With so many social media outlets, will there be
any serious readers of books left at all in the days to come?
Not exact matches
Rather than point
readers to another weighty tome on a
serious issue
of the day, Gates used his latest post to suggest a
book that's quite out
of character.
The chief argument
of this
book up to this point represents the thinking
of great numbers in the Western world and will presumably, therefore, be convincing to many
readers who have given
serious thought to the problem
of the reconstruction
of civilization in our time.
They aren't stocking stuffers, but, if you're looking for a Christmas present to give this year, any
of these four
books will delight the
serious reader.
The casual
reader of the introduction to The Five Gospels might suppose that no
serious New Testament scholar would differ materially from the consensus represented by this
book, were it not for the single telltale polemical reference to anonymous «elitist academic critics who deplored the public face
of the seminar.»
* Shabu Shabu fanatic * art admirer * part time wino * beach bum * former swim instructor / lifeguard * mob movie junkie *
serious day dreamer * lives in Rainbows * Child
of an Aussie * water baby * wearer
of too much black and maxi dresses * love is love is love * secret novel writer * fiercely loyal friend *
reader of hundreds
of halves
of books * seeker
of fascinating faces * walking contradiction * lover
of one tall corn husker *
In trying to make all students proficient
readers and writers, there is no avoiding the responsibility
of imparting the specific knowledge they will need to understand newspapers, magazines, and
serious books directed at the national language community.
If your
book looks like the kid's menu at the Haunted House Restaurant, it will not be noticed by
serious readers of your genre.
As a hot topic at Digital
Book World 2014, the use of data analytics is a serious avenue that publishers need to be focusing on to ensure more book discoverability by readers, especially with the current landscape in publish
Book World 2014, the use
of data analytics is a
serious avenue that publishers need to be focusing on to ensure more
book discoverability by readers, especially with the current landscape in publish
book discoverability by
readers, especially with the current landscape in publishing.
Ebook prices have risen and
serious readers still prefer the tactile pleasure
of a physical
book and will choose that over a digital
book for the same price.
Not Enough Reviews: With all
of the
books out there being discounted, most
serious readers aren't interested in downloading a
book that has only a few reviews.
I do not brag for I consider my reading a private affair and I really do not talk about a
book unless I think someone would like it or if I am with a group
of serious readers
With almost a hundred pages
of explanatory notes and a bibliography extensive enough to comprise a near - lifetime
of reading for even avid
readers, The Invention
of Nature is a
serious book about a seriously important figure.
- The New York Times
Book Review «Precisely the kind
of beautifully crafted, intelligent, imaginative writing that
serious readers crave....
Second, I'm a voracious enough
reader that the price is theoretically worth it, but I'm also a voracious enough
reader that I've acquired a
serious habit
of rereading
books, which makes me actually want to own the
books that I like.
I have a lot
of books that were called «romance» although I did not call them that which has caused me to have fans and some
serious haters amongst hard core romance
readers who claim I need to back away from «their
books» and stop calling mine that.
When you factor in how many people read news, watch video and play games we actually have a direct route to Groups 2 and Groups 3 if we just got beyond our disregard
of mobiles and got
serious about reaching potential
readers on mobile platforms and convincing them to read (our
books) rather than watch or play, or listen.
Come out and get
serious about your publishing with a variety
of other authors,
readers, publishers, and
book marketers.
So I basically pulled all the relevant
books I could find off my shelves at home and in my office and did my best with what was available... Part
of this is to keep my own work honest, while part
of this is intended to direct the
reader to more
serious scholarly work that I think supports my own work but which does a better job
of explaining what, again, are phenomena to which a 5,000 - word essay can not do justice.»
I had always asserted that
serious readers would continue to buy real
books, especially in the case
of non-fiction.
That means there are 10.3 million
serious dedicated
readers reading tons
of books on iPhones.
As more hardworking and
serious writers skip to self - publishing, the quality
of books available to
readers will continue to increase, while the number
of gems in the traditional publishing slush pile will go down.
We're a group
of book editors on a mission to bring quality, life - changing, entertaining
books to the world's
readers by leading more
serious authors toward publishing success.
Four years ago, a bunch
of serious readers felt the need
of providing candid and unbiased reviews to professional
book buyers.We do not believe in putting too much personal information in the storyline, rather we read good and well - qualified
books to come up with genuine reviews.
Whether it's in the mystery novel genre, a
serious nonfiction tome, a romance or a cookbook, the
reader should be able to ascertain
book genre and the tone
of the
book from taking a quick gander at the front
of the
book jacket.
On the other hand, if Amazon had maintained a reasonably high price, and bundled a host
of features and services into the device that would appeal to
serious book -
readers, it would have become a must - have treasured device.
Four years ago, a bunch
of serious readers felt the need
of providing candid and unbiased reviews to professional
book buyers.We do not believe in putting too much personal information in the storyline, rather we read good and well - qualified
books to come up with genuine reviews.
A
reader recently left a comment saying he had been having difficulty getting a copy
of «The Neglected Sun ``, the best - selling non-alarmist climate science
book showing how man - made climate change is nowhere near as
serious as the IPCC wants us to believe it is.
Four years ago, a bunch
of serious readers felt the need
of providing candid and unbiased reviews to professional
book buyers.We do not believe in putting too much personal information in the storyline, rather we read good and well - qualified
books to come up with genuine reviews.