And I tried to explain that people who think themselves capable of setting up rigid moral standards are playing dictator, like the occasional prideful people who attempt to get Winnie - the - Pooh taken
out of the library because they think it's immoral.
Not exact matches
As I point
out in Darwin on Trial, molecular biologists even now use the language
of intelligent communication (information,
libraries, translation)
because there is no other way to depict what they are seeing.
I was completely terrified and i ran
out of the
library saying to myself I'll never be the same again
because these words had tainted my mind and now they would haunt me... I hated this....
I write
because I've just done a double - take seeing a photo
of you in an email from LibraryElf (great service which reminds me when
library books are due, check it
out online!)
They caught Kevin Spacey
because of the books he checked
out of the
library, but you don't think they can trace a computer - to - computer interaction?
«He opened it with the key which he had kept on his chain, and its contents began to slide
out - a Penguin on Mediaeval Customs, a collection
of statistics for exports in 1946, a speech, carefully typed and tabulated, which he had failed to deliver
because he hadn't been called, a
library book on constitutional government, an unopened letter from an eccentric who used to write to him every day, a few newspaper cuttings, three copies
of Hansard, a United Nations report, a grey tie, a clutter
of invitations to Mr and Mrs Michael Erskine, and a powder - compact which Jane had once left in the House.»
We may be living in an information age, but New York City's public school students are being cheated
out of the skills they need to evaluate, process and analyze information
because school
libraries and librarian positions are drastically underfunded, UFT Assistant Secretary Robert Astrowsky told a City Council hearing on May 6.
We weren't so much on different pages as we were in different books (maybe even different
libraries) and it was the most devastating feeling
because neither
of us could figure
out how the fuck we got there.
Perhaps the reason Nintendo hasn't advertised much yet is
because they know hardcore Nintendo fans will all have one creating a sizable install base and then when Sony and Microsoft come
out with their new systems THEN Nintendo will push advertisements to the general public so it will look like a new console with the bugs fixed large game Eshop indie and virtual console
library AND the cheapest
of the three.
There was also big news that Australia's government is spending 500 million dollars to rescue the Great Barrier Reef and a university in Melbourne was evacuated
because of a toxic gas leak (which turned
out to be stinky rotting fruit in a
library cupboard).
I choose not to have a teachers degree
because as soon as you do in schools you are pulled
out of the
library to relieve for the teachers who are sick or absent.
Third,
because families are the primary source
of support for children's learning and development, community schools prioritize reaching
out to parents and other family members to see what resources they need — from books to visiting nurse programs to mobile
libraries and workforce development opportunities — and encourage them to be involved in the life
of the school.
District workers who lack
library training and collection management are entering
libraries and removing
of books that had been rarely checked
out or were older than 2000, including classics, often without the knowledge or input
of the librarian on staff,
because they are on summer holidays.
My local
library has OverDrive, and I never use it,
because they treat e-books like print books: The
library buys a limited number
of copies, and each book can only be checked
out by one patron at a time, so when I go to look for a book, it's never available.
I have talked extensively to the administration
of the American Library Association about their efforts to get more favorable e-book pricing and they told me that «The reason why publishers are so hostile to
libraries is
because the e-Books are loaned
out to people who might otherwise be customers, they the publishers need to compensate for those perceived losses.»
Libraries say they're being cut out of the market because publishers are afraid they could lose money selling e-books to l
Libraries say they're being cut
out of the market
because publishers are afraid they could lose money selling e-books to
librarieslibraries.
(Also, the more speaking you do at
libraries, the better your bookstore sales will be,
because at least some
of the patrons who come hear about your book at your
library talk will then go
out and purchase the book at their local bookstore.
Because our school is in the midst
of a 1:1 iPad implementation, it became critical to figure
out how to deliver «
library» books to students, and an e-
library seemed an important way to reduce costs for students who might otherwise end up...
The
library near me is really small and isn't even open 7 days a week, and if they can only afford a handful
of authors, they may want to spread
out their authors among multiple genres as they want author events to draw in new people
because they are «names.»
Mark's comment about writers should be donating books to our local
libraries struck a chord
because the Riverside Regional
Library that had a mobile unit in the summer time made a reader
out of me when they came through my part
of the country that was miles from a
library.
As a child without knowledge
of sensors or security, Margaret used to imagine herself hiding in the
library until it was closed, then sneaking
out into the stacks and reading all night...
because she loves stories!
I know at least a couple
library systems across the US from me ordered some
of my own books, for example,
because I've had readers tell me they found my books in their local
library, liked the covers, and tried them
out and are now fans who are going on to buy more
of my work.
Amazon is likely getting
out of the
library business with their sole client
because they have developed their own Kindle Lending
Library and more recently their Kindle Unlimited subscription system.
My friend was interested in reading the Koran
because of current events but she was AFRAID TO CHECK IT OUT OF THE LOCAL LIBRAR
of current events but she was AFRAID TO CHECK IT
OUT OF THE LOCAL LIBRAR
OF THE LOCAL
LIBRARY!
We got her a Nook last year, and she's able to check
out ebooks, but it is kind
of a hassle (I finally made a check - list to walk her through the process,
because she has to use Adobe Digital Editions and such to get a
library book onto her Nook) and,
of course, selection is limited.
If profit is the problem, perhaps if the producers didn't price them so unreasonably high, we would be buying them instead
of checking them
out from the
library for free — they will definitely make less money if no one buys them at all
because they cost more than solid gold.
Because how do you tell people, «Well this great device that works really well, and it's the smoothest check -
out process
of any device or format that we offer here in the
library — but it violates your privacy, it jeopardizes your intellectual freedom, and, you know, it might kinda be against state law, but I'm not really sure.»
That might not be a bad idea,
because it could encourage
libraries to try you
out, even if they've never heard
of you.
I have one child who loves to read on a nook
because she can carry the entire
library with her and doesn't have to worry about running
out of books.
It's great
because not only are you getting the word
out about your book... you are getting reviews by bloggers... and
libraries are receiving it so that instead
of one person buying your book... hundreds will have the opportunity to read it... and perhaps love it enough to buy a copy... a win / win / win situation.
My partner bought me my kindle as a birthday present about 7 years ago
because my
library was getting
out of control.
Because our school is in the midst
of a 1:1 iPad implementation, it became critical to figure
out how to deliver «
library» books to students, and an e-
library seemed an important way to reduce costs for students who might otherwise end up individually purchasing every reading title they need.
However, figuring
out who the
library supervisor is in a given district can be a real challenge
because of the multiplicity
of titles under which the position exists.
Of course, we know that being in libraries increase sales because it reduces risk, especially for new, unknown or underknown writers or those of us who write nonfiction and are not always sought out for our name but for our subjec
Of course, we know that being in
libraries increase sales
because it reduces risk, especially for new, unknown or underknown writers or those
of us who write nonfiction and are not always sought out for our name but for our subjec
of us who write nonfiction and are not always sought
out for our name but for our subject.
If Amazon wish to rule
out the potential
library market
because of perceived sterotypes, that's their choice, however shortsighted it is.
«There is not much
out there in workshops dedicated to e-books
because of the wariness in approaching this new form that doesn't seem to be too
library friendly,» she wrote.
Plus, you're less likely to worry that you're going to lose your entire
library because Amazon or Apple aren't going
out of business while it's possible that a small startup like Comixology may.
In an open letter to librarians explaining its switch to limit the number
of check -
outs a
library can offer on an e-book, HarperCollins said that its previous policy
of «selling e-books to
libraries in perpetuity, if left unchanged, would undermine the emerging e-book eco-system, hurt the growing e-book channel, place additional pressure on physical bookstores, and in the end lead to a decrease in book sales and royalties paid to authors.9 Similarly, Simon & Schuster's executive vice president and chief digital officer Elinor Hirschhorn says that the company does not make its e-books available to
libraries at all
because «[w] e're concerned that authors and publishers are made whole by
library e-lending and that they aren't losing sales that they might have made in another channel.»
«
Libraries say they're being cut out of the market because publishers are afraid they can lose money selling e-books to libraries,» says Lynn Neary in a new report on NPR o
Libraries say they're being cut
out of the market
because publishers are afraid they can lose money selling e-books to
libraries,» says Lynn Neary in a new report on NPR o
libraries,» says Lynn Neary in a new report on NPR on Monday.
I envy Canadian authors
because they get a royalty each time one
of their books is checked
out of a Canadian
library, or an e-book uploaded.
You have some flexibility; for example, if you hit your monthly entertainment budget early in a month
because you go to a concert, visit the
library for the rest
of the month to check
out books and DVDs for free.
I've seen his
library checkouts, video rentals, online dating profiles, and even his pay stubs, all
because he bizarrely started using this address
out of the blue and thus effectively sending them to me.
Going
out and visiting school and
libraries is my favorite part
of the job
because that's when I actually get to see the impact we are having on the children.
Wii owners would do well to spend the $ 30 on this game and add it to their
library,
because it's simply one
of the best games that's come
out this year.
Perfect for those
of you wanting to get hold
of Ninty's to try
out its extensive
library, or perhaps for those
of you thinking ahead a few months (
because, damn, it's nearly that time
of year again.)
That honour belongs to the plain old PlayStation 4 Slim,
because most people don't own a 4K TV yet, are only going to want to shell
out on one console and will want the best
library of titles to play with it.
A 73 - year old woman in Oregon purchased 22 copies
of Plan B 2.0, half
of which went to her
library because when she went to check
out the book she found there were 11 other people ahead
of her in line.
I took all the required courses, but discovered acting and the wonders
of the arts, and the joys
of serendipity,
of finding
out things you can't explain or understand
because you were wandering the
library stacks and found Radclyffe Hall's The Well
of Loneliness.
Whatever good comes
out of a
library comes about
because of the relationships among its users and its sources.
I suspect that we frequently opt to hold training sessions in the
library because it is more convenient for US — we don't have to move
out of our safe place.