Sometimes I am just completely shocked by the cost of books. I know recent price wars between Wal-Mart and Amazon have been highlighted in the news and show that in some cases consumers are paying a lot less now than they were a few years ago. Getting the latest hardcover for just $9? That’s quite [...]
Ok, this is not at all book-related, but I couldn’t resist posting about it. I just read that an 8-year-old cheetah named Sarah, who lives at the Cincinnati zoo, beat the land-speed world record for animals — twice. She covered 100 meters in a mere 6.13 seconds, beating out the previous record of 6.19 seconds [...]
I have never been one to mark books as my own. I know quite a few people who order custom bookplates or even rubber stamps so they can put their name into every book in their home library, but that’s not my style at all. Probably because I never buy anything except cheap paperbacks, and [...]
Everyone has different reading preferences. Some people enjoy reading with some quiet classical music playing in the background, while others need complete silence in order to get into their book. Some people love reading at the beach under a big umbrella, while others prefer sitting in a bookstore or coffee shop sipping a latte as [...]