I pledge to read regardless of the format

“Books are wonderful things, but they’re not as good as reading.” - Alastair Horne "Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food." - Douglas Adams var sc_project=7601448; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="bfdb8d94"; * (e)Book snobbery is NOT cool. Just read whatever you like, whenever you like, in whichever format you prefer.

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If you are not able to travel, he told me, the next best thing is to read. Read all you can, girl. And store up that knowledge, for you never know when you will need it.

Paula Brackston, The Winter Witch (via quoted-books)

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Conversation Overheard at the Public Library

Mom: Do you remember how we treat library books?

Kid: We hug them like they're our best friends!

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The year’s best books about writing and creativity

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Bookmarks by Ethem Onur Bilgiç

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Page turner / photo by Timo Meyer http://bit.ly/1706lxE

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So many books, so little time.

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Rare Books room at the Boston Public Library by A R L O

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I’ve been on both sides of this conversation

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omg please tag your porn

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The library fandom, ladies and gentleman.

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(by . Alícia)

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Candida Höfer

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It’s Banned Books Week! I think I speak for all of us when I say that challenging or banning books just makes us want to read them more. Here’s what I’ve been reading this week so far on the subject of books and censorship:

Banned Books Week.org The Top 10 Challenged Titles Books Challenged or Banned 2012-2013  11 Quotes From Authors On Censorship & Banned Books 15 Books Banned For The Most Absurd Reasons Ever 12 Crazy Reasons Why Books Have Been Banned 12 Signs You’re A Banned Book Reader On the “Banned” Wagon: The Month in Book Challenges America’s Most Surprising Banned Books A Chat With Rainbow Rowell About Love and Censorship Penguin Presents: Authors Stand Up for Free Speech Patrick Ness’s Top 10 ‘Unsuitable’ Books for Teenagers Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Author Ellen Hopkins

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A new vending machine has been released which can print any book within minutes. The Espresso Book Machine has access to 500,000 different books - the same as 23.6 miles of shelf space - and can even churn out a fresh copy of Crime and Punishment in just nine minutes. Pages are printed at a rate of over 100 per minute and are then pressed, glued and cut to produce a pristine book. Users simply pick the book they would like on a screen and wait for it to be printed … it certainly is a novel way of getting a new book.

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WHO WANTS TO ROAD TRIP WITH ME TO THIS VENDING MACHINE Y/Y? 

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I think Johannes Gutenberg’s mind would turn to mush and come out of his ears and eyes if he ever saw this. 

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GRABBY HANDS I WANT

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GIVE IT HERE

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I might just have died

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They installed one of these in my local book store THE WEEK AFTER I MOVED AWAY.

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GIMMEGIMMEGIMMEEE

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