Web App Recommends Books Based on Tweets
A new Web app provides book suggestions by analyzing who a user follows on Twitter and what they tweet. Read Full Post >
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January 15, 2013
January 14, 2013
PTA and Kindle Form Partnership
A new partnership between the National PTA and Amazon aims to position the Kindle at the center of family reading activities. Read Full Post >
January 10, 2013
National Geographic and RRKidz Form Partnership
Reading Rainbow, RRKidz's interactive digital library iPad app, will now offer books from National Geographic Kids. Read Full Post >
January 03, 2013
Adaptation, Translation, or Bowdlerization?
In recent opinion essays, two educators argue against teaching with adapted, rewritten, or "sanitized" versions of classics. Read Full Post >
December 14, 2012
Mapping "The Hobbit"
An interactive timeline plots major events in The Hobbit against J.R.R. Tolkien's maps. Read Full Post >
December 10, 2012
At Book Summit, Access to Reading Matters Most
The first International Summit of the Book attracted publishers, librarians, and scholars; many argued for the importance of reading in any format. Read Full Post >
November 29, 2012
Slotting 'Social Reading' Into the Classroom
How would open access digital books, such as Open Utopia, and "social reading" fit into your classroom? Read Full Post >
November 15, 2012
Love (of Reading) and Basketball
The International Reading Association and American Basketball Association join forces to encourage student reading. Read Full Post >
October 23, 2012
Digital Natives? E-Book Consumption Varies Among Young People
How teens and young adults perceive e-books in public libraries is the focus of a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Read Full Post >
October 03, 2012
(Young) Adult Books: How Dark Is Too Dark?
The American Library Association's campaign against book banning turns 30 and offers many entry points for classroom discussion. Read Full Post >
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