Today’s links of interest:
- Books as Weather: Or, Help Me Out
Genius. Also, useful. - ‘Who I Am’: Poetry Not Wasted On The Young : NPR
It’s National Poetry Month, and we were thrilled to hear this NPR story. Yay for Sourcebooks! - A New Source for eReader Data Says 5 Million eReaders Shipped in 2009
Entity that tracks display screens for ereaders (and you thought you were specialized!) indicates a large number of readers shipped in 2009 (as opposed to sold). Kindle shipments estimated at 3.3 million. (PubLunch, membership required) - Target(R) Stores to Sell Kindle, Amazon’s Revolutionary Wireless Reading Device
In real-world shopping news, Target will begin stocking Kindles at select locations. - Big Quarter for Amazon
Very big. Lots of shopping going on all over the place. - The Future Is on the Line…
Ah. Delightful piece explaining the backstory of the recent #gimmeacall hashtag racing through Twitter. Cool how it took on a life of its own.
