Monday, July 13, 2009

Literary Links: Obama Books + Annoying (Bookstore) Customers

Apparently reading our president’s books is a threat to national security. [via Read Street]

Attention all geeks-in-training: Click here to learn how to geek out about P. G. Wodehouse. [via A.V. Club]

“Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity,/ When I give I give my pants.” ~ Walt Whitman [via Vowel Movers]

15 lengthy novels worth reading. “It is possible to find longer novels but we thought it would be unkind to recommend L. Ron Hubbard books or horrendously lengthy self-published beasts.” [via AbeBooks]

July 4th weekend proved rife with annoying customers: “Top 10 Annoying Customer Questions from the 4th of July Weekend.” [via Inkwell Bookstore]

Everyman’s access, via the Internet, to the rare book market has caused severe deflation—a “curse for sellers.” [via Seattle P.I.]

Despite the fact that readers are already paying for texts accessed through the Kindle, Amazon has applied for patents to technology that will embed ads. [via Fast Company]

The PC-police are soooo going to get this kid: American History as explained by an 8-year-old. [via College Humor]

--Rachel Frier

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