Archive : Books & Literature

Publishers can now prepare to capitalize fortunes with sales of eBooks with tracks and sound effects. According to English information newspaper The Telegraph, using a technology that can calculate the speed with which the reader reads the text, eBooks will play a soundtrack to that specific section of the narrative and add the corresponding sounds [...]

You can say the geek world is divided into two section-those are Star Wars fan and those who are not. The latter group will probably rebuke this cult following by calling it just a fancy work of fiction but here is something that will, for some time, make them feel otherwise.   Here is a set of books that shows the blueprints used for the creation [...]

The music industry was the first to be impacted by the technology that made it possible to download music without buying it. They did not know what hit them but have responded with strategies to avoid the loss of revenue and have been working on developing new streams of revenue. The publishing industry is facing the same threat today. Increasing costs [...]

One of the most known faces behind the success of Apple Macintosh line of computers, a highly respected venture capitalist and a well accomplished author, Guy Kawasaki, has now introduced an all new self-authored book titled, Enchantment, that has hit the shelves of major book stores. Mr. Kawasaki, well known as one of the driving force behind the [...]

Thomas Pink surely has an ‘attractive’ surname and most of his designs are quite attractive too. This time around, the LVMH owned designer is planning to bring the ‘Englishman’ to New York. In a chic book called An Englishman In New York, the book features many English dandies like Barneys’ Simon Doonan and Sting who are [...]

In a way, it is the style bible of the state. Last year, Maine magazine published the definitive guide to eating within the state. This year around, it has come up with new additions for 2011. There are three great, new guides up for grabs this year – Art Maine, Home Maine and Eat Maine. They promise to lead readers to the best art, décor and food [...]

One of the well renowned photographers in the world, Albert Watson, has now announced the launch of an all new book titled, UFO, which is short for ‘Unified Fashion Objectives’. UFO will act as a treasure trove of all the famous work done by Mr. Watson, covering nearly 40 years of his glorious career in colorful and a delightful retrospective. This [...]

I truly believe that everything happens for a reason and author Sharifah Hardie’s experiences are a testament to that. Facing repeated layoffs and disappointments at the workplace would have crushed anybody. But she decided to make it a learning experience and made use of all the experience she had gained over the years and put it to some constructive [...]

Many commendable initiatives start tiny, almost unnoticed, but can offer experiences that are capable of changing people’s lives. David Risher, former vice president of Amazon is a founder of Worldreader, philanthropic organization that is betting that digital books are able to influence in education and literacy in developing countries. Risher [...]

Facebook is changing the world. Mark Zuckerberg is a genius of shorts (and slippers). He is a sweet guy, and do not use drugs. Images of the type run loose in the book “The Facebook Effect“, author David Kirkpatrick, clearly an admirer of the young enthusiastic cofounder of the social networking site. His book begins with the story of a [...]