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Five ways readers can save on books (CNN) NEW YORK (AP) -- One budget line Wendy Li isn't watching even in this tight economy is her spending on books. That's because she uses PaperbackSwap.com, one of the book trading sites that are growing in popularity. us.rd.yahoo.com
Portland's famed Powell's Books going solar (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland's famed Powell's Books is going solar. In December 2008, the company will begin harnessing the suns power with one of the largest solar electric installations in the State of Oregon. us.rd.yahoo.com
Man faces jail for defacing rare books (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) A wealthy Iranian businessman faces jail for cutting pages from rare and priceless books at the British Library and Bodleian in Cambridge. us.rd.yahoo.com
Attic treasure? Expert checks old comic books for free Sunday (WKYC Cleveland) BEACHWOOD -- Here's your chance to find a treasure in that old stack of comic books you might have in your basement, garage or attic and have an expert tell you how much they are worth for free! us.rd.yahoo.com
'Family talk' books to be reshelved (News On 6 Tulsa) Associated Press - November 21, 2008 11:45 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Books on topics like drug and alcohol abuse, sexual orientation and premarital sex are being moved to the upper shelves at... us.rd.yahoo.com
County starts making its own plat books (Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune) Livingston County is now publishing its own plat books — a collection of maps detailing property ownership in the county. Up until now, the local plat books were printed through private publishers which encouraged large quantity publishing in order to get lower prices. us.rd.yahoo.com
Time for throw-out-the-record-books games (San Francisco Chronicle) Bay Area folks consider the Big Game the biggest rivalry game around, but every Pac-10 team has a longstanding rivalry game, and this year, all of them have significance beyond the traditional "Throw out the record books for this one" blather. USC-UCLA (Dec.... us.rd.yahoo.com
Hugh McGuire: 40,000 E-Books a Day (HuffingtonPost) That's how many e-books are getting downloaded through Stanza, the simple e-book platform for the iPhone/iPod. Presented By: Expedition Week Continues Tonight Seven nights of one great discovery after another continues tonight at 9P e/p only on National Geographic Channel. From the ancient pyramids to the ocean depths, from lost cities to outer space, ... us.rd.yahoo.com
'Family talk' books to be reshelved (The Shawnee News-Star) Books on topics like drug and alcohol abuse, sexual orientation and premarital sex are being moved to the upper shelves at metro area libraries. us.rd.yahoo.com
So many books … so little time (The Savage Pacer) Anuki Wickramanayake, 6 (left) and Kiona Bartel, 5, check out some books during M.W. Savage Elementary School’s Read Night Thursday, (Nov. 13). Donated books were set on tables for various reading levels so students could exchange their old books for something new to them. us.rd.yahoo.com
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