First, I get news outlets to send me their top headlines to my email. That is a coup for finding out the latest in the most timely manner. So tonight I got an email from "The Christian Science Monitor" and this was one of their headlines:
"It happened so fast: E-books now surpass print book sales at Amazon."
It's a fascinating look at how the kindle has taken over the print book world. I still don't have a kindle as I'm a huge fan of the book, but lately I've been wanting a kindle to buy the books that I don't care about keeping. For example, I have heard that Andre Agassi's autobiography, Open
, is a really interesting read. I'd love to read it. But since I'm anti-library right now I think the kindle would be the perfect place to have this. I can own it but not have to have space for it in my home.But back to the troll... so I read that article and at the end of the article there was a link to "9 Books Bill Gates thinks you should read." Here's the bi-line:
Nonprofit group TED asks some of the world's most fascinating thinkers to share both ideas and reading lists. Here's a list of the nine books recommended by Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.
It's an interesting look at some books that Bill Gates find fascinating. Some of the books I actually would like to read (on a kindle!). But that list intrigued me and so I clicked on the link of "Here's a list" (see above) and was transferred to this site:
Better World Books
I have never heard of Better World Books, but apparently they are intent on helping raise funds for libraries and books. Now look - I may not be into the library for myself, but I do LOVE libraries. And I think they're VERY important to have at schools.
But if you go to this site they have a list of all the people TED has interviewed thus far and their list of books that they recommend. Fascinating! I love book lists and this one has definitely intrigued me. I can't wait to study it further.
So without much ado - I'm off to read more about these lists. So what started out as a little email to me has sent me on a quest to learn even more about different books that I had never heard about. Love it!
Hope you enjoyed my little tutorial on how I scour the web. ha!
Just curious, why don't you like the library? I use it a ton. I hate paying for things that I don't use, and this is one that we pay for in a big way with taxes so I try to use every penny of it! Plus it's convenient, you can renew your books online, and it's great to use with GoodReads. I print off my "To Read" list, take it with me, and gather up a plethora of reading material. Anyway, you need to use it! :)
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