Category: Tips & more
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Creative book reveals all its secrets under UV light (pictures)
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This book designed by a Hungarian graphic designer Márton Borzák is unique. See also: [ef-archive number=2 tag=”lists” ] It’s filled with invisible pictures and annotations printed with UV ink. The reader can explore these secrets with a small UV light attached to the inside of the book spine. The book, entitled P.S: Secrets Of The Barguzin…
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Great visual: opening lines of 25 famous novels (infographic)
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A new poster from Pop Chart Lab will certainly join a selection of the best book visualizations. The chart is a “diagrammatical dissertation on opening lines of notable novels.” To put it simply, opening lines of Pride and Prejudice (a close-up above), 1984, Lolita or Metamorphosis are turned by Pop Chart Lab designers into pictograms,…
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What does 2 billion book sales look like? (infographic)
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Did you know that the sales of Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare books crossed 2 billion each? See also: [ef-archive number=2 tag=”lists” ] Thanks to the infographic from Love Reading and Datadial, these numbers were brought to imaginable dimensions. If you stacked up 2 billion books, they would equal 1/7 of the way to the…
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20 most inspiring quotes from children’s books (infographic)
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Quotery is our favorite source of quotes on the web. The site launched in 2013, and its mission is to present the inspiring world of quotes in a highly entertaining way. See also: [ef-archive number=2 tag=”lists” ] There are many quote-focused infographics on Quotery blog. One of the best ones is 20 inspiring children’s book quotes. Smart words…
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Scenes from R-rated movies presented as children’s books (pictures)
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Imagine famous scenes from Silence of the Lambs, Pulp Fiction, or Fargo being put into children’s books. This is what an artist and Pixar Studios designer Josh Cooley did in a series of Dick&Jane-style illustrations. You can hang them on a wall, but a children’s room is definitely not the best place for that. Via Flavorwire.…
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A detailed guide to the best books of the 21st century (infographic)
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USC Rossier Online prepared an infographic with best books published in the 21st century. See also: [ef-archive number=2 tag=”lists” ] Best books of the 21st century is a flowchart that will let you spot favorite books in several categories, from literary fiction, to children’s books, to self-help. The books were taken from Amazon bestseller list,…
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A travel guide to classic literature (infographic)
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St. Augustine once said: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” See also: [ef-archive number=2 tag=”lists” ] This popular wisdom works also the other way round: “The book is a world, and those who do not read, travel only a mile.” NeoMam Studios created for Cheap Flights…
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A stunning collage shows pictures of 100 famous authors in their early and late years
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How we see the author in our mind is usually based on how she or he looked in the times of the biggest fame. See also: [ef-archive number=2 tag=”lists” ] One picture can say a lot about the person, but two pictures show the personality. Take a look at the collage created by Prateek Lala.…
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New ebook bundle from StoryBundle features Neil Gaiman’s novella
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The Monarch of the Glen, an original American Gods novella by Neil Gaiman is included in the newly released ebook bundle by StoryBundle. Neil Gaiman’s novella is considered to be an extended epilogue to American Gods. It also gives interesting background for the main character, Shadow, who wanders around in Europe, ending up in Scotland. Truly Epic Fantasy Bundle…
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Find your next book to read (infographic)
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Random House Australia has just published an interesting flowchart that will let you find a new great book to read. Let’s start with something edgy…
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Print and electronic book buyer behavior (infographic)
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We missed this infographic. Created in November by Jaclyn Salem for The Futures Company, it combines facts about buying print and electronic books in United States. Check out more infographics on Ebook Friendly: [ef-archive number=5 tag=”infographics” ]