The addition of 46 titles to Penguin’s Little Black Classics, from Jane Austen to the suffragettes, gives cause for renewed celebrationThe people at Penguin might be overstating things when they insist that their Little Black Classics “sparked a reading revolution”. All the same, sales of these... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
A good book is all you ever used to need on the beach but data-use figures show we're still reaching for our cellphones even when we're on holiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's like the phrase "curl up with a good book" was invented for the month of December. Here's what we're reading by the fire. The post A Time-Traveling Graphic Novel and More Great Books We’re Reading This Month appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
JetBlue is adding ebooks from HarperCollins to its entertainment mix. Passengers can read excerpts from new titles and then choose to purchase the rest. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon's leaked 'Netflix for books' plan will alarm publishers and doom old-fashioned anonymous readingOnce upon a time, 12 years ago to be precise, David Bowie said something very perceptive. "Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity," he told a New York Times... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A recent study done by New York's New School for Social Research found that, after reading literary fiction, participants displayed more social perception and empathy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]