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Changing the World: November 26 – Buy Nothing Day
Today’s suggestion is about supporting the ‘Buy Nothing Day’ initiative. Buy Nothing Day is usually held at the end of November. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of our world’s dwindling...
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Changing the World: November 30 – Supporting Local People
Today’s suggestion is one I really do like – it is about supporting the local people of isolated rural villages, especially in Third World countries (not that the book really makes that distinction)....
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Changing the World: December 11 – Share Books with BookCrossing
Now this is an idea I really like, but I won’t spend too much time describing what it is all about and how it is done. I’ll simply say that I’m signing up and looking forward to getting involved with...
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Changing the World: December 19 – Blind Waiters
I won’t dwell too long on this suggestion – not because I don’t want to support the cause, which is to support blind people to find employment as waiters. There doesn’t seem to be an Australian or for...
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‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton’
I have decided to not post any more thoughts on suggestions offered by this book. It is not because I don’t like the book – I do like it and think that the majority of the suggestions are worth...
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BookYap: Book Recomendations
I am about to start using a new web application called BookYap. Put simply, BookYap is an application that recommends books based on criteria you enter. There are over 650 000 books in its database, so...
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Page 99 Test: Testing Books Out Before You Buy
Page 99 Test is a social network for authors to post page 99 of their book so that users of the site can test their book. The theory is you open page 99 of any book to get the feel of it and to see if...
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DailyLit: Read Books Via Email
If you like to read but have limited time to find a book to read, perhaps DailyLit could be the answer you’re looking for. Simply put, DailyLit sends you books to read via email. Go to the DailyLit...
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Ebooks: Not There Yet?
The following article Wired lists five reasons as to why ebooks are not there yet. I would say that ebooks will never be the same as traditional books and they probably are never meant to be the same....
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Website: This is What a Librarian Looks Like
The following link is to a website that posts pictures of librarians. Why? The site says it is to challenge the librarian stereotype one post at a time. For more, visit:...
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Article: Bricks into Books
The link below is to an article reporting on another book art idea – of sorts. The idea is to turn bricks into what appears like old books. Why not just buy some old books? Perhaps a cheaper idea? For...
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Article: Library Perfumes
The following link is to an article (advertisement) for library perfumes – yeah, perfumes and the like that smell like libaries. Is there anyone who would really buy this stuff? For more visit:...
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Article: Overrated Books
The following link is to an article about 10 overrated books. First on the list is ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D. Salinger and can I say, I agree. Someone has said it – the book did very little for...
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Article: Fully booked – Tent that Looks like a Book
The link below is to an article and site about a tent that looks like a book. The site sells these tents and you can your book tent here. For more...
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Free Book: KFC Republish Colonel Sanders’ Memoir
The link below is to an article concerning a memoir by Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. It is available for free via Facebook. To get it you need to like KFC on Facebook...
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Facebook Page: At the BookShelf
I have been working on a Facebook Page for At the BookShelf. This is now live and has been for a little while. I am looking at ways to broaden the horizon for At the BookShelf and a Facebook page is a...
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Article: Being A Librarian
The link below is to an article that looks at what it is like to be a librarian. The reality may sound a bit different to your perception. For more...
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Article: Kindle Book Covers
The link below is to an article reporting on book covers for Kindle that look like old books. For more...
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Article: Lumio Book Light
The link below is to an article about a lamp that unfolds like a book. For more visit:http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/02/lumio-a-portable-light-the-looks-and-folds-like-a-book/Filed under: Article,...
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Article: Flipboard and the Like – Scams?
The link below is to an article that questions whether Flipboard and similar sites are actually scams on publishers. For more visit:http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/–100456Filed under: Article,...
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