Arrested Development & Philosophy

December 23, 2011

Check out our newest addition to The Blackwell Philosophy and Popular Culture series: Arrested Development and Philosophy. If you’re like me and something of a rumors junkie when it comes to Arrested Development: The Movie, you’ll also want to catch up on some pertinent bits from The New York Times and NPR, which you can [...]

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Wired: “The Hidden Link Between E-Readers and Sheep (It’s Not What You Think)”

December 22, 2011

I just love stuff like this. Have you ever wondered why books (and, by extension, e-reading devices) are the size that they are? For some historical perspective regarding that question, courtesy of Wired: “The Hidden Link Between E-Readers and Sheep (It’s Not What You Think)” – “It’s easy to figure out why e-readers and tablets are [...]

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Read Moby Dick, on a single page

December 20, 2011

Ever wondered what Moby Dick, all 212,507 words of it, would look like on a single page? No? Well, check it out anyways. Impractical? Yes, very. Cool? That, too. From All The World’s a Page website – “Once upon a time we asked ourselves a peculiar question: could you fit an entire book onto a single poster? [...]

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The Best GPS App Ever?

December 18, 2011

I don’t even need a GPS app. But, a good idea’s a good idea: ”TomTom Brings Homer Simpson Voice Guidance to iPhone.” You can check out a couple of samples at the TomTom website here. If I already had the TomTom iPhone app ($59.99), I’d happily shell out the $5.99 to have Homer tell me where [...]

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12/16: Authors@Google

December 16, 2011

I’ll be at Google in Mountain View for Authors@Google on Dec. 16th, to talk about the newly-released book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy. Lots of fun topics to cover, including but not limited to: What makes the Dragon Tattoo book series so interesting? Why do we read the kinds of books that we [...]

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Books vs. eBooks?

December 15, 2011

I found this nifty infographic (click on the image to check out the giant-sized version), which is opportunity enough to think about some aspects of the relation of books and ebooks. The title pretty much says it all: does one have to win? Must the books and ebooks question be a zero-sum game there-can-be-only-one? Why [...]

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The Lifecycle of Books: Book-Swapping, and Book Recycling

December 14, 2011

I’ve found myself thinking about the entire the life cycle of books — not just the writing, publishing, and reading parts — but, what happens after the reading and consumption of that book? What’s the afterlife of books after they’ve been read? Book recycling is a great concept. And I was pleasantly surprised to see [...]

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Atlantic Wire: 15 Excellent Tips for Writing a Book

December 13, 2011

Working on a book? Check out The Atlantic Wire: “15 Excellent Tips for Writing a Book.” It might be the next best thing to sitting with a group of writers in polite conversation about how to write. For the practically-minded, check out two highly recommended software aids for helping with productive writing: Scrivener – I’d never [...]

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Clever Alternative Uses for Books

December 12, 2011

So, what else do people do with books, besides read them? Lots of things, it turns out. This New York Times article (“Creative New Uses for Books“) sufficiently piqued my interest – “Set aside any emotional attachment you may feel toward the reading of physical books; the truth is that creative uses for books that [...]

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“Yellow Submarine,” in awesome ebook form

December 10, 2011

From CNET, “Yellow Submarine dives into Apple as animated e-book” – “Much more than just another static e-book, “Yellow Submarine” is an interactive ride complete with full-color illustrations, animations, video clips, and music from the film. Viewing the book page by page reveals many of the familiar scenes and characters, often animated. Sometimes the characters [...]

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