Project Gutenberg Digital Library Seeks To Spur Literacy (U.S. Department of State)
Thirty-six years ago, a student at the University of Illinois keyed the U.S. Declaration of Independence into a mainframe computer and offered it to others on the network that would become the Internet. Six users downloaded the file, inaugurating what its founder, Michael Hart, decided to call Project Gutenberg in honor of Johannes Gutenberg, the 15th-century German printer who started the ......more...Outskirts Press Announces 'The Most Precious Path,' Latest Highly-anticipated Spirituality - Christian Book from ... (PRWeb)
Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Most Precious Path by Percy D. Gorham, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6 x 9 Paperback in the Spirituality - Christian category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $11.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/the_most_precious_path was launched simultaneously ......more... Intellectual Property (Mondaq)
Predictions for the success of e-books abounded when the technology first appeared in the late 1990s....more... Personal Tech (Washington Post)
The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your personal tech questions. ...more... Hate to Meditate? Simple, Secular Eyes-Wide-Open Meditation Alternative Aids Those Who Sit, Then Quit (PRWeb)
Mindfulness trainer Maya Frost offers help--and hope--to the 95% of the population that just isn't into meditation. She concentrates on providing eyes-wide-open ways to develop awareness andenhance creativity. Her company, Real-World Mindfulness Training?, focuses on developing tools for those who want to practice paying attention while doing the things they do anyway. A teacher and mother of ......more... Hate to Meditate? Simple, Secular Eyes-Wide-Open Meditation Alternative Aids Those Who Sit, Then Quit (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Mindfulness trainer Maya Frost offers help--and hope--to the 95% of the population that just isn't into meditation. She concentrates on providing eyes-wide-open ways to develop awareness and enhance creativity. Her company, Real-World Mindfulness Training?, focuses on developing tools for those who want to practice paying attention while doing the things they do anyway. A teacher and mother of ......more... Documents from National Archives available to download for free in July (Nevada Daily Mail)
Nevada, Mo. -- History buffs with internet access are in for a treat. They'll love the assortment of Revolutionary War documents that footnote.com. through a partnership with the National Archives, will have available for free for the first time during the month of July....more... BLACKWELL BOOK SERVICES, EBOOKS CORP ENHANCE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Education ...more... Blackwell Book Services, Ebooks Corp Enhance Strategic Collaboration (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
(Full text of statement. Contact details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR26737 Blackwell Book Services and Ebooks Corporation Announce Enhanced Strategic Collaboration OXFORD, 3 July /MediaNet International-AsiaNet/ -- Blackwell to distribute EBL ebooks to UK and European libraries Building on the success of their existing two year partnership in North America, Australasia, Middle East and Africa, Ebooks ......more... |