When Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was introduced to President Abraham Lincoln, the story goes that he shook her hand warmly, smiled, and said, “So, this is the little lady who started this great big war.” The power and potential of one book has been recognized for centuries. Mere possession of John Steinbeck’s The Moon is Down was a death-penalty … [Read more...] about Can One Book Make a Difference?
Jeremy Greenfield
A Step in the Wrong Direction for e-Textbooks
While e-reading and digital publishing continue to soar in various arms of the industry, Jeremy Greenfield of Digital Book World released an article today that shows that students are actually turning away from digital textbooks in many instances. According to Greenfield, the Book Industry Study Group showed that digital textbook sales made up about six percent of textbook … [Read more...] about A Step in the Wrong Direction for e-Textbooks