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Friday, June 18th, 2010
April, 2010 sales numbers from the American Publishing Association were just released. Interesting stuff.
From the Report:
Book sales tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for the month of April increased by 24.8% percent in April to $629.8 million and were up by 11.8 percent for the ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Here in library-land we get to navigate the rocky shoals of various downloadable audio services.
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
On occasion the library is asked about downloadable e-books and if we are going to be getting them. The answer is probably. Someday. But for now the e-book scene is reminiscent of the VHS vs. Beta format battles. With limited funds and a host of copyright and privacy issues still ...
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
When using NetLibrary's Media Center for downloading audiobooks, I discovered something interesting. Even though the status bar might indicate that the download is proceeding at a snail's pace, it is actually going much more quickly. An audiobook that I just downloaded to my mp3 player showed that it was only ...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Massood Farivar draws on his unique experience as a native Afghan, a former mujahideen fighter, and a longtime U.S. resident to provide unprecedented insight into the recent collision between Islam and the West.
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Hello, Spokane!
Apologies for the delay in updating this blog but we've had a change of guard here in the Purchasing/Cataloging department. As the person now in charge of purchasing movies, music and audio books for the Spokane Public Library, I went out on a limb and assumed that you, our ...
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
I'm an aging librarian who once worked for a book publisher; now I watch the current waves in publishing and wonder how any business model will enable publishers to stay afloat. A new acquaintance who works for the city shared her interest in a recent Time Magazine article and ...
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Information abounds on our future president. Take a look or listen:
Barack Obama [DVD ]
The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream [compact disc, abridged] OR print
Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance [compact disc, unabridged] or print
Criticism includes Obama nation: leftist politics and ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
What do library users see in our immediate future as readers? Is the format more critical than the content? Must it match your ability to schedule time to read, listen or link from your PC? After reading or listening to Ezra Klein, share your ideas with ...
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