TheBookseller.com has the scoop about those clever Germans. Trade in unwanted presents for books! I wish there was one near me! ~ * ~ German trade publisher Bastei Lübbe and book retailer Hugendubel have come up with an unusual idea to get rid of unwanted Christmas presents. The companies have invented a vending machine (pictured … Read more
This is awesome! You buy a book you want to read and a card embedded in the back of the book is your ticket good for a limited amounts of rides. What a great idea, more places should do something like this.
I admit it. I saw these on Shark Tank and immediately fell in love. They have way more practical uses but I would totally use them to light my forest up, if I had a forest. http://www.hellolumio.com/shop
Amazon recently put out their list of 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Titles to Read in a Lifetime . I scored a 39, which means there are bunch new titles for me to check out. List like this are always difficult to make, because who do you weed out of so many great sci-fi authors. … Read more
As part of it’s Chicago Ideas Week, a bunch of selected books was left on the the city trains for people to read while they commute. Called “Books on the L” people were able to read selected titles until they reached their destination. If the reader wants to chat about a particular book, they just … Read more