Thursday, November 7, 2013

BOOKS for EXTREME READERS—EBOOKS put PUBLISHERS OUT OF BUSINESS

By MICHELLE HOGMIRE | 11/7/13

11/4/13

“Selections from One-Star Amazon Reviews of Melville’s Moby-Dick,” by Biblioklept: Galleycat unearths this hilarious list of reviews of Melville’s classic novel. http://biblioklept.org/2013/02/27/selections-from-one-star-amazon-reviews-of-melvilles-moby-dick/

“50 Incredibly Tough Books for Extreme Readers,” by Flavorwire’s Emily Temple: Temple compiles a list of hard books for brave readers, including Melville’s “Moby-Dick” and Wallace’s “Infinite Jest.” http://flavorwire.com/423424/50-incredibly-tough-books-for-extreme-readers/1/

“Ebooks and discounts drive 98 publishers out of business,” by The Guardian’s Liz Bury: Ninety-eight UK publishers went out of business during the past year, 42% more than the year before, figures which reflect an ongoing squeeze on publishers' profit margins driven by deep retail discounts and new digital business models.http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/04/ebooks-discounts-98-publishers-closure

11/5/13


“What Would Aldous Huxley Make of the Way We Consume Media and Popular Culture,” in N.Y. Times Bookends: Adam Kirsch and Jennifer Szalai discuss ideas from Huxley’s novel that have come true (and those that haven’t). http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/books/review/what-would-aldous-huxley-make-of-the-way-we-consume-media-and-popular-culture.html?hpw&rref=books&_r=0

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