Category: Books

We Lose A Lot When A Local Bookstore Closes

Here’s some bad news:
From The Hartford Courant:

“Bookworm, the independent bookstore that has been a fixture in town since 1973 will close by the end of the month and leave its Farmington Avenue store, founder and owner Sarah Bedell said Monday.

“Bedell, 67, said concerns about her health, and not the faltering economy, prompted her recently [...]

Denis Horgan | Feb 8, 2010

E-Book Readers? Hold Off Purchase

Before rushing off to purchase an electronic reader you might want to consider two facts:
Soon after you purchase a unit it will become obsolete as several companies continue to update and produce new models.
And two major publishing houses will delay publishing top-selling books electronically for four months.
Apple is believed to be working on what is being called [...]

George Gombossy | Dec 9, 2009