A student in Kenya with her library of e-books. photo by @NdilaiG Another highlight from this years World Book & Copyright Day was the release of Reading in the Mobile Era by UNESCO. Based on interviews and 4,000 completed surveys in seven developing countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Uganda and Zimbabwe) this landmark report "paints the most detailed picture to date of who reads books and stories on mobile devices and why." We learn that celluar networks reach over 95% of the worlds population and more people have access to cell phones than toilets. Then there is this tragic fact that most people in Sub-Shararan...
Still Looks Pretty Good: A map of bookstores and libraries in the U.S.
Here's a gem from Google Maps - a look at all the public libraries and bookstores across the country as of Summer 2013. h\t Chicago Public Library
What to Read Where: A Classic Literature Travel Guide
Classic Literature Travel Guide [Infographic] by the team at Cheapflights
In the Stacks: World War I propaganda posters at the Harry Ransom Center
War bonds. Feed the guns! Thomas, Bert, 1915 It was supposed to be the “the war to end war” but unfortunately it wasn't. And in addition to the horror of the battlefield (ten million men killed) WWI also featured a battle of propaganda. Thanks to its newly digitized collection of over 100 propaganda posters from WWI the Ransom Center gives us a front row seat to the battle to win the hearts and minds of the American people and its allies as well as the enemy attempts to do the same. Keep these off the U.S.A. Buy more liberty bonds. John Norton, ca. 1917 The...
Understanding Poetry (After Mark Strand)
The latest from Grant Snider at Incidental Comics. Done in honor of National Poetry Month and inspired by one of Snider's favorite poems, "The New Poetry Handbook" by Mark Strand.