Dear Jane: I read epub ebooks on my iPhone using Stanza, having transferred them over using Calibre. Recently I read a book where I made a lot of annotations. I want to know if it is possible to get that book and the annotations back off the phone and onto ... more >
The winners of the CL Wilson, Queen of Song and Souls are as follows: Pamk stephanie Rexe Julie Sharon I have sent you an email. **** Inside the Higher Ed blog has another piece on technology and scholarship. This time, Alex Golub laments the shift of readers from paper texts ... more >
For the past several months, Sarah and I have had the distinct pleasure of working on the launch of the Borders True Romance blog hosted by Sue Grimshaw, the buyer of romances for Borders books. Today the blog is finally officially debuting and we, Sarah and I, are Sue’s”Romance Experts” ... more >
Borders Group Inc. is trying new things to revive its flagging sales. The latest is Borders Ink, a department devoted to selling books and merchandise to teens. By the end of August most of the Borders superstores should have this specialized department. At a time when book retailing is slumping, ... more >
In a not so tom foolery post, Mark Sarvas posts a beautiful in memoriam for his father. Thanks Elizabeth. Borders does Lisa Kleypas in its new “True Romance” feature. (Borders needs an embed element). BooksonBoard now offers a new eBook or audio book special every 24 hours! Follow BooksonBoard on ... more >
Stephen King laid the smackdown on Stephenie Meyer in an interview yesterday. “Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people… The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good.” [Thanks Emmy] The comments to ... more >