I read on AOL Money and Finance last week, individuals are predicting Borders Book Store may go out of business this year. The reasons for their prediction are the state of economy and the popularity of Amazon’s Kindle Reader.
Hopefully, their prediction won’t come to pass. Our local mall has one book store, Borders. It would take at least an hour to travel to another book store. Although people could order books online, it would be more expensive due to shipping charges. And not everyone has the resources to obtain and maintain an e-book reader such as the Kindle or Sony E-Book.
Going into a book store allows people to read excerpts and thumb through books. Book stores provide a place for children and adults to explore the world of literature. Book stores encourage reading.
Coming from a rural area where literacy rates are high, losing our local book store would not only have a financial impact but a negative cultural one as well.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Books
Books have always been a part of my life. Many times they have provided me with information and entertainment.
Now is an exciting time in our world to be reading because of the technological advances. Audio books can easily be downloaded to mp3 players. With the advent of the Sony E Reader and Kindle Reader, images of the written pages are downloaded to these portable devices. At this moment, Goggle has free books online. While their library is just beginning, it is an impressive start. A growing majority of free electronic books available online comes as a result of Project Guttenberg. Project Guttenberg began in 1971. They now possess over 27,000 free books. Most communities in America still have public libraries where citizens may borrow books for free.
The National Endowment for the Arts reported fiction reading for adults is increasing. Their survey showed adults 18 years and older said they had read at least one fiction work in the previous 12 months. Reading one fiction work a year is a start but we hope to encourage you to read more for entertainment. We will be sharing what we are reading and our thoughts about the books. As always we want to hear from you about what you are reading. We look forward to reading with you!
We’re getting ready to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We chose this book for several reasons:
1. It’s a classic; young and old can enjoy it.
2. It’s available in audio format.
3. It’s free on Google Books.
4. We haven’t read it!
Here’s what we know about the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:
1. Authored by Mark Twain.
2. Published in 1885.
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is part of a trio of books based on Mark Twain’s childhood memories of the Mississippi.
4. Ernest Hemingway once said, All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.”
Now is an exciting time in our world to be reading because of the technological advances. Audio books can easily be downloaded to mp3 players. With the advent of the Sony E Reader and Kindle Reader, images of the written pages are downloaded to these portable devices. At this moment, Goggle has free books online. While their library is just beginning, it is an impressive start. A growing majority of free electronic books available online comes as a result of Project Guttenberg. Project Guttenberg began in 1971. They now possess over 27,000 free books. Most communities in America still have public libraries where citizens may borrow books for free.
The National Endowment for the Arts reported fiction reading for adults is increasing. Their survey showed adults 18 years and older said they had read at least one fiction work in the previous 12 months. Reading one fiction work a year is a start but we hope to encourage you to read more for entertainment. We will be sharing what we are reading and our thoughts about the books. As always we want to hear from you about what you are reading. We look forward to reading with you!
We’re getting ready to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We chose this book for several reasons:
1. It’s a classic; young and old can enjoy it.
2. It’s available in audio format.
3. It’s free on Google Books.
4. We haven’t read it!
Here’s what we know about the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:
1. Authored by Mark Twain.
2. Published in 1885.
3. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is part of a trio of books based on Mark Twain’s childhood memories of the Mississippi.
4. Ernest Hemingway once said, All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.”
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