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Rare Harry Potter book fetches $19,000 at auction
Written on 11 Mar, 2009 at 8:50 in Featured, Really? | viewed 200 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
A first-edition Harry Potter book was sold for about $19,000, according to an auction house in Dallas, Texas. Normal copies of the Harry Potter books go for under $20, unlike the autographed first edition that sold for $19,000. Normal copies of the Harry Potter books go for under $20, unlike the autographed first edition that sold for $19,000. The soft-cover book was one of 200 copies printed and is a rarity compared with later editions of the popular series that were printed in the millions, the Heritage Auction Galleries said. Full Story : CNN.com
Americans Read more Literature
Written on 20 Feb, 2009 at 14:58 in Really? | viewed 174 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
National Endowment for the Arts conducted a study on literary reading by Americans. The study found that for the first time in more than 25 years, Americans are reading more literature. There were 16.6 million more adult readers of literature in 2008. A slight majority of American adults now read literature (113 million) or books (119 million) in any format.
Google Brings Shakespeare and Twain to Your IPhone
Written on 6 Feb, 2009 at 14:04 in @ a glance | viewed 158 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Google has adapted its Book Search for the iPhone and its own Android platform, it announced on Thursday. It joins a growing group of network operators and content providers that are putting books on mobile phones. Full Story : PCWorld….
Postal Service is investigating Amazon.com
Written on 6 Feb, 2009 at 11:55 in Business, Product | viewed 601 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Amazon.com Inc. is being investigated by the U.S. Postal Service, the online retailer disclosed in the annual report it recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Amazon.com is America’s largest online retailer. It started out as an online book retailer but soon diversified to product lines of VHS, DVD, music CDs and MP3s, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys, etc. According to compete.com survey 615 million users visited Amazon.com in 2008.
Reader Survey 1: How often do you read books?
Written on 25 Oct, 2008 at 11:24 in Surveys | viewed 184 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
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Science Fiction Month at Amazon, 50% off
Written on 3 Apr, 2008 at 11:24 in Product | viewed 112 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
It’s Science Fiction Month at Amazon.com, and you can save up to 50% on hundreds of DVDs.
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