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This morning I spoke to Frances Goldin in the elevator. She had just finished her book and was carrying a placard of the cover. I had seen her on multiple occasions walking into the building. She is a fragile woman, late in her life. She always wears a piece of faded fabric with the words "Tax the rich" safety pinned to the back of her coat. I held the door for her as she came in the building and she told me of her accomplishment with tears in her eyes. She said that they had mention her book on CNN last night.

http://harpercollins.com/books/Imagine/?isbn=9780062305572

Everyone must write! You never know, one day people might say your book is the oldest one on earth.

What is the Oldest Book in the World? By Erik Kwakkel () The past few days I have been preoccupied with a deceptively simple question: "What is the oldest book in the world?" Having done some looking around I can now repor...

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! The Digital Public Library launched today! Go check it out.

http://dp.la/

http://dp.la/

Technology and learning is our focus here at the Second Stack. Here's a little future perfect to tickle your faith in knowledge.

http://designtaxi.com/news/355893/Robot-Helps-New-York-Student-Attend-Class-From-Home/

Check out Neil Gaiman's children's book. What talent, I wonder what he'll be when he grows up?

Chu’s Day: Neil Gaiman’s Charming Children’s Book "It's the shortest book I've ever written and, right now, I think it might be the one I'm most proud of." In March of 2011, author Neil G

formatting, Integrating an app to organize the library and track analytics would be a great resource to SecondStack.org

Nook Simple Touch multitouch hack turns e-reader into a monochrome $99 Android tablet While few would argue that a monochrome E Ink display is suited to run a full version of Android, that hasn't stopped users from rooting their Nook Simple Touch e-readers to give them access to...

Happy National Library Week! Go do some research on mythological creatures.

March 6th Contest for the Reader WiFi by Sony:
(Note**** This e-reader is backordered and won't ship from their warehouse until 3/29. You won't get this prize until some time in April)
What is the earliest, and longest lasting on-line literary project?
Email your answer to: [email protected]

Read an E-Book Week, March 4 - 10, 2012 Read an E-Book Week is fortunate to have several corporate sponsors who support us with prizes for our contests. This year we would like to thank: E Ink and Kobo.

Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg offers 36,000 free ebooks to download.

It's March! Read Something Fun!

http://mashable.com/2012/01/16/tablet-education/

Tablets Will Transform the Classroom [OPINION] The advancements in tablet technology necessitate a shift in education toward digital content and improved engagement.