Books, Computers, Education & Libraries!

ResourceShelf.com shared a study conducted by The Bivings Group about the amount of Internet use among newspapers.  The study is “a way to gauge how papers are dealing with the threat and opportunity presented by the rise of the Internet as a news source.”
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ResourceShelf.com posted a report from Crain’s New York Business report that “the number of new magazines launched was down 13% in 2008″.
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On a nice quiet Christmas Day what would be more fun than having a ‘family trivia quiz night’?   You’re in luck!  AND you won’t have to spend a dime (except for paper and ink).  Check out the World Almanac Trivia Quiz Night Kit.  There is also some interesting ‘bonus content‘ on the World Almanac Website.
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009
One thing I always appreciate receiving for a Christmas gift is a copy of the World Almanac.  This year is no exception (hint, hint).
Received a note from the bloggers at WorldAlmanac.com today.  The note explained why you haven’t seen the 2009 almanac in the stores yet.  Reason?  When [...]

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Welcome BACK to my WordPress blog.   I messed up my blog trying to update it and I lost some postings.  I’ll try to repost my most popular ones.  Thanks for your patience.    Enjoy!
Jeff
P.S. I’ve removed the comment feature for now as I was getting lots of spam.   I will try to come up with [...]

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Maran Illustrated Yoga
I’m not exactly into Yoga (since I have never tried it) but I love the Maran Illustrated books and wanted to share this with my readers!
The Maran family has put their Maran Illustrated Yoga eBook online for you to enjoy and it is absolutely FREE!
Here is a link to the Maran family’s books [...]

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Bookselling This Week has some pictures of nice displays created by Austin, Texas’ bookstore, BookPeople. Check them out!

Bookselling This Week
BookPeople
Thanks to Shelf-Awareness.com for this information.

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From Shelf-Awareness.com
Sales: AAP Sales Rise 4.3% in June
Net book sales in June rose 4.3% to $720.6 million and year-to-date sales rose 7.9% to $3.571 billion, according to data compiled from 80 publishers by the Association of American Publishers.
Category winners and losers:
Audiobook rose 25.9% to $12.9 million
Children’s/YA hardcover rose 22.2% to $42.3 million
Religious books rose 19.4% [...]

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Lulu.com - “Lulu is fast, easy and free. Publish and sell easily within minutes. No set-up fees. No minimum order. Keep control of the rights. Set your own price. Each product is printed as it is ordered. No excess inventory. ”
BookSurge.com (owned by Amazon) - “BookSurge offers [...]

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How bold are you in doing booktalks? How about these publishing reps?
From ‘Shelf-Awareness.com’s newsletter’:
Cool Idea of the Day: Dewey Divas & Dudes
The Dewey Divas & the Dudes are a group of Canadian publishers’ reps who travel to various library systems and talk about upcoming titles. According to their website, “We can speak about blockbusters, [...]

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