Let’s celebrate October with The 50 Scariest Books of All Time | Flavorwire.
This story suggests The Great Library at Alexandria was destroyed by budget cuts, not fire @ ion.com.
Want to learn How to Be A Better Reader | HuffPost Books? This story give 14 tips.
Take a look at The Art of Famous Book Covers | Publisher’s Weekly.
Statista’s chart, below, shows the 10 countries with the highest degrees of Internet freedom, as measured by the Freedom House Index.
Read: The 10 Countries With the Most Internet Freedom | Mashable.
In case we needed another reason to close the 15 extra browser tabs we have open, Clifford Nass, a communication professor at Stanford, has provided major motivation for monotasking: according to his research, the more you multitask, the less youre able to learn, concentrate, or be nice to people.
Read: What Multitasking Does To Your Brain | Fast Company | Business + Innovation.
The Fall is full of opportunities for learning new skills and techniques. Here are 35 free professional development sessions that will be held live online this month.
On my list:
See: 35 Free Live Webinars for Librarians in October | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org.
Socratic Is Creating a Textbook for the World, One Teacher Video at a Time | AllThingsD
Socratic today announced that it has raised $1.5 million from Spark Capital, Betaworks, John Maloney, Terrapin Bale, Chris Dixon and David Tisch. The company (formerly known as Vespr) aggregates and organizes video lessons (first, high school and college content; today, just chemistry and physics) so teachers and students can use them as resources.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Google lead coalition for cheaper internet [to the developing world] | The Bookseller
Cross-industry coalition aims to provide cheaper access in developing world, but analysts say service lacks support from ISPs.
Scribd Founder Envisions Google Glass-like Wearables For E-reading
“If we’re going to build hardware, the thing we want to do is build reading goggles, so you can do hands-free reading,” Adler says. “It’s a little bit of a crazy idea, and I think it’s a long way away for us, but there is already a number of e-readers out there, and I don’t think people need yet another device.”
Though you may be terrifed to look your local librarian in the eye after returning an overdue book, one Tumblr may ease your fears.
Librarian Shaming aggregates anonymous confessions from librarians who have committed many of the same book sins you\’ve been scolded for in the past.
Read: Librarians Confess Their Naughtiest Book Sins on Tumblr | Mashable.
Non-English digital growth ‘matches UK/US’ | The Bookseller
The digital adoption rate in non-English language markets where Amazon Kindle operates is matching that in the English-speaking world. This is according to Russ Grandinetti, vice-president for Kindle Content at Amazon, speaking to delegates at Publishers Launch held yesterday (Monday 7th October) on the eve of Frankfurt Book Fair.
Amazon now shipping Chromecast orders outside of the US | Engadget
Google has yet to expand Chromecast sales outside of the US, but that isn’t stopping Amazon from getting a little piece of the action. Android Central noticed that the online retailer has opened orders on Amazon.com to include additional international shipping options, providing an legitimate and cost-effective way to get the $35 streaming dongle before it officially lands on foreign shores.
McCall Smith to rework Austen’s Emma | The Bookseller
Alexander McCall Smith is to write a modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma for HarperCollins. The author is the latest recruit to the publisher’s “Austen Project”, which will see Joanna Trollope tackle Sense and Sensibility, Val McDermid modernise Northanger Abbey, and Curtis Sittenfeld rework Pride and Prejudice.
Nielsen to roll out Twitter ratings for TV shows… | CNET
The goal of the “Nielsen Twitter TV Ranking” will be to measure the unique audience tweeting about individual programs.
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