me as I jog my ocean air- and sun-addled brain back into something resembling normal functioning with a story from my just-ended honeymoon. On Saturday, my newly minted wife and I got back from Tulum, Mexico, where we spent a week on the beach relaxing and—if we’re being completely honest—recovering from [...]

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Dust jacket envelopes make it easy to donate your books by mail http://www.teleread.com/books/dust-jacket-envelopes-make-it-simple-to-donate-your-books-by-mail/ http://www.teleread.com/books/dust-jacket-envelopes-make-it-simple-to-donate-your-books-by-mail/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:09:25 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=84282 A social entrepreneurship company based in Australia, Mailbooks for Good, has recently launched a literary-minded project that combines good design and a simple but strong idea with the joy of philanthropy. The company’s tagline, “Re-gift the gift of reading,” does a decent job of explaining the concept. But here’s the general idea, direct from the [...]

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Are Phones Good Productivity Tools? http://www.teleread.com/smartphones/are-phones-good-productivity-tools/ http://www.teleread.com/smartphones/are-phones-good-productivity-tools/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 14:15:21 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=84227 Thorin Klosowski poses an interesting question over at Lifehacker: Are phones good productivity tools? Klosowski argues that, for almost every productivity task he needs to accomplish, there is a desktop or tablet app that will do it quicker and more efficiently than his phone. “None of this is to say that I don’t appreciate a smartphone [...]

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