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30,000 Books Burn in House Fire
A fire destroyed the 18th century home of Barry and Peg Cavanaugh in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.Cavanaugh, a book dealer, collapsed on his front lawn as he watched his house and book collection burn to the ground. The historic Plumstead home was built around 1740 and housed Cavanaugh's huge book collection.The story in the Bucks County Courier Times notes that the 30,000 books were all rare books. Though that might be a bit of a stretch; I doubt there are many places on earth that house 30,000 truly rare books, for a book person this is still a tragedy of the...
Vacations and The Kindle
Several pressing work projects and two vacations (of sorts, one was a family event) have kept me from posting here as much as I would have liked. Both the time away and the traveling, however, have allowed me some time to further evaluate my Kindle (for earlier discussions, see here, here, and here). Some thoughts:1) Traveling with the Kindle solves one of the great challenges I always face while away: What books to bring and how many can I pack without overloading my luggage? If you're like me (and if you're reading this you probably are), you read several (if...
The Wild West of Online Bookselling
Mick Swanson piece at Paper Cuts -The $131.09 Perlstein Paperback
http://www.bookthink.com/printerfr/125low1pr.htm