Here are this weeks RAW offering.  Enjoy reading them with your favourite beverage.  I'm hoping for an affogato this Saturday.   Enjoy. The Wounds of a Friend The Problem with Fixed Layout eBooks Libraries Experience Challenges with Generating Revenue from e-Books Lost Sherlock Holmes Tale is Stirring Controversy Soviet Illustrations of the Hobbit Are Scary You Are Richer Than You Think ---

Working in a Bookstore, What I liked... For over ten years I worked in the bookselling industry, specifically in a specialty store, which sold Christian books, Bibles, music and other ' Christian' paraphernalia '.  I really enjoyed it and most days looked forward to it.  Like all jobs there were things I didn't like but I can discuss that in another post. In this post I thought that I would outline what I enjoyed about working in a book store, especially a Christian book store.

Welcome again.  What is RAW, I hear some of you ask?  Well for those who are wondering, each Friday I post links to four or five articles that I found interesting this week, hoping that you will too.  You can then read these articles over your favourite beverage.  This Saturday morning I'll probably have a basic long black coffee, Family Christian Bookstores File Bankruptcy Kindle Unlimited Ruled Illegal in France New Dr Seuss Books Coming in July Comprehensive List of Free e-Book Websites for your e-Reader Educators Foresee e-Books to be More Prevalent Coffee-cup placement

Hi, Hi! Below is this weeks compilation of Randon Articles across the Web.  It's still pretty hot here in North Queensland so my beverage of choice this weekend will be a ' Voltage '. Not sure what its called in the rest of the world, but this one has hot espresso shots poured over a blend of milk, ice & vanilla flavouring, garnished with ground espresso beans.  A nice change. Christian Fiction Experiences a Dramatic Decline in Sales. Why Do We Love the Apocalypse? Arthur C. Clarke Accurately Predicted The Rise Of Google, Skype, E-mail -- In 1976 Quick Reads finds snack-reading between meals can refresh the synapses other opiates can’t reach

How I met Harry Potter and one of the challenges I encountered running a Christian bookstore which didn't stock J.K. Rowling's books... 

Welcome.  Below is this weeks offering of random articles across the web.  This weekend I'll be enjoying a simple Chemex prepared filter coffee.  Enjoy. The ebook is dead. Long live the ebook.  eBook Adoption Continues to Increase in Australia. The February Science Fiction And Fantasy Books You Can't Afford To Miss. Powerful Words: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. As I am still in holiday mode, here is an article from the archives: Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham wolfsbooks - Day of the Triffids was a book which I had to read for school and apart from the C.S Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, it was the only book I looked forward to reading.  Read more... ---