Saturday, July 18, 2015

Scott Walker shows off his foreign policy chops in Council Bluffs




As quoted in Scott Walker's National Security Gap.  (Defense One, 7/13/2015)

As reported in Walker's message: security, lower taxes.  (Omaha World-Herald, 7/18/2015)

Better security = more guns.
Asked in an interview how expanding gun rights would help solve the problem of shootings in the U.S., Walker said law-abiding citizens are capable of protecting themselves from danger.

Retiring Guy unkindly notes that the overflow appears to have more to do with large bodies sitting in small seats.

These copies of 'Go Set a Watchman" must be part of a Lucky Day collection




Scott Walker update: Dixie Watters in a Little Peggy March mood



Scott Walker winds down whirlwind week with Iowa Winnebago tour.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 7/18/2015)
As he shook hands, signed autographs and posed for pictures at the final stop Friday at his state campaign headquarters in Urbandale, Walker gave a bear hug to Dixie Watters, a homemaker from Des Moines, as she assured him, “We’re going to take Iowa.”



Related post: 
Dreamboat Dixie Channels Heart: Scott Walker is her Magic Man.  (5/17/2015)

Absentee corporate owner of apartment complex sez 'yes' to ice cream, 'no' to books


Landmark's take on the summer slide.


Raleigh apartment complex bans Lacy Elementary School’s bookmobile.  (Raleigh News-Observer, 7/17/2015)
Teachers from Lacy Elementary School load up their cars once a week with donated books to read with students in the neighborhoods where they live, including the Grand Arbor Reserve complex off Lake Boone Trail. The goal is to keep kids reading during the summer months so they don’t lose what they learned during the school year. 


Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article27503443.html#storylink=cpy
During a stop at the complex last month, Lacy volunteers were told by apartment management staff that they couldn’t return. A company policy forbids any event at the complex unless it is sponsored by the corporate owner, Landmark Apartment Trust.

“This new policy serves to protect the interests of our residents and the property owner,” Jeannette Steele, regional director of Landmark, said in a statement. Another company statement praised Lacy for its efforts, adding that Landmark is “exploring other ways to support this very noble cause.”

Meet the Members of the Republican Study Committee: Jason Smith (R-MO, 8th District)


The Republican Study Committee


As found in Congressman Smith Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling in the Case Obergefell v. Hodges.  (Press release, 6/26/2015)


The cumulative tally


The Republican Study Committee membership
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
 Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri

Meet the Members of the Republican Study Committee: Sam Graves (R-MO, 6th District)


The Republican Study Committee


As found in On the Issues.


The cumulative tally


The Republican Study Committee membership
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
 Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri

Meet the Members of the Republican Study Committee: Vicky Hartzler (R-MO, 4th District)


The Republican Study Committee


As found in Ruling is an affront to states.  (Press release, 6/26/2015)

Related reading:
Is Vicky Hartzler the Most Anti-Gay Candidate in America?  (Mother Jones, 10/20/2010)


The cumulative tally


The Republican Study Committee membership
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
 Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri

Meet the Members of the Republican Study Committee: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO, 3rd District)


The Republican Study Committee


As found in Ballotpedia.


The cumulative tally


The Republican Study Committee membership
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
 Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
  • Ann Wagner (2nd District) 
  • Blaine Luetkemeyer (3rd District)

Friday, July 17, 2015

Read an ebook lately? Increasingly, the answer is 'no'.



As reported in e-Book Sales Plummet all Over the World in 2015.  (Good eReader, 7/16/2015)
Meanwhile paperback sales have increased by 8.9% giving further credence that people are switching back to print in greater numbers than originally thought. 

The AAP isn’t the only organization to proclaim that print is making a comeback.  According to the US Census Bureau Brick and mortar bookstore sales are on the rise for the third straight month.

Other ebook/book sales/reading-related posts:

The bloom is decidedly off the ebook rose.  (4/29/2015) 
Print continues to hold its own.  (1/21/2015)
Is this the future of e-books?  (8/27/2014)
Who's reading ebooks (by household income). (7/20/2014)
Ebook digital subscription services: Is it a bjargain? (7/20/2014)
Which is what you would have predicted after reading "In So Many Words" in March 1997.  (5/28/2014)
Amazon delivers the "Lesley Gore" ultimatum.  (4/25/2014)
The boom is over for ebooks.  (4/2/2014)
Ebooks and the hype of emerging technology: Have we finally reached the slope of enlightenment?  (3/11/2014) 
Pew Research report on e-reading.  (1/16/2014)
Book sales update as of October 2013.  (1/10/2014)
The 24-hour news recycle: Mein Kampf edition.  (1/7/2014) 
Peering into the reader's mind.  (12/25/2013)
Booksellers hope print is on shoppers' gift lists.  (12/20/2013)
Survey sez: News of the death of print is greatly exaggerated.  (12/9/2013)
Not a Good Year on the Ebook Front for Barnes & Noble.  (11/29/2013)
Tell me again about ebooks ruling the publishing world.  (11/27/2013)
Other ebook market trendspotting confirms latest BISG report .  (11/1/2013)
Book Industry Study Group: "Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading" (Volume 4, 2013).  (11/1/2013)
Word of the day:  accretive.  (10/21/2013)
Survey sez: 72% of U.S. adults have read at least 1 book during the past 12 months.  (10/8/2013)
For years, many people asked the wrong question about ebooks and print books.  (10/6/2013) 
Ebook Flash Sales Grab Consumers' Attention.  (5/27/2013) 
BookStats 2013: It's not all about ebooks.  (5/15/2013)
Staying ahead of the learning curve.  (4/9/2013)
"Books are dead yet," sez Salon.  (3/21/2013)
Ebooks and the hype of emerging technology.  (1/8/2013)
Based on this column graph, print books are not likely to go away anytime soon.  (1/2/2013)
Printed books still lead ebooks by a significant margin.  (12/28/2012)
Ebook market pauses to take a breath.  (12/25/2012)
Year-to-date book revenues:  Jan-Jul 2011 and Jan-Jul 2012.  (11/1/2012)
Libraries get screwed when it comes to price of and access to ebooks.  (9/10/2012)
Millennials lead the way....to fewer bookstores?  (8/22/2012)
Ebooks sliding down the peak of inflated expectations.  (8/18/2012)
Adult hardcover book sales hold their own, paperbacks sales drop in 1st quarter of 2012.  (6/17/2012)
Library ebook circulation skyrockets @ the Greendale Public Library and throughout Wisconsin.  (5/29/2012)
In so many words:  Libraries will have a place at the table. (4/30/2012)
3M Cloud Library ebook lending service goes beta at select libraries.  (4/28/2012)
Pew Research:  The rise of e-reading, summarized. (4/5/2012)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution attempts to get a handle on the ebook era.  (4/2/2012)
And I quote from "Bringing Up an E-Reader".  (3/29/2012)
The Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board weighs in on ebooks and libraries. (3/19/2012)
Carl Zimmer responds to Franzen.  (1/31/2012)
It's only Monday but this is still the best ebook headline of the week.  (1/20/2012)
Jonathan Franzen has something to say about ebooks.  (1/30/2012)
As they have been doing all along, libraries adapt to technology.  (1/29/2012)
Floating an Idea: The Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory's Library License.  (1/17/2012) 
Getting in line @ your library for ebooks.  (1/15/2012)
The Post-Christmas ebook sales surge. (1/10/2012)
Honey, we've been 'trying' it.  For years.  (12/25/2011)
Chris Bohjalian on our totemic connection to books.  (12/20/2011)
Hold that bricks-and-mortar bookstore obituary.  (12/13/2011)
Your local public library: The greenest option of all in the ebooks vs. print books debate.  (12/11/2011)
Go directly to Amazon, do not pass library.  (11/3/2011)
Ebooks in U.S. public libraries.  (10/22/2011)
How ebook buyers discover books.  (9/27/2011)
Cookbooks make the transition to digital publishing.  (9/27/2011)
Redefining what an ebook is and who gets to publish it. (9/19/2011)
The L.A.Times on ebooks: An Amazon tablet, push into interactivity. (9/16/2011)
The Economist:  "Great digital expectations".  (9/16/2011)
Lev Grossman presents a short history of the reading device..  (9/6/2011)
Speaking of gadgets, here's the latest iteration of ebooks.  (8/25/2011)
Sounds like another digital divide in the making.  (7/30/2011)
Libraries and ebooks:  Any book, not any time soon.  (6/1/2011)
On the distinction between the book reader and the book owner.  (5/10/2011)
Demand for ebooks grows exponentially in Wisconsin.  (5/2/2011)
Struggling to find an ebook common agenda between libraries and publishers.  (4/5/2011)
Ebooks and libraries:  "The challenges just keep piling up".  (3/28/2011)
Publishers Weekly tracks ebook sales.  (3/18/2011)
Word is getting out:  Ebooks @ your library.  (3/18/2011)
Ebooks continue to gain market share.  (3/17/2011)
Publishers look to bottom line in formulating ebook policies for libraries. (3/15/2011)
News stories on HarperCollins ebook decision go mainstream.  (3/5/2011)
9 years of book sales:  trade and ebook.  (2/17/2011)
Will ebook readers be wooed by Barbara Cartland?  (2/12/2011)
The impact of ebooks on libraries.  (2/11/2011)
OverDrive news release: Library eBook circs up 200% in '10. (1/10/2011)
Mashable: 5 ebook trends that will change the future of publishing. (12/29/2010)
Christmas 2010 the tipping point for ebooks?  (12/24/2010)
Ereader as brown paper bag.  (12/9/2010)
The ebook reader compatibility surprise.  (12/3/2010)
Ereader ownership:  Survey says....  (11/30/2010)
David Carnoy asks, "Does the Kindle pay for itself?" (11/29/2010)
Need to repair that ebook reader?  (11/19/2010)
Who uses an ereader:  Survey says....  (9/22/2010)
Book industry wrestles with print vs. pixels.  (9/2/2010)
Coming soon to a screen near you:  Ads in ebooks.  (8/20/2010)
Ebooks now comprise 8.5% of book sales. (8/12/2010)
Genre paperback publishers drops print.  (8/6/2010)
Ebooks and libraries.  (5/4/2010)
Ebooks eliminate a free form of advertising:  the book jacket.  (3/31/2010)
Ebooks: another round of false promises?  (3/19/2010)
The skinny on ebooks.  (3/8/2010)
Hardcover vs. ebook:  Breaking down the costs.  (3/1/2010)