Category Archives: books

Here’s a map of which Borders stores are closing

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Chris Walters

The Digital Reader has put together an excellent Google Map of all the Borders locations listed for closing in the retailer’s bankruptcy filing. I’ve included the map in an iframe after the jump, or you can click through to view … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Borders, news | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Borders files for bankruptcy, will close 200 stores

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Chris Walters

As expected, Borders has filed for bankruptcy. John Mutter at Shelf Awareness says the bookseller plans to close about 200 of its 639 stores over the next couple of weeks. Update: Here’s a map of which stores are closing. Mutter … Continue reading →

Posted in Barnes & Noble, books, business, news, publishing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

My experience with the Espresso Book Machine

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Chris Walters

I was in midtown NYC earlier today when I stopped to have a coffee and catch up on my RSS feeds, and I saw a couple of blog references to a video of the Espresso Book Machine (EBM) posted over … Continue reading →

Posted in books, business, publishing, self publishing, services | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

90-second “A Wrinkle in Time” is like a Spark Notes video made by tiny, insane actors

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Chris Walters

The problem with old age, or Internet overdoses, or vitamin B12 deficiency (that’s today’s health story), is that you forget the classics. For example, I know Charlotte was a spider, but did she save her pig-baby from a bejeweled Hobbit? … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, books, contests, funny, online | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Last few days to grab 130 free education books from Kaplan

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Chris Walters

Get your downloading finger ready: this weekend is your last chance to take advantage of Kaplan’s big January ebook promotion, where over 100 books on higher education and specialty subjects like nursing and law are being offered to readers for … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple iOS, Barnes & Noble, books, deals, ebooks, free, Kindle, Nook, promotions | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Why it’s sometimes good for writers to build on each other’s work

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Chris Walters

Yesterday I spent most of the afternoon writing out my idea for how fanfic and other writers could theoretically use digital technology to bypass copyright roadblocks. What inspired me was the recent story about an unauthorized sequel to “The Catcher … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, books, commentary, copyright, online | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Is a Kindle bullet proof? There’s one quick way to find out.

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Chris Walters

“Can a book save your life?” That’s what Tom Shillue of the literary journal Electric Literature asks in the clip above, and you can tell he should be taken very seriously because he does that TV news journalist walk toward … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, books, funny, hardware, Kindle 2, offbeat, online | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kindle users already forming community lending libraries

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Chris Walters

There are days when I love the Internet. It’s been less than 24 hours since Amazon rolled out ebook lending, and already there are half a dozen places online where you can lend and borrow Kindle titles with complete strangers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barnes & Noble, books, business, deals, ebooks, news, online | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments