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Bookish news and publishing tidbits 21 September 2011

book news Bookish news and publishing tidbits 21 September 2011

Snacks of the Great Scribblers: Franz Kafka drank milk while working'nyti.ms/oxzRDd

The 7 types of book lovers.'shar.es/HPX9E

Esquire: The 75 Books Every Man Should Read

Celebrating 50 years of The Phantom Tollbooth

Book View Cafe (Ursula K. Le Guin) on Clinging Desperately to a Metaphor'bit.ly/pykprJ

How ebooks cant reach the poor, and libraries can.tinyurl.com/3dwspnv

As Its Final Stores Close, We Ask: What Happened To Borders?'huff.to/qiYv6R

Is penmanship being written off? http://ow.ly/6xBZz

Rejected covers of famous books'bit.ly/qM1sJX

Do language professionals need to bother about social'media?'bit.ly/oOs0Ug

Harry Potter'Page to Screen, the trailer:'http://ow.ly/6yOUi

Top-selling 100 books of all time: download the datagu.com/p/2mxzf/tw

Why gamification is key to publishings future'http://t.co/Q255v77

Readings Books has popped up in Lygon Court with a brand new pop-shop'bit.ly/oeFQLS

NZ resists Oz-style media audits'http://t.co/AtVmW4F5

Angry Birds group plans indie publishing businesshttp://t.co/OVmgtt7R

News sites now getting into the e-book biz. http://t.co/S9jDAW6o?src=tp

Hard Case Crime back to publishing after hiatus:http://t.co/DNo6xVEJ

Goodreads chases the recommendation Holy Grail'http://t.co/FhlR7S1y

Amazon subscription service could rewrite book industry'http://t.co/yYrN51uI