Here's the list of the Seattle Public Library's top circulated books for 2008.1. "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press). 2. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead). . 3. "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Viking). 4. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking). 5. "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: a Year of Food Life" by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins). 6. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by...
How It Works
click image to enlargeThough it looks like a New York City subway map it is actually a visual rendering of the current trends in technology and publishing put together by the folks at the Spanish blog Soybits. If you look at where it begins in the upper left hand corner you'll see that it all starts with Jeff Bezos.Then there is this video that hit airwaves earlier this week from the the digital marketing team at Macmillan. It has received tons of viral attention and seems to be popping up everywhere in the book blogosphere. It is called "From the...
Kindle in a Catalog
Here's what a catalog entry for the Kindle might look like in the not too distant future.KINDLE ELECTRONIC READER. Amazon, 2009. First production after the third recall, the rarest of all issues. 8vo. Original silver plastic casing, moderately scratched and soiled, well rubbed at extremities.Lacking the power adapter and jacket (as issued?). Screen cracked but holding. USB cable present. Batteries dead. Some evidence of old moisture stains on keyboard (probably Starbucks coffee) and noticeable acidic odor. Slightly warped as usual from being left on hot dashboard. Tipped-in adhesive sticker on verso with faded name "Updike, J." may be the Beat...
Reading Health
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released its latest report on the reading habits of our fellow Americans. The report titled "Reading on the Rise : A New Chapter in American Literacy" shows that "for the first time in over a quarter-century...literary reading has risen among adult Americans. After decades of declining trends, there has been a decisive and unambiguous increase "among virtually every group measured in this comprehensive nationalsurvey."Wow! At last some positive news for the book world. While no one can put a finger on exactly what has caused this reversal outgoing NEA chairman Dana Goia...
Book Bank
Savings Book. Designed by Jörg Gätjens, 2003. 8.5h x 5.75w x 2"d. Maple with with a cloth bindingIf your looking for a place to "cleverly conceal your savings or anything important,"of course this is assuming one has anything left to save these days, then the Savings Book is for you. It has a slot for coins and one for bills and slides open for easy access to your cash.The Savings Book is available exclusively at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) store. Originally priced at $90 the book bank is now on sale for $39.95You know things are bad when...