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+22 +2The 2010s were supposed to bring the ebook revolution. It never quite came.
Publishing spent the 2010s fighting tooth and nail against ebooks. There were unintended consequences.
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+11 +3How reading has changed in the 2010s
From ‘difficult’ works to Instapoetry, Erica Wagner picks the most important book trends of the past decade.
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+19 +3New research demonstrates dogs promote page turning
Reading in the presence of a pooch may be the page-turning motivation young children need, suggests a UBC researcher.
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+14 +4The 100 greatest novels of all time: The list
From Don Quixote to American Pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time
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+13 +3Let's Be Thankful for Libraries
This Thanksgiving, let's pledge our support to the libraries and library workers who help sustain our reading culture.
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+4 +18 stunning bookstores worth visiting around the world
Books have always had the ability to transport readers, whisking them away to faraway lands. Cozy up and plot your next getaway at these unique bookstores around the world.
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+20 +4Bloodsucking Prison Telecom Is Scamming Inmates With 'Free' Tablets
When you get free technology, you can reasonably assume that you’re getting screwed. That’s infinitely truer if you’re in prison.
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+13 +2Good Sentences Are Why We Read
No one can agree on what a sentence is. The safest definition is typographic. A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop—except that some start with quote marks, and some end with question or exclamation marks, so that doesn’t quite work. Let’s try again. A sentence is the largest domain over which the rules of grammar have dominion. Thus it stands grammatically apart from the sentences around it.
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+15 +546 famous books you can read for free right now
Just a few years ago, the Kindle was being blamed for the death of the traditional book. Literary analysts circled the publishing and sales figures of giant and independent publishing houses alike, looking to confirm the trend so many expected. Yet the last few years have seen a reversal of fortune for e-books – showing quite a dramatic reversal of fortunes, with sales of ebooks plunging by over 20% since 2016, while sales of physical books increase.
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+22 +3Small bookstores are booming after nearly being wiped out
A growing number of shoppers will be supporting their independent neighborhood bookstores on Small Business Saturday
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+1 +1If you are an entrepreneur then you should not miss these best business books of 2019
Here's a list of the best business books of 2019 to help your business grow. If you are an entrepreneur or startup founder then you must read these books for sure. The 2019 year is about to end, its time worthy books.
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+13 +2The Benefits Of Reading To Children
Reading to children has long been recognised as playing a significant positive role in their development, for all sorts of reasons. Numerous scientific and observational studies show that children who have been read to regularly from an early age enjoy a host of advantages, including higher educational attainment, enhanced confidence and even improved cognitive development.
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+17 +3Which is greener, books or e-books? Neither.
There is a third, more sustainable option: the library.
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+20 +4Why the books we read as children are the ones that shape our psyche
As the TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials reaches our screens, one writer tells how the trilogy changed her life. As a child, I cavorted in Oxford colleges, rode atop armoured bears and swanned off to Svalbard to witness the majesty of the northern lights – all while remaining within the walls of an Edwardian terrace in Cardiff.
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+13 +1Here are New Yorkers’ most checked-out library books by borough
New Yorkers love nonfiction, and that’s a fact. The bestselling memoir “Educated,” by first-time author Tara Westover, was the most read book throughout all New York Public Library’s 88 branches in…
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+15 +3Lightfoot’s decision to eliminate library fines triggers 240% increase in book returns
Library Commissioner Andrea Telli says hundreds of long-overdue books have been returned in the three weeks since Chicago became the nation’s largest major city to jump on the no-fine bandwagon.
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+16 +2Children’s Books That Show Kids the Goodness in the World
Looking to share stories with your kids that reflect the positive in the world? These books bring to life tales of the innate goodness of our fellow humans.
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+18 +5Why ‘Uncomfortable’ Books Like ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Are Precisely the Ones Kids Should be Reading
We’re not going to learn anything if we skip over important pieces of history and avoid challenging literature merely because it might make people “uncomfortable.”
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+1 +111 Best Personal Finance Books of All Time - The Frugal Fellow
Ten best personal finance books of all time: here's my list. If you want to take control of your finances, you NEED these books!
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+16 +5Number of Self-Published Titles Jumped 40% in 2018
The number of books self-published in the U.S.in 2018 jumped 40% over 2017, according to Bowker’s annual survey of the self-publishing market. More than 1.6 million books were self-published last year.
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