The Kindle was released into the world today.In anticipation of the event the UK magazine Retail Week published the piece: As e-readers launch, is it the last chapter for bookshops? by George MacDonald.Surprisingly, before the yawn and the customary filing in the 'end of the bookshop is near' file the story balances itself out. It actually ponders "if the world of print will prove resilient" and offers some nuggets of sanity from Tim Waterstone, founder of the Waterstone’s, the UK's largest chain bookseller.While Waterstone admits that the e-book revolution will have an effect he also is quite convinced that books...
All Eyes on the Elliott Bay Book Company
Rumor has it that Seattle's venerable Elliott Bay Book Company is on the move. Paul Constant, the book editor at the Stranger and a former Elliott Bay employee, his hearing murmurs on Capitol Hill that Elliott Bay has found a new home and will be leaving Pioneer Square. Elliot Bay has been in Pioneer Square since its inception in 1973 and has been an upper-tier independent bookseller on the national level for almost as long.Though still in the rumor stage, the story broke at 4pm on Friday, the mere possibility is seismic. Pioneer Square, the City of Seattle, and the...
ABC’s of Book Collecting: Association Copy
ASSOCIATION COPYThis term, often scoffed at by laymen, is applied to a copy which once belonged to, or was annotated by, the author; which once belonged to someone connected with the author or someone of interest in his own right; or again, and perhaps most interestingly, belonged to someone peculiarly associated with its contents. Its extension to mean any book owned by a famous person can only be excused by establishing some point of real contact, other than the simple fact of possession. The catalogue note will generally explain the nature of the ‘association’,which may vary from the obvious to...
The Brady Brunch Go to Illinois
Illinois State University announced this week the creation of the Brady Bunch archive.The bones of the archive will be donated by Ted Nichelson author of the book "Love to Love You Bradys." Among the items Nichelson donated are scripts, sheet music, magazine and newspaper clippings. I trust there has to be a lunchbox in there as well.Nichelson hopes "other cast members and others affiliated with "The Brady Bunch" will add to the collection" over time.Nichelson also maintains the website "Complete Guide to the Brady Bunch Hour"Story at Pantagraph.com
A Halloween Book Burning: Only God’s Word Will Survive
Pastor Marc GrizzardThe Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina is on the loose.Here is what they got planned for Halloween.In an effort to save you from the torture of reading this on their website via the link above, which is destined to get them into design hell, I reproduce their invitation (misspellings and all) for a night of God, barbecue and good ol' fashion biblioclasm.**********************************Halloween Book BurningBurning Perversions of God's WordOct. 31, 20097pm - UntilGreat Preaching and SingingCome to our Halloween book burning. We are burning Satan's bibles like the NIV, RSV, NKJV, TLB, NASB, NEV, NRSV, ASV,...