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YOURTag: Books
How's this for a motto: "The best five books on everything." That's the idea behind Five Books, a website that's all about doling out book recommendations, with a fun twist. Each day, the site's got a thinker, commentator, or other specialist offering five recommendations for books from the luminary's field, whether it's philosophy or politics.
Amazon's wildly popular Kindle e-book reader took the digital publishing world by storm when it was released in 2007, but not everyone could afford the hefty pricetag — especially for a little machine to read digital books.
It's a somewhat scary thought. In five years, digital media may just overtake print. Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading business division, is convinced that the e-book market has gained so much momentum in the last few years that it is now unstoppable.
books, ebooks, publishing //
4:12 PM June 16, 2010
Writers used to query literary agents and send books to traditional publishers in the hopes of making a name for themselves in the literary world. Today, this trend sometimes seems like it's inching towards extinction, with the advent of e-books and the deluge of self-publishing opportunities that give writers the chance they need to become, at the very least, "published."
3:29 PM June 14, 2010
“Strength in What Remains” is an inspirational tale of a civil war escapee who, although haunted by the atrocities he witnessed, survives and surpasses the odds.
Lise Eliot lays out the strengths and weaknesses of both sexes in a refreshingly clear and accessible how-to book aimed at today’s parents.
"Scary, No Scary," a delightfully bizarre poetry collection by Zachary Schomburg, draws readers into a post-apocalyptic dreamscape.
All questions, no answers: Every sentence in "The Interrogative Mood" ends with a question mark, yet the effect is mysteriously satisfying.
From sitcoms to reality shows, from novels to memoirs: Reality takes center stage in "Reality Hunger," David Shields's self-proclaimed manifesto.
