Friday Links
Junot Diaz gets the NYT’s By the Book treatment
Fairly self-explanatory: the Shakespeare insult generator
Infographic of the week: US libraries weather the economic storm
Science: reading on a tablet or backlit e-reader can wreck your sleep
The NYT reveals those unlikely glowing Amazon reviews may be paid for
Reading the tea leaves: how to interpret Amazon’s book reviews
More reading the tea leaves: from a former bookseller “If you ask a bookseller about a novel and they say, “It’s really funny,” you needn’t read that book. It’s bookseller-speak for “this book has little else going for it,” the literary equivalent of a good personality. Same goes for “I’ve heard good things,” “People really like it,” and “It’s been popular with book clubs.”
No Kindle Fire for you. They’ve sold out. Really?
August 31, 2012 7:58 am 2 Comments
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By Jessica, September 18, 2012 @ 2:20 pm
As a bookselling veteran, I tell people books are funny only when they’re meant to be funny. Bernadette was hysterical and I recommend it wholeheartedly. “Popular with book clubs” usually means trash.