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What Famous Novelists Would Say If They Knew You Stopped Reading Their Books
What Famous Novelists Would Say If They Knew You Stopped Reading Their Books
By Freddie Moore
July 25, 2014

Imagine if your bookmark could let authors know when you’ve been neglecting their books? Well, that already exists.

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We Answer Every Question You Have About Kindle Unlimited
We Answer Every Question You Have About Kindle Unlimited
By Michelle King
July 24, 2014

1. What the hell is a Kindle?

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From Pages to Pixels: A Reader's Gateway to Gaming
From Pages to Pixels: A Reader's Gateway to Gaming
By Freddie Moore
July 17, 2014

A healthy dose of “interactive narratives” to complement your reading list.

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How Should We Celebrate Amazon’s 19th Anniversary?
How Should We Celebrate Amazon’s 19th Anniversary?
By Michelle King
July 16, 2014

On the anniversary of Amazon’s first sale — a book, nonetheless — a reader examines her relationship with the online retailer.

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WTF is QWERTY?
WTF is QWERTY?
By George Dobbs
July 02, 2014

A brief history explaining why your keyboard is so damn weird.

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A Summer (E)Reading List: 6 E-Books Worth Going Digital for
A Summer (E)Reading List: 6 E-Books Worth Going Digital for
By Adina Applebaum
June 16, 2014

Books that push so far beyond the written word, you’d be missing out if you didn’t read them digitally.

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Behind the Lit: Lord Byron's Visionary, Opiate-Addicted, Hard-Gambling Daughter
Behind the Lit: Lord Byron's Visionary, Opiate-Addicted, Hard-Gambling Daughter
By George Dobbs
June 11, 2014

A 19th century computer science visionary, an opiate-addicted gambler, a close friend of Charles Dickens — Augusta Ada Byron led a life as remarkable as her father’s.

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Voices from the Past: Old-School Authors Reading on Youtube
Voices from the Past: Old-School Authors Reading on Youtube
By George Dobbs
June 03, 2014

Yeats, Tolkien, Woolf — YouTube is a time capsule of authors’ voices you probably never thought you’d ever hear.

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Grinders: Tomorrow's Cyberpunks are Here Today [NSFW]
Grinders: Tomorrow's Cyberpunks are Here Today [NSFW]
By David Forbes
May 23, 2014

Installing magnets, microchips and sensors in their own bodies — this is how cyberpunk biohackers went from fiction to reality.

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Want to Read Smarter? There's an App for That
Want to Read Smarter? There's an App for That
By Michelle King
May 15, 2014

Actually, there are at least seven great apps that can help you up your reading game.

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