Over on LibraryThing, I have posted my thoughts on Benjamin Wallace’s interesting wine-focused book The Billionaire’s Vinegar. Pretty interesting stuff (not the review, but the book).
Bookmobile in Birmingham
The Parnasus on Wheels of the new millinium is making a stop in Birmingham today, Thursday, October 30th. The big Digital Bookmobile truck will be open from 10am-4pm at the downtown Central branch. The 18-wheeler will have demonstration stations and computers set-up to allow browsers the chance to learn about e-books, mobile books, digital audio books, etc.
None of these products are new to the internet crowd. But the part that’s really cool is that the event is designed to highlight and introduce many of our local library’s own digital download and media services. I plan on swinging by to see what’s new!
ED: Thanks to shadowhelm for catching my scheduling snafu. The Bookmobile is in town Thursday, October 30th. Sorry for the confusion.
Publisher Sending Free Books… only to Bloggers
Religious publisher Thomas Nelson has amassed a list of select titles and will send review copies to bloggerswho agree to post a 200-word review on their blog and and 200-word review on Amazon. The company’s CEO has been an active blogger and tweeter for some time. So he seems to really get the power of the medium and the tools that his marketing department can use.I know a lot of publishers are active in social media, but do you know of any other houses that have an official program like this in place? Obviously, they can’t fill every request, but it’s a neat idea. Kind of like LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer program, but they just don’t have to go through LT.
Book Review: The Whiskey Rebels
If you like to read historical fiction, check out David Liss’ new one The Whiskey Rebels. I have posted my review over on LibraryThing.
ED: I forgot to mention that I was sent this book as part of LT’s Early Reviewers program. So there is a grain of salt to consider while reading my thoughts on the book.