Say what you want about Barnes and Noble's fifty-fifty ration of books to coffee mugs/pens/calendars/candles, but the company keeps one really great program going. Its summer reading program offers kids a free book in exchange for reading eight books over the summer, which on the surface might seem counterintuitive from a reluctant reader standpoint (yay, the reward for doing a … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Launches 2017 Summer Reading Program
Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan Speaks to Good e-Reader about Kids’ Digital Literacy
It's a widely held belief that kids and e-reading just don't seem to mesh. Not only have studies shown that kids seem to prefer the experience of print books, but further studies have demonstrated a decrease in reading comprehension when students consume content on tablets. Before anyone blames the ebook itself, much of this failure of ebooks can be associated with the … [Read more...] about Rick Riordan Speaks to Good e-Reader about Kids’ Digital Literacy
BookExpo 2014 In Pictures
Author Rick Riordan and Hachette's Vanessa Vazquez met up with the team from Disney Digital Publishing while the author was discussing an exciting new project coming up that will coincide with Riordan's bestselling Percy Jackson series. FastPencil's Steve Wilson displaying their IDPF Innovation Award for their streamlined ebook creation and distribution … [Read more...] about BookExpo 2014 In Pictures
Amazon Posts Bestseller List for 2012
With only a couple of weeks to finish out the current year, Amazon has released its list of bestselling titles from 2012, ranging in different categories. Some titles, like the third book in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, held the list's top spots in different capacities, as they were stand-alone bestsellers and boxed set bestsellers. Sequels fared very well this year, at … [Read more...] about Amazon Posts Bestseller List for 2012
eBook Review: The Serpent’s Shadow (Book Three, The Kane Chronicles)
Verdict: 4 Stars I really wish Rick Riordan had been my history teacher. I would have paid a lot more attention to the side plots and back story of so many of the well-known stories from ancient civilizations if my teachers had made history as exciting as Riordan does. The author who introduced middle grade and young adult readers to the Percy Jackson adventures through … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Serpent’s Shadow (Book Three, The Kane Chronicles)