Every year, Tolstoy’s War and Peace makes it as one of the top-ten best novels every written. So what does publisher Harper Collins want to do to honor this distinction? Put the 1500 page classic on a diet and change the ending, of course!
That’s right, the new edition coming out this year will be half [...]

Posting has officiallly ceased over at Tech Ramblings for the Rare Bookk Trade.
Apparently the uncontrolled exposure was too much for the “higher-ups” to have to think about. It’s a shame as I always enjoy reading posts by someone so much smarter than myself. Maybe the “boss” will realize the value their blogger has and bring [...]

The Birmingham Public Library has posted its first show on YouTube. You can view the video here, from their blog. It’s the epsiode promoting Alabama Bound and discussing a book on Miles College and drama titled Mayor Todd.
The YouTube video has a couple of weird edits and lasts around six minutes. Unless I’m mistaken, this [...]

Last night I stumbled across this gem of a site. It’s a photo database of early soviet-era children’s books hosted by a Canadian University. Great stuff! The typography is my favorite part of it all. But the character styles are fun too.

this guy is right on about the state of books today. I’ve been looking for a clean white 100% recycled paper for a while and nada. If you know of any PLEASE let us know! I can’t figure out why it’s so hard to do.

to check out this weekend’s Book TV schedule.

If you’re in the ‘ham this weekend you’ll want to swing by the Vestavia Hills library. Their BIG annual book sale kicks off this afternoon at 5pm and runs through Tuesday. The library opens at 9am on Saturday and 1pm on Sunday.
I’m thinking about taking elbow pads and a helmet, in case it’s anything like [...]

July 21, 2007 has been flagged for the release of the final Harry Potter book. I know tons of people that read the book and I may be the only person on LibraryThing that has never read/owned an HP book. Though I have not missed a release date!
The last two releases were quite fun. Most [...]

According to the booktrade gurus, 1986 was the year that “hardback books began selling like paperbacks”. I honestly had previously wondered when the publishing industry started down the road of ordering up millions of first run hardbacks, all set to sell at hardback prices.
Apparently it all started when Stephen King, Danielle Steele and Tom Clancy, [...]