BARNES AND NOBLE MAKES CEO SWITCH
Source: yahoo.news.com
NEW YORK – Barnes & Noble changed CEOs Thursday, elevating the president of its Web site to lead the company, a surprise move that highlights the importance of digital books to the bookseller’s future.
The company said former CEO Steve Riggio will stay on as vice chairman and be actively involved with the company.
New CEO William Lynch helped launch the company’s electronic book store and oversaw the introduction of its electronic book reader, the Nook. The company is counting on the technology on to boost sales and ward off intense competition from online retailers, discount stores and rival e-readers such as Amazon.com’s Kindle.
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A LIST OF BOOKS FROM MY CHILDHOOD
Source: ED Kain from ordinary-gentlemen.com
Tyler Cowen and Peter Suderman have both compiled (non-definitive) lists of books which have influenced them the most over the years. I have thought about this some, and come to the decision that the books I read as a child were by far the most influential – far more influential than anything I read later as a college student or the ones I read nowadays. So here’s a list, from memory, of the most influential books I read as a child.
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WANT AN ORGINAL PHILIP K DICK? IT COULD COST YOU $6500
Source: io9.com
The first editions of Philip K.Dick’s novels saw limited runs and Dick rarely attended signings. As a result, early and signed copies of Dick’s books fetch top dollar on the rare book circuit. Guess which Dick novel sold for $6.5K?
AbeBooks has compiled a list of the most expensive Dick sales ever to grace the site. Note that these are only the books that sold – there are plenty of pricey books still up for grabs. You can still pick up a first edition of Dr. Bloodmoney if you have $1500 lying around.
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I really like this idea of looking back on what you read when you were younger, and seeing if it influenced your reading choices now. I also think what your family read to you, or recommended to you is a huge player in what you enjoy now too (I was a strange child and loved Rumpelstiltskin as a child. I don’t know what that says about me). Do you think B&N will become more digital now? What do you think that means? Any one have $6500 lying around?
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