Maine's State Library has put together the Library Use Value Calculator. You enter the number of books or movies you check out, or the number of hours you spend online, and so on, and the calculator tells you how much your visit would have cost you if you had to pay for it out of … Continue reading Bookstores–The Cheaper Alternative

I haven't yet had a chance to listen to the show, but apparently Minnesota Public Radio spent an hour yesterday prophesying the death of old media like books--and the stores that sell them. I notice however that the doom and gloom of the newsroom do not pervade MPR's marketing wing. They still hit us up … Continue reading Greatly Exaggerated