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Tablet and E-reader Ownership Update | Pew Research Center

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The number of Americans ages 16 and older who own tablet computers has grown to 35%, and the share who have e-reading devices like Kindles and Nooks has grown to 24%. Overall, the number of people who have a tablet or an e-book reader among those 16 and older now stands at 43%.

Up from 25% last year, more than half of those in households earning $75,000 or more now have tablets. Up from 19% last year, 38% of those in upper-income households now have e-readers.

Tablet and E-reader Ownership Update | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

Read the full report or download the pdf.

via Tablet and E-reader Ownership Update | Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

National Literacy Trust partners with McDonalds | The Bookseller

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The National Literacy Trust is partnering with McDonald’s to provide “reading tips” to its child diners.

The fast-food chain already offers a “Happy Reader” voucher in every Happy Meal box sold, which allows parents to acquire a children’s book worth around £4.99, for just £1 from high street retailer W H Smith.

Now the National Literacy Trust has teamed up to advise on suitable recommendations for Happy Meal book promotions and to review and advise on the design and content of all text-based elements of the McDonald’s Happy Meal, including the Happy Meal box and activity sheets. The charity will also share industry research and insight to help develop the Happy Readers programme “in a way that will add most value for children, parents and families”.

Read: National Literacy Trust partners with McDonalds | The Bookseller.

Related: McDonalds to stuff kids books into Happy Meals next month | USA Today 

Adults Reading YA Novels, 7 Unconventional Reasons to Read, VPL Bring Books Back Amnesty Week, Girl Donates 1 MM Books

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Are you a YA addict? Jezebel says you should Never Be Ashamed of Being an Adult Into Young Adult Novels.

Beyond the simple pleasure of reading here are 7 Unconventional Reasons Why You Absolutely Should Be Reading Books | HuffPost Books

Vancouver Library offers amnesty for readers facing overdue fines | The Vancouver Sun. Bring your books back Oct. 21-27 in person to have book fines cleared from your library card.

Heartwarming story of determination. Maria Keller, 13-Year-Old Minnesota Girl, Donates 1 Million Books | HuffPostBooks

5 Best Read-It-Later Apps | Mashable

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Read-it-later apps have enjoyed a huge jump in popularity as of late, and for good reason — they allow us to prioritize our time, and choose when and where we want to catch up on the latest Miley Cyrus news. That way, we can at least have a semblance of control over some aspect of our lives.

Check out some of the most popular read-it-later apps. Each has its own downloadable bookmarklet for web browsing, and follows the dual-purpose trend of not only being a read-it-later app, but a read-it-later-in-a-prettier-way app.

Apps reviewed:

  • Pocket
  • Instapaper
  • Readability
  • Evernote Clearly
  • ReadKit

via 5 Best Read-It-Later Apps | Mashable.

Alice Munro Wins Nobel, Alice Munro Beginner’s Guide, 50 Shades of Grey Not Mommy Porn, House Filled With 59,000 Books

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Great news for Canadian authors and women writers. Alice Munro first Canadian to win Nobel Prize in literature | CTV News. See this link In Case You Need a Beginner’s Guide to Alice Munro | Flavorwire.

Like scary stories. Flavorwire suggests 7 Scary Edgar Allan Poe Tales to Read Online.

Meredith Guthrie examines why E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey is not just ‘mommy porn’. “Whatever You Do, ‘Don’t Call It “Mommy Porn”: Fifty Shades of Grey, Fan Culture, and the Limits of Intellectual Property Rights,’ | Meredith Guthrie, University of Pittsburgh | Infinite Earths

Where would you sit, sleep?? The Man With 59,000 Books — In His House | HuffPost Books.

50 Scariest Books, Alexandria Library Destroyed by Budget Cuts Not Fire?, Be a Better Reader, Famous Book Cover Art

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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.

 

 

The Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading | Wired Opinion | Wired.com

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This is not one of those rants about missing the texture, touch, colors, whatever of paper contrasted with the sterility of reading on a tablet. No, the real abomination of ebooks is often overlooked: Some are so ingrained in the product itself that they are hiding in plain sight, while others are well concealed beneath layers of commerce and government.

The real problem with ebooks is that they’re more “e” than book, so an entirely different set of rules govern what someone — from an individual to a library — can and can’t do with them compared to physical books, especially when it comes to pricing.

The collusion of large ebook distributors in pricing has been a public issue for a while, but we need to talk more about how they are priced differently to consumers and to libraries. That’s how ebooks contribute to the ever-growing divide between the literary haves and have-nots.

Read the full story: The Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading | Wired Opinion | Wired.com.

More gadgets, more reading: Survey suggests e-reader and tablet owners read more books |gigaom

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A new survey from USA Today and book discovery website Bookish finds that U.S. adults who own a tablet or e-reader read more books than the device-less. The survey also found differences in reading habits between adults under 40 and adults over 40.

Read: More gadgets, more reading: Survey suggests e-reader and tablet owners read more books | gigaom

See also: E-books are changing reading habits | USA Today

USA Today Survey

 

News: SCSL Social Media Library Launched, 10 Libraries Receive Grant, New Software Code Library, Favorite Gothic Romance Novels

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South Carolina State Library Launches Social Media Library and Archive | The Digital Shift
The South Carolina State Library (SCSL) has launched the South Carolina State Agency Social Media Library, a new project that will archive all tweets, Facebook posts, and YouTube content generated by the official accounts of South Carolina’s state agencies while simplifying public access to this social media activity via a single online portal at scsocialmedialibrary.org. The portal and the archive were developed in collaboration with ArchiveSocial, a for-profit social media archiving company based in Durham, NC. It follows a similar effort launched by the State Archives of North Carolina less than a year ago.

Ten ‘enterprising libraries’ receive grant | The Bookseller
Ten library services around the country will receive a share of £450,000 designed to help promote business and entrepreneurship. The scheme has been established by Arts Council England (ACE), the British Library and the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Ex-Amazon Engineer Builds Library for World’s Software Code | WIRED
Kumar created a service called Runnable, a means of finding and using all the software “building blocks” that are freely available across the web.

My Favorite Gothic Romance Novels | HuffPost Books
Reviews 7 gothic novels.

Though lighter on the romance, I would add The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova and Sepulchre by Kate Mosse to the list. Did you know Louise May Alcott wrote gothic short stories? She did! Take a look at A Whisper in the Dark by the author. A collection of gothic novellas no longer under copyright.

100 Great Children’s Books | 100 Years | NYPL

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The New York Public Library releases a list of the top 100 greatest children’s books from the past 100 years. You can browse the list on the website or download a pdf of the list.

Great stories never grow old! Chosen by children’s librarians at The New York Public Library, these 100 inspiring tales have thrilled generations of children and their parents — and are still flying off our shelves. Use this list and your library card to discover new worlds of wonder and adventure!

via 100 Great Children’s Books | 100 Years | The New York Public Library.