Google Editions - Sometime in the near future, Google Editions will allow readers to buy in-print books which may be read on any e-book reader.
Book Server - A plan to build an open web of books. Sometime in the future, Book Server will allow readers to find, borrow, or buy books for all possible sources on the web.
Reading on the Rise - A new study by the NEA and reported on Jan. 12, 2009 shows that the amount of adult reading of literature has increased for the first time in 25 years. The greatest increase was in the amount of reading done by young adults (ages 18 - 24 years of age). There was a very marked increase in the amount of reading by Hispanics and African Americans.
Literary Reading in Dramatic Decline - July 8, 2004. The
results of a survey conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts indicates a decline in the number of American reading. Fewer
than half of American adults read literature.
US Too Insular to Compete for Nobel Prize -
A member of the Nobel literary jury says Americans are to insular and too ignorant of literature published in other countries.
Best Titles Ever! - Government documents with interesting/strange/intriguing
titles. A few examples: Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation: Are We Doing Enough?, National Money Laundering
Strategy, State-of-the- Art Dummy Selection, and Do You Know Oatmeal?.
Amusing Useless Facts - "Bookkeeper is the only word in the
English language with 3 consecutive double letters". This site contains many useless facts like
this to keep you entertained.
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