Posts Tagged ‘Books’

Story: A Cool eBook Reader from iRiver

Thursday, November 12, 2009 19:54 By Robert

With the growth of modern technology, a lot of things have changed over the years. Life has become faster by the minute and there is hardly any time for anything. Internet is one of the best products of modern technology. With the advent of internet, life in the modern world has changed drastically in general. [...]

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An 800 Year-Old Dominicant Church in Maastricht Renovated into a Bookstore

Friday, September 25, 2009 22:50 By Robert

The ancient Dominicant church in Maastricht believed to be already more than 800 year old is finally renovated as a bookstore, much to the delight of the book lovers. Prior to this, the Selexyz Dominicanen was converted into a parking lot for bicycles. Until very recently, the upper floors were not accessible to public. The [...]

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COOL-ER has tied up With Google to Provide Better Facilities for Reading Online

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 22:43 By Robert

As the time goes by, most people are depending on their computers for almost everything. Once library visit was a tad common at least amongst the avid readers but now many of them have turned to their computers to even read books. Much to the delight of the modern day readers, COOL-ER, a famous electronic [...]

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Arrange Your Books Effectively on Your Bookshelf With Reflective Bookends

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 14:47 By Robert

It’s rather annoying when the books from your bookshelf keep falling due to lack of proper positioning, and it’s quite a task to deal with at times. To keep your books safe and well positioned in your bookshelf, here come the two beautiful bookends called the “Reflective Bookends”. They are quite interesting to look at [...]

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Reading Lamp: Reading from your on when to turn off!

Friday, July 17, 2009 18:18 By Neo

There is no better way to go to bed than by reading a few pages of the latest book that you brought home. There is one little downer though, if it gets too thrilling or an absolute page-turner, then you find it hard to put it down and hit the sack. Then there is the [...]

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MoBib: A Cool Mobile Library Designed by Jacobus Marx

Saturday, May 30, 2009 20:53 By Robert

Mobile libraries are nothing new but moBib (a library on wheels) is for sure a special one. It is designed by Jacobus Marx and comes well equipped with state-of-the-art features. The entrance of moBib and the rear is approximately 40 percent larger than the general mobile library vehicles. The dominant feature of moBib is its [...]

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On trial in Paris: Church of Scientology accused of organized fraud

Monday, May 25, 2009 20:08 By GSerrano

Long considered by many as a dangerous sect that needs dissolution, the Church of Scientology is expected to have its first court ruling on June 10. It is accused of taking advantage of ‘misguided souls.’ The religious organization that claims to be a modern religion is also criticized as damaging to human bodies with its [...]

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Where Best to Buy Books and Music in Singapore

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 19:18 By GSerrano

Every conceivable shopping item and all its possible versions and variants are available in Singapore. The country is a land of many choices. Merchants and shopping establishments have discovered the excellent business strategy of having everything that a shopper would want or need all in one place, under one roof. The ardent shopper need not [...]

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Wisdom Tree Bookshelf: An Unconventional Bookshelf by Jodi Mila

Monday, April 27, 2009 19:31 By Robert

If you are a voracious reader then, perhaps you would give high regards to ‘books’ and not just sideline them as mere objects. Imagine the horror that you would go through in case one of your old time favorite books goes missing from your bookshelf due to your carelessness! Well, your books need a little [...]

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Will Google Book Search Really Threaten Kindle’s Popularity?

Monday, February 9, 2009 12:21 By Preeti

For those ignorant about this Google initiative, here’s some background info. Started in 2004 as Google Print, the main aim of Google Books is to collect in one place as many out-of-print and rare publications as possible. The books are scanned and an optical character recognition system digitizes the text.
Why is it suddenly under [...]

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