Anyone else taking the Goodreads 2016 challenge?

Part of being a good writer is being a good reader. Goodreads is having a challenge, where you pledge how many books you are going to read. I did it last year but forgot to register my books. I am vowing to do better this year, but have kept my goal low since I really … Read more

Lenro, your neighborly book club online

The idea behind Lenro is to hook you up with other readers in your neighborhood, and borrow paper books.  On one hand I really like the idea of meeting other readers and new people in my neighborhood. On the other hand, what if someone doesn’t return your book or return it in less than pristine … Read more

So this is the scariest thing I can think of, when is the last time you read a book?

According to Pew Research 28% of American Adults did not read one single book last year. Overall reading has gone down 4% in the same time frame, eBook reading remained flat. The article, Slightly fewer Americans are reading print books, breaks down the demographics further, and is part of a much larger report on Libraries … Read more

Scrid – Netflixs for books

Anyone out there using Scrid? For $8.99 per month you get unlimited reading/listening of their catalog which covers over a million titles, including comics.  There is a 14 day free trial. Since I can barely keep up with the books I have, I am interested but not enough to bite.  Add Amazon Prime to the … Read more