Maybe Barnes and Noble Can Make It!

Last month I wrote about Border's Group filling for bankruptcy. I questioned whether giant book stores will even last with the advancement of Amazon.com and eBooks. Well, it appears that Barnes and Noble is in much better shape. Currently, Barnes and Noble has $900 million more is assets and online sales have jumped 52% in the recent quarter. Also, Barnes and Noble has their Nook and Nook Color to complete with the Kindle from Amazon and the iPad from Apple.

Could This Save Barnes and Noble??

I agree with some points in the article. First, I always did think Barnes and Noble's stores were nicer, with a better selection. I just felt more comfortable when in a Barnes and Noble. Maybe there is just not room for two jumbo book stores along with all the super stores. Maybe the Nook can save Barnes and Noble.

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Your Own Personal Library Catalog

So, how many of you have remember using an old style, card catalog? You know, you want to find a book in your local library, so you pull out the long drawers flipping through cards. Well those days are long gone of course (thankfully) and nearly all libraries use an electronic catalog system to keep track of their collections. Many of the school districts in Wayne County are using a system developed by Follett . It is a great system for school age children and prepares them for many of the advanced catalogs available in public and university libraries. Catalog software is quite expensive and really impractical for home libraries. Some book lovers may create their own spreadsheet or database to keep track of their books, however there is a great (free) tool online to not only catalog your books, but also meet and communicate with other book lovers online. The site librarything.com is a wonderful site that lets you catalog your own home library. Think of it as a "Facebook

A Little R & R

I decided to take a little R & R before things get crazy with back to school. I wanted to spend some time with my family for these final weeks of summer, so I decided a break from writing was in order. A trip to Kalahari and fun times with friends and family made August fly by. So, what does school year 2014 bring for me? Quite a bit, as always: Back to teaching two courses at Wayne County Community College. Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings I head to Northline Road to teach college level English. I really love this second job! Tuesday, I start my 17th year at O.A. Carlson High School. While public education continues to face challenges, there is no other job for me at this time. I love my co-workers and students. Gibraltar is a great place to work. I will be running my kids all over as usual. Gymnastics, religious education, flag football (which I coach as well), and others events "to be determined." I would not have it any other way. I love watch

What are Some of Your Favorite Books

I love this question. Of course, I do not think I could ever answer a question like "what is your favorite book?" I need to be able to list at least a few titles. I was speaking with another parent during my son's gymnastic class this past Monday. We were both reading the same book and we spent much of the time talking about the book we were reading and other books we enjoy. It was really a great conversation for a book geek like myself. It was also nice because the individual I was speaking with was a classmate of mine from back in the day at good old Carlson High School. The question came up as to what were some of my favorite books, and I had to step back and think for a minute. My taste in books varies all over the place (much like my taste in music, but that is another story). For the purpose of this entry I throw out five of my favorites (in no particular order) and why I enjoy them. Of course, a list of favorites could be much longer as I could write fore

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