Here Comes Clay Shirky

Here Comes Clay Shirky

Clay Shirky is one of the few people I think understands the Internet and the changes in publishing that are happening, now. Read this article for a quick overview of his ideas.

ALA Cognotes D.C. Preview Issue 2 2010 [Cover1]

ALA Cognotes D.C. Preview Issue 2 2010 [Cover1]

ALA gave ReadHowYouWant a link from the front cover of Cognotes to an article announcing ReadHowYouWant's new Library Donation Program. ReadHowYouWant will donate shelf-ready books to libraries, based on patrons purchases of books for themselves. Or patrons can donate directly. The article explains more.

Today on Oprah: Raquel Welch promoting Beyond the Cleavage

We have the large print edition available of Beyond the Cleavage.

It is available for shipment.

ALA 2010 Special Discounts

40% Discount Special 
RHYW is offering 40% off all New World Library titles through July 31. Click here to view the New World Library titles available in large print, including The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Simply build a shopping cart on our web site, and then paste it into an email to Peyton Stafford. He will take it from there! We are also extending this discount to personal orders from librarians.

May's Free Chapters in DAISY

	Free Chapter Download Program May’s Hottest Titles Available in DAISY—Titles For Moms, New Releases, and More! Happy Mother’s Day! Our May Free Chapter Download Program celebrates mothers with You Sexy Mother by Jodie Hedley-Ward (Exsile Publishing). This month also features the new biography on Tiger Woods by journalist Steve Helling—Tiger: The Real Story (Da Capo Press). But wait, it doesn’t stop there! We have more new releases, including the revolutionary health title Earthing by Clinton Ober, Stephen T. Sinatra, and Martin Zucker (Basic Health Publications). There are also titles for children and young adult readers! To learn about all 20 May Free Chapter Downloads visitwww.readhowyouwant.com/humanware. Also, to continue to celebrate ReadHowYouWant’s relationship with HumanWare, five full titles are available for download in DAISY and braille from our Classics collection. Classics titles selected for the May Free Download Program are Hamilton Wright Mabie’s Heroes Every Child Should Know, A Desert Drama by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mathilda by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, and Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery. The full list of the 20 Free Chapter Downloads includes: Titles for Adults You Sexy Mother by Jodie Hedley-Ward (Exsile Publishing) Tiger: The Real Story by Steve Helling (Da Capo Press) Earthing by Clinton Ober, Stephen T. Sinatra, and Martin Zucker (Basic Health Publications) Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press) The Death and Life of the Great American School System by Diane Ravitch (Basic Books) The Power of Purpose by Richard J. Leider (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) Home by Larissa Behrendt (University of Queensland Press) Gardening with Heirloom Seeds by Lynn Coulter (University of North Carolina Press) Walking the Gobi by Helen Thayer (The Mountaineers Books) Crash Course on Psalms by Christianity Today International (Standard Publishing) Titles for Children and Young Adults Tin Angel by Shannon Cowan (Lobster Press) Max the Mighty Super Hero by Trina Wiebe (Lobster Press) Stress by Linda Bickerstaff (Rosen Publishing) Mega Structures: The Biggest Thrill Rides by Susan K. Mitchell (Weekly Reader) Bringing Up Parents by Alex J. Packer (Free Spirit Publishing) They Broke the Law, You Be the Judge by Judge Tom Jacobs (Free Spirit Publishing) 7 Secrets of Highly Successful Kids by Peter Kuitenbrouwer (Lobster Press) Obesity by Daniel E. Harmon (Rosen Publishing) Energy for the Future: Geothermal Energy by Nigel Saunders (Weekly Reader) Today’s Superstars of Entertainment: Kelly Clarkson by Doris Fisher (Weekly Reader) Love the way our files read on your DAISY player, or have suggestions to make for a better reading experience? See a book on our site that you’d love to be included in an upcoming month’s Free Download list? Email Bradi Grebien-Samkow, Associate Publicist, at bradi@readhowyouwant.com. Also, don’t forget that ReadHowYouWant posts assistive technology and publishing news stories, book reviews, and promotional announcements on Twitter, Facebook, and the ReadHowYouWant blog: twitter.com/readhowyouwant, www.facebook.com/readhowyouwant,www.readhowyouwant.com/blog.

Humanware Free Chapter Download update

	Free Chapter Download Program ReadHowYouWant and HumanWare are pleased to announce the launch of the new My Dream Classroom website. This interactive tool was designed to help educators discover different solutions for students who are blind, or have low vision or learning disabilities. It will also help them find out how assistive technologies can increase their students’ learning independence. As in previous months, and to continue to celebrate ReadHowYouWant’s relationship with HumanWare, five full titles are available for download in DAISY and braille from our Classics collection. Classics titles selected for the April Free Download Program are Ovid’sMetamorphoses, A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, and Shakespeare’sRomeo and Juliet. ReadHowYouWant is also offering 20 free Chapter Downloads of popular contemporary titles atwww.readhowyouwant.com/humanware. The list of the 20 Free Chapter Downloads includes: Titles for Adults Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage by Raquel Welch (Weinstein Books) Driftless by David Rhodes (Milkweed Editions) Sylvia Browne’s Book of Angels by Sylvia Browne (Hay House) Speak Easy by Maggie Eyre (Exisle Publishing) Wake Up and Smell the Planet by Grist Magazine (The Mountaineers Books) Best Australian Poems 2009 by Robert Adamson (Black Inc.) Hemingway in Spain by David P. Reiter (Interactive Publications) Fire Your Doctor! by Steve Hickey (Basic Health Publications) Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker: Family Favorites by Beth Hensperger (Harvard Common Press) Improving Your Memory for Dummies by John B. Arden (Wiley) Titles for Children and Young Adults Green Technology by Geeta Sobha (Rosen) The Behavioral Survival Guide for Kids by Tom McIntyre (Free Spirit Publishing) The Native American Book of Knowledge by White Deer (Beyond Words Publishing) Yosemite: Harrowing Ascent of Half Dome by Mike Graf (Fulcrum Publishing) The Richest Kids in America by Mark Victor Hansen (Hay House) Zibby Payne & the Red Carpet Revolt by Alison Bell (Lobster Press) Death at Deacon Pond by E.M. Alexander (Lobster Press) Energy for the Future and Global Warming: Solar Power by Anne Rooney (Weekly Reader) Today’s Superstars Entertainment: Jim Carrey by Amy Stone (Weekly Reader) America Debates: Privacy Versus Security by Jeri Freedman (Rosen) Love the way our files read on your DAISY player, or have suggestions to make for a better reading experience? See a book on our site that you’d love to be included in an upcoming month’s Free Download list? Email Bradi Grebien-Samkow, Associate Publicist, at bradi@readhowyouwant.com. Also, don’t forget that ReadHowYouWant posts assistive technology and publishing news stories, book reviews, and promotional announcements on Twitter, Facebook, and the ReadHowYouWant blog: , www.facebook.com/readhowyouwant, www.readhowyouwant.com/blog. Bradi Grebien-Samkow Associate Publicist ReadHowYouWant 971-340-9853 bradi@readhowyouwant.com www.readhowyouwant.com Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/readhowyouwant Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/readhowyouwant

Google Mobile Announces Search by Voice for Maps

Google Mobile Announces Search by Voice for Maps

Amazing technology for blind library patrons!