The Future of Books 17 November 2011 The Future of Books 1. Introduction Books have evolved greatly since the first writings in clay tablets a thousand years B.C. to nowadays with the digital versions of most books that were‚ not long ago‚ only available in paper. Even though stories have been carried and passed from generation to generation since the emergence of language‚ only until around the fifth century has it been heard about books and their use. In the antiquity‚ primitive materials
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Bowen 27 February 2013 Reading a Book vs. Listening to an Audio Book Now days‚ most people simply do not have the time to sit down and read a book. More and more are beginning to use a source of recorded audio books to listen to on the go. It really depends on whom one asks whether or not audio books are considered to be the most efficient way to obtain a books content. Various pros and cons come along with either option. Whether or not taking the time to read a book is greater than only listening
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A book should not be banned‚ because it can impose other people’s beliefs on children‚ and goes against our First Amendment‚ which guarantees everyone the right to free speech. However‚ some people may view the content in books as offensive‚ and believe that books should be censored. One of the most prominent reasons as to why a book is banned is for religious reasons‚ such as the Harry Potter series‚ which was banned for "promoting witchcraft‚ setting bad examples‚ and being
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The ALA bans books for bad language‚ sexual themes‚ and much more. If it was not for the ALA we would not have the entire subject of a banned book‚ but it is so I am here. The book that I am doing is the art of racing in the rain. This book doesn’t have much in it to get it banned but for the little that is in it got it banned. But this has been the loom on what I think about this book getting banned. There are a bunch of little reasons for this book getting banned such as cussing or
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“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight”‚ said Stephen Chbosky‚ author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Censorship isn’t needed because it limits children’s variety of books that they can check out and read. The idea of censoring books is odd to me. I don’t quite understand why people think it’s okay to take a book that was worked on hard by a committed author‚off the bookshelf‚ not allowing people to
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“A book is a gift you can open again and again‚” wrote Garrison Keillor. People read all the time. They read for information‚ for escape‚ for entertainment‚ for instruction‚ for guidance. They read recipes and tweets and texts. They read newspapers‚ blogs‚ and Facebook replies. In a recent survey by Pew Research‚ the number of people who actually read a book in the past year was 72 percent in 2015. I am one of those. As I consider my reading experiences‚ I realize they represent the journey I have
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How to create a smash book How to create a smash book‚ not a scrapbook. A smash book is a place where you can place the little things in life’ ticket stubs‚ magazine clips‚ recipes‚ snapshots‚ love letters‚ design ideas‚ pictures‚ and notes to self. It is faster than scrap booking and is portable too. A smash book can be made from a ringed binder or a note book or you can buy a book from k and company at a craft store or online. They are personal on each page with picture design on each that
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I think we should ban books because if we need to learn a subject that we don’t know then we can look that book up in the library. There’s lots of students that can learn by reading. We learn from different subjects.We should banned books that are not appropriate for ages 11 to 15 If we do have books we can look up any word we want and that would be cool for some kids because if they got a spelling test coming up they can get the spelling words list from there teacher and look them up before the
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Executive Summary: Over the last decade James Patterson has published an unprecedented number of best-selling books‚ cemented a powerful brand image amongst a loyal following‚ and redefined the process by which authors create content to meet reader demand. From November 2000 through June 2003‚ Patterson had cumulative sales of over six million dollars‚ trailing only John Grisham during that time frame. He has generated the majority of his sales through a loyal readership that consistently lines
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got older it was only going to get more complex. I never quite understood why books like Shakespeare were so important to my education but I was always told it was so I never questioned it. In The Lonely‚ Good Company of Books‚ I completely agree with Rodriguez on his claim about the disconnection of young students’ education and reading lists of books. A student’s education is based on way more than just reading books throughout their educational lives. From personal experience to claims made my
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