While the media and teachers complain that kids don't read anymore, I can't get my kids to stop. Even Lucia, who is too young to read, is a voracious reader. So what's the secret?
Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green
Preserving books is one of our most important duties if we are going remain relevant in the eyes of future societies.
Giles Slade | Posted 03.13.2009 | Media
Bezos yearned to adapt such Jobsian techniques to the sale of books and to recast those sales in the same way iThings had changed MP3 downloads and then put Internet access in your pocket.
Karen Dionne | Posted 03.07.2009 | Style
If more book-lovers become book-buyers, perhaps the publishing industry's woes will ease, and the 14% who buy more than 20 books a year will explode next time Random House takes a survey.
Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living
61% of low-income families have no books in their homes. Survey your bookshelves and pull out books that you won't read again. Donate them to a local literacy organization, school or library.
Charles D. Ellison | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics
There is a longstanding preemptive element to the public library: for every child or teenager with their head in a textbook or glazing through that day's homework is one less idle mind wreaking criminal havoc.
One For The Table | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living
If you travel a lot (and are tired of carrying several books with you) or have trouble reading small print, this is the device for you. For everyday reading, the jury is still out. At least for me.
Charles Campbell | Posted 04.26.2008 | Living
When it comes to literacy, the list of failing cities is as long as we are tall. This is my offering to begin fixing the deep-seated problems of worthlessness that afflict so many children who are not being encouraged to read.
Maria Rodale | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living