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COLUMN: Not all great books in the library live on the New Title Rack

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:52:23 +0000

I am often asked if the library accepts book donations, and we certainly do. Because collection development is a library responsibility, we reserve the right to make the decision as to whether gift books will be added to the collection, set aside for a library used book sale, given to another institution, or discarded.

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COLUMN: Not all great books in the library live on the New Title Rack

COLUMN: Not all great books in the library live on the New Title Rack

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:52:23 +0000

Amazon: Apple’s claim of 20% e-book share is suspicious

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:59:10 +0000

Amazon today in a talk provided some rare added insight into the Kindle by disputing Apple's market share claims. The store's VP of Digital Ian Freed believes assertions the iBookstore has 22 percent share are false as Amazon has too large a share, at 70 to 80 percent, for Apple to take the rest.

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Cool Stuff: The Art of Hammer Book

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:22:41 +0000

Titan Books has announced the upcoming release of The Art of Hammer, which collects together rare and iconic posters from the Hammer archive. The Art of Hammer is the first ever collection of rare and iconic Hammer film posters, with nearly 300 examples drawn from Hammers own archive and private collections from around the world [Titan Books, Oct 2010, $29.95]! Hammer is almost as well known ...

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Amazon unveils third-gen Kindle, adds $139 Wi-Fi only model

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:43:39 +0000

Amazon in a rare evening launch revealed its third-generation Kindle reader. The new hardware is 21 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter than the model it replaces but is better in nearly every way. It uses a new E Ink Pearl display with 50 percent better contrast and 20 percent faster page turns but can now last for up to a month with wireless off on battery, twice as much as before, and for ...

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Amazon e-book tipping point: Is the death of books upon us?

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000

On the strength of the popular Kindle, Amazon says it now sells more e-books than hardcovers. What's being lost is the messy tactile narrative of how books are made manifest and cling to our lives, as "The Hobbit" did to mine.

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Amazon: Kindle e-book sales have overtaken hardback book sales

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:00:25 +0000

Amazon.com Inc.

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National Cathedral Might Sell Rare Books

admin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:10:31 +0000

Among the books the National Cathedral may part with are some donated by Queen Elizabeth II and the first Bible written in modern language.

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[Ads by Yahoo!] Out Of Print Books at Amazon

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:44:14 +0000

Buy books at Amazon.com and save. Qualified orders over $25 ship free.

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[Ads by Yahoo!] Out Of Print Books at Amazon

Amazon.com Launches Store for Rare & Collectible Books

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:06:05 +0000

Amazon.com launched a beta version of the new " Rare & Collectible Books " store that is designed to enhance the shopping experience for book collectors on Amazon.

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