"This is my empire, my kingdom...Books are my wealth, my gift" says Philane Dladla His kingdom is "at a U-turn sign at an intersection in Empire Road opposite Wits University, in Johannesburg."and his mission in life is the "reading and dispensing knowledge by selling books." image by Daniel Born When a person his mom looked after died Philane inherited 500 books. He read and reviewed them all. Now he makes his way by reading what he gets and then selling what he read by providing reviews to passing motorists. Take that Mr. Algorithm. Story at Times Live, 'An emperor of books'
Read: A street art campaign by Jay Giroux
Jay Giroux started sticking and posting this image in 2005. Though the colors and placement change the mighty wings and the powerful READ blindfold hold steady. Cool. photo by Irakli Mirzashviliphoto by Chris Kelly "More Mystery, Less Hype" – Read.
Please read aloud to the young ones
Infographic courtesy of ReadAloud.org
Sabrina Zbasnik’s All Hallows Read Posters
It started in 2011 when Sabrina Zbasnik got "a crazy idea" to design some posters for Halloween in the "Get Kids to Read" vein using the stars of the classic monster films. Then in 2012 Zbasnik was at it again, this time featuring the creepy denizens of the animal world. and now her 2013 set of posters are available featuring Edgar Allen Poe and company All images are available for download and public use.
Latest TV Spot for the Kindle Paperwhite
[youtube]http://youtu.be/xLpANCKhBug[/youtube] "we invited book lovers to try the new Kindle Paperwhite..." Hey wouldn't you know "it's as clear as a book"