Teen Donates More than a Million Books - Article from Yahoo! Shine

Revisiting the Science Behind "Good Book Smell"

It's almost been a year since I discussed the rivalry between old-school books (not to be confused with old schoolbooks) and e-readers such as Kindle and Nook.* In the elapsed time I've read a lot of discussions of that topic on book blog sites and other social media. Interestingly, one of the most common reasons for the Old School faction to prefer "real" books is "the old book smell."  

Of course, the proponents for e-readers often say this is poppycock. I would submit to such skeptics this article by Mental Floss on the causes of "old book smell." 

E-reader marketers are selling aerosol fragrances to duplicate it, including but not limited to aromas with such names as: "New Book Smell," "Scent of Sensibility," and "Crunchy Bacon."

Author Spotlight: Arthur Conan Doyle

As you may have noticed from previous posts, I’m a bit of a Sherlock Holmes fan.  

Okay, fine, I’m a HUGE Sherlock Holmes fan, and will watch pretty much anything related to the Great Detective, be it movie, miniseries, documentary or Wishbone episode.  Yet more generally, I am a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle’s writing as a whole. Of course I began reading Holmes’ and Watson’s adventures for the characters and mysteries, but as I’ve grown older and more experienced in reading classic fiction…it turns out Doyle is pretty great on the merit of his own literary style. Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the few authors whose books I will buy indiscriminately, even if I haven’t read the book yet.