A pictorial and list of our summer to date... Jennifer turns 7The boys take golf lessonsHarrison and Larry go to Cub Scout CampJosh and I attend WWEFather's day BBQ with some friendsMy vegetable gardenPlaying with friends and working on crafts for my bookSwimming!!  Swimming...and MORE swi...

NJBiz has an update on online book rental company BookSwim. Most of the company’s revenue comes from individual subscribers who are mailed from two to 11 books at a time for monthly fees ranging from $14.99 to $35.99. Like DVD-renter Netflix, BookSwim sends books based on lists that subscribers on...

The response to this giveaway was amazing! Thank you everyone who took the time to stop by and left a note to enter. Below are the winners of the round 1 giveaway for moms. Congrats to everyone! Prize #1: Pearl Tile Pendant ~ Kristinia Prize #2: Lierac Laboratories Phytolastil ~ Sarah Prize #3: Trim...

When the world first began to realize the potential of the Internet for storing indexing and sharing information, there were several initiatives on leveraging the web for indexing things like scientific journals, and books. While the traditional publishing industry has been a bit slower to adopt thi...

Do you love to read but don't like going to the library to check out books?  Are you a fan of Netflix because you like the convenience of a movie showing up in your mailbox every so often?  They you might want to check out BookSwim.  For a monthly subscription rate, you can have books...

Es evidente que Netflix creó escuela con su modelo. Y aunque no se lo que durará eso de enviar DVD´s por correo(el mismo CEO de Netflix hace unos años ya dijo que su futuro era el VOD), si que es posible que ese modelo persista en las empresas que han decidido aplicarlo a los libros. Igual mis h...

Apr 12: BookSwim's "Drop Everything and Read" Central Park Challenge at Central Park...

Apr 12: BookSwim's "Drop Everything and Read" Central Park Challenge at Central Park...

Special thanks to Rachael Walker, Outreach Consultant for Reading Rockets, for providing this post. Everybody’s getting ready to drop everything and read on April 12, Beverly Cleary’s 92nd birthday and National DEAR Day! Some folks are getting a head start, like all the readers at Brush Creek El...

with shoulders slumped, i left barnes + noble last night, guilty for buying a brand new book. i really try my hardest to avoid buying new books, but i couldn't help myself! the new title wasn't available at either of my local libraries yet nor at the used book store and i didn't want to wait for ama...