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The Future of Reading

by Rachel Baker on March 9, 2010

There’s an interesting article in this month’s Fortune Magazine titled “The Future of Reading.”  At times it seems more of an advertisement for Apple’s IPad, however, I think its possible the IPad is used as the newest piece of technology that is supposed to be better than anything else as of yet (because its Apple?).  That said, this article has still got some interesting ideas on the future of publishing in regards to magazines, books and newspapers; and the challenges the industry faces in regards to revenue-generating models and the technology possibilities and limitations on the content generators (journalists, writers). [read more…]

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Per Petterson: To Siberia

by Rachel BakerMarch 7, 2010 Reviews

Let’s play a little word association game for a minute: If I say the word Siberia, what do you think of?  For me, the words would be Cold, Desolate, Punishment.  I suspect for most of us, that’s what we conjure in our minds when we hear the word.
Not for the sixty year old narrator of [...]

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Google Found Guilty of Violating Copyright in France

by Rachel BakerDecember 18, 2009 Editorial

According to Reuters, a Paris court found Google guilty of violating copyright by digitizing books and putting extracts online.
This decision came following a legal challenge by major French publishers. The legal challenge argued that publishers and authors were losing out in the latest stage of the digital revolution.

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

by Rachel BakerDecember 16, 2009 Giveaways

Today is the day I get to announce the winners of the Holidays Book Giveaway. Figuring out who the winners are was a tough process. So many of you have wonderful traditions which reminded me of my own growing up; and some of you had things that made you extremely happy to be able to [...]

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Edward M. Kennedy: True Compass – A Memoir

by Rachel BakerDecember 5, 2009 Reviews

Who is Ted Kennedy? To be completely frank, I knew of him only as the younger brother of Jack and Bobby, senator of Massachusetts, and the guy in the Chappaquiddick “thing.”  I use the word “thing” because I didn’t really know what happened other than some girl died and he was driving. When Ted Kennedy [...]

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The Holidays Book Giveaway

by Rachel BakerDecember 3, 2009 Giveaways

This Giveaway is Now Closed.  Thank you to all who participated.  Click here for the Announcement of the Winners.
Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!  On behalf of Hachette Book Group, I would like to announce the Holidays Book Giveaway.  This is my absolute favorite time of the year, because I can give three [...]

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Most Enjoyable Books of 2009 for Reasons Other than the Story

by Rachel BakerNovember 14, 2009 Editorial

As Amazon so eloquently put it, “ranking books is crazy.” At Old Musty Books, there may be the occasional “this is probably one of the best books I’ve read this year,” but ranking any of the books read and reviewed would be incredibly difficult.
One reason for not ranking books on Old Musty Books is one [...]

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Carrie Host: Between Me and the River

by Rachel BakerNovember 8, 2009 Reviews

Carrie Host did not write Between Me and the River for me.  I don’t have cancer, I don’t have children, and I’m really not sure I’ve ever even known someone personally who had cancer. I felt really distant from the subject matter.
Before I go any further, I read this book twice.  First I got almost [...]

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Chloe Neill: The Chicagoland Vampires Series

by Rachel BakerNovember 1, 2009 Reviews

I don’t normally read trendy vampire books.  That said, I was pressured, by one of my favorite people, to read these books.  She said, “now Rachel, I know these aren’t the type you would normally read, but they aren’t my normal smutty romance novels and I think you may actually really like them.  Please read [...]

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Winners and Ramblings

by Rachel BakerOctober 25, 2009 Editorial

This week has been chock full of reading.  I finished a wonderful historical fiction novel about New York I started a month or so ago; I read three new books – two recommended by my sister-in-law that will be reviewed this week for Halloween, and one given to me by my sister – already reviewed;  [...]

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Diane Setterfield: The Thirteenth Tale

by Rachel BakerOctober 24, 2009 Reviews

I was sucked in on the very first page and hooked by page 8.  By page 129, I thought I had the story figured out, and by the last few chapters I was giddy because the author got one, or two, and even three over on me.
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield assaulted the reader [...]

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