Posts with tag bookshelves

If you think your home library feels overstuffed with your collection of dozens of titles, imagine living in a small space packed floor-to-ceiling with more than 6,000 books! Such a space does exist, but luckily for the claustrophobic among us it's only an exhibit in London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Part of a show... Continue Reading »

Yesterday Barnes & Noble announced its new, friendlier electronic book reader, the "Nook," to compete with Amazon's wildly popular "Kindle." Both gadgets hover around $250, but the Nook has a leg-up since it allows you to hook a friend up by lending books - albiet only for two weeks - but still more true to a... Continue Reading »