It looks like famed bibliophile Nicholas Basbanes and Knopf have put the finishing touches on Basbanes’ long awaited new book “On Paper: The Everything of [continue]
Books and Bibliophilia
I love keeping up with everything book related. I post about books, book art, book reviews, bookmarks, bookshelves, authors and typography.
The Last Bookshop – Short Film
The first 10 minutes of this short film are fantastic. I would love to get lost in the stacks of an old shop just like [continue]
New Movie about the Death of Paper Books
Here is a minute and 55 second trailer for Out of Print, a documentary that tries to capture what the digital shift is doing to books, businesses [continue]
Publishing News and Views
I do my best to keep up with e-reader devices, publishing trends, apps and ideas for keeping bookstores alive and well.
O’Reilly Cancels Tools of Change Conference
Yesterday, Tim O’Reilly announced that, after a seven year run, O’Reilly Media would no longer organize their annual “Tools of Change” conference. Of course, like [continue]
Where eBooks Fail
I buy 100% of my non-fiction as paper books and about half of my fiction as ebooks. This is because, when it comes to non-fiction, [continue]
Browse iBooks in Flipboard
Flipboard has integrated Apple’s iBookstore into its app. So now you can subscribe to any of the iBooks category listings. You simply add the “channel” [continue]
Birmingham and Books
Birmingham, AL offers lots of chances to meet authors, great bookstores and opportunities to sell your used books in town.
Church Street Books Scavenger Hunt
The bookish barristas at Church Street Coffee & Books have organized something cool next week. They call it ‘Bookstravaganza’ and it kicks off on April 22nd, [continue]
Book Sale: Hoover Library
There is a Used Book Sale at the Hoover Library this Saturday (March 16, 10a-5p) and Sunday (2p-5p). Looks like hardbacks and paperbacks will be [continue]
Book Event: Meet the Authors of “Leeds”
On Tuesday, November 20th, Pat Hall & Jane Newton Henry will be at Reed Books signing their new book Leeds. The 128-page book traces the beginning [continue]