September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and the folks at The Pinal County Library District have come up with a novel way to promote the benefits of a library card. They compiled a list of 30 solid benefits offered by the public library and then transformed the list into a visual feast based on the minimalist, and retro design style of Penguin and Pelican classic paperback novels. All graphics were done by Pinal County Library District Emerging Technologies Librarian, Ann Leonard. More images and info: Benefits of a Library Card | Pinal County Reads h/t Boing Boing
From Tablet to Tablet: A short history of reading
This infographic comes to us via ebookfriendly. Looks pleasing though not sure about the Weights and Measures graphic for what does it have to do with reading . Beside, I haven't seen anyone (except a breed of bookseller) carrying around 30+ books in their hands on a regular basis. Also wonder about how green e-reading is in the long run - the graph gives us a 4 year comparison - then what - in all likelihood within 4 years you will be reading on a new device - I have numerous books that over 100 years old in my library...
The Life & Times of the Travel Guidebook
Inforgraphic produced for Cheapflights.co.uk Previously on Book Patrol: The End of the Travel Guide
Photo of street kid reading stirs action in Manilla
"One would think that the last place to find a starved and unkempt street urchin is in a book store." He was shoeless and wearing tattered clothes when Sedricke Lapuz, an Assistant Professor at UP-Manila, snapped this shot of him reading a book on the floor of the Pedro Gil branch of the bookshop Booksale back in May. Lapuz was amazed at the child's apparent passion for reading and submitted the photo to YouScooper, the citizen journalism arm of the website GMA News Online, "The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere," hoping to raise awareness of the child's plight. GMA ran the story a couple of...
More Frankenstein in the Wild
Frankenstein Comic Album Recently we covered a poster auction that featured a rare poster from the 1931 movie adaptation of Frankenstein. The insert, estimated at $50,000 - $100,000, wound up fetching over $250,000! [caption id="attachment_2461" align="alignleft" width="200"] First printing of this 1931 British film tie-in edition[/caption] So what better time to highlight a selection of material related to Mary Shelley’s modern prometheus currently on the market. The list curated for Biblio.com includes copies of the First American Edition, the First Illustrated Edition as well as a selection of fine press and other illustrated editions. Here are a few other highlights Enjoy! ...