Don't
forget about libraries too!
However, I'd
forgotten about library distribution, so it's possible I'll eventually upload a version to Smashwords just for that purpose, or so I can offer coupon codes to reviewers (because Smashwords has a storefront that lets you give out coupons for free books).
Not exact matches
As a slightly forgetful lover of arcade games and the PS Vita, StarDrone is a game that I often notice sat deep in my Vita
library and think «ooh, is that a shoot»em up» before realising it's not and
forgetting all
about it again.
With all the hype around Red Dead Redemption 2, and also after five years of hearing
about Grand Theft Auto 5 constantly, it's easy to
forget just how vast Rockstar's
library of great video game IP is.
Although we had a wonderful time rubbing shoulders with authors and indulging in a beignet or two, we never
forgot what the conference was all
about:
libraries.
Considering I average 1 — 2 books a week (minimum — that gets as high as five some weeks), not having to carry around books, no longer
forgetting to bring a book when I'm in a hurry, no visiting bookstores or
libraries every week (only visit when I want to,
about once per month or so), no return deadlines or late fees, and having access to any book I want even at 2 a.m. in the morning is AWESOME!
We are not just talking here
about digital's efficiencies, its interactivity and ease of updating, or the ability of
library e-books to self - expire, eliminating the fear of low - income patrons that they will
forget to return their books and incur fines.
Of course, one thing I love
about ebooks is that eventually I will find the book, no matter where I virtually left it, and that's more than I can say
about the paperback I
forgot to pick up at the
library yesterday.
But then you'll get bored, turn it off and completely
forget about it until the next time you fire up Steam with a spare half - hour of time and remember that Freaking Meatbags is still in your
library.
There are two or more generations involved in this problematic scenario: First the Gen Y's; they may not fully appreciate what a
library can do for them; and the Baby Boomers, who have
forgotten what they knew
about legal research best practices and to some extent have been lulled into believing everything is free on the Internet.
Thanks to Kindles and iPads and Netflixes, we've kind of
forgotten about our local
libraries.
I saw a guy in the
library on campus using an HTC One M8 and I just found it endlessly fascinating as someone who's online far too often debating the merits of phones 11 months old or younger and almost completely
forgetting about anything older.
In TV
Libraries, you can now «Rediscover» content, e.g. «shows you started watching and may have
forgotten about».
Scroll to the bottom of a specific Memory, though, and you'll find related images, from deep in your
library that you may have
forgotten about.
Occasionally I do like to thumb through my iTunes
library and check out what's in there, replaying old favorites and hidden gems I'd
forgotten about.
With all the hype around Red Dead Redemption 2, and also after five years of hearing
about Grand Theft Auto 5 constantly, it's easy to
forget just how vast Rockstar's
library of great video game IP is.
Many job seekers have grown accustomed to relying on the Internet to conduct research,
forgetting that the
library was the original location for acquiring limitless information on just
about anything.