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Link of the Day

As a bona fide bookworm, I can't help but excitedly share this link of the day: Top 10 Most Outrageous Opening Lines in Literature If I could add one more, it would be Love Story: What can you say about a twenty-five year old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. The Beatles. And me. Do you have any you think should belong on the list?     I just wrote another private post. To access it, please register. (I promise I'll never spam you or share your name/email...

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Would You Dump Books to Go Digital?

Sony announced a new Reader Digital Book last week. What sets the PRS-700 from the popular Amazon Kindle is that it has a touchscreen (for easy highlighting and annotating) and the ability to read in landscape mode. (images from the PRS-700 press release)   The very next day, pictures of the Amazon Kindle 2 made its way to The Boy Genius Report. (What impeccible timing! Did Amazon "accidentally" release the photos?) Me rikey the new design! As much as analysts tout e-readers as "the next generation of books," I'm still not sold. Don't get me wrong - I love technology and new gadgets. I've seen the Kindle live, in action, and think it's pretty dope. However, nothing can replace the tactile feel of a book....

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