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    Once Upon a Time, a Book and an iPhone Met...

    Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads

    This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book We've Seen

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    Image of redman042 redman042
    11/18/09

    In reply to Once Upon a Time, a Book and an iPhone Met...
    There are several great picture book apps available for the iPhone already. They don't go into a book like this, but they are great supplements (not substitutes) for physical books. My 15 month old daughter loves Kidztory books (Little Red Hen and Boy Who Cried Wolf) and Wheels on the Bus. Great animation, great music, and touch interaction. But like I said, these are not substitutes for real books, just nice supplements and something different to have fun with.
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    11/18/09

    In reply to Once Upon a Time, a Book and an iPhone Met...
    Playing with windows, eh?
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/18/09

    In reply to Once Upon a Time, a Book and an iPhone Met...
    Cute illustrations. I'm sure Disney will be thrilled to see their IP used in such a thinly-disguised manner.
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    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/18/09

    In reply to Once Upon a Time, a Book and an iPhone Met...
    I wonder how the book recognizes the pages turning.

    Either way, super neat. #iphonephonebook
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/17/09

    In reply to Once Upon a Time, a Book and an iPhone Met...
    This seems like a bad idea to me on so many levels. This will make your toddler demand to play with your phone at every possible moment. This puts a rather pricy piece of equipment into the hands of a very small child. If your phone rings at the time you are reading a book together, there is no way you will be able to pry this out of the child’s hands.

    I really like the idea, but couldn’t they put it in a device that does NOT belong to Mommy? If they could put this in something cheaper but similar to an iPod, I would be so much more enthused about this concept. #iphonephonebook
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    11/18/09

    @Software_Goddess: ... an iPod touch? #iphonephonebook
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    11/18/09

    @Software_Goddess: you could just say 'no' to your kid if they want to play with your phone...it is YOUR phone after all. #iphonephonebook
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    11/18/09

    @Benguin:
    Too expensive for a toddler. Something with less memory would make it cheaper. Something made to be less versatile would make it cheaper. Something in the $50 - $75 range would be realistic. Still with the touch screen but made just for the books. #iphonephonebook
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    11/18/09

    @ffoofighter2001: Yah...
    ...Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight #iphonephonebook
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    Image of Intersection Intersection
    11/18/09

    @ffoofighter2001: you obviously don't have a kid! ;) #iphonephonebook
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    11/18/09

    @Software_Goddess: So a knock-off iPod Touch or iphone then? #iphonephonebook
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    11/18/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: more like a 'game boy' #iphonephonebook
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    11/17/09

    In reply to Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads
    The only item not listed is being able to find the time to curl up with a good book and shut the world out for a while... #books
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/17/09

    In reply to Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads
    I posted this to tips, but it's worth mentioning again. I really wanted a nook, but I am reconsidering due to Barnes & Noble's ebook pricing. It's more expensive than Amazon in most cases and also often more expensive than a paperback of the same book on B&N's own site. This doesn't make sense to me. I think Giz should investigate this and question B&N about it. If they want to sell these readers, why should people pay more than Kindle users do? #books
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/17/09

    In reply to Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads
    If you really want to show someone you love them with coffee, you buy them a nice burr grinder and a French press. I, however, am more partial to tea while reading. If that's the case for you, there are many nice Chinese tea sets or tea steepers out there too. #books
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/17/09

    @Nathan Obbards: I am with you there. I am quote fond of the stuff, to say the least, and have had to return numerous 'premium' drip machines that people have given as gifts to replace my french press. #books
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/17/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: Especially since for the price of $265, you are only getting a brew station. For roughly half the price, I could still have a perfect cup of coffee. $100 for a good burr grinder, $20 for a French Press, and $5 for a thermometer to toss in my teapot (we'll splurge and call it $20). Plus, anytime you filter a coffee, it loses so much of the character of the flavour. That filter paper traps and steals so many of those delicious oils that make coffee what it is. #books
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    11/17/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Chinese tea sets?

    I have an authentic one from Western China and the mugs are too small to be able to really sit and read for a good chunk of time. #books
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/17/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: You get a pot, fill it with hot water, steep some tea, strain it and pour it into your cup. That way, every cup is fresh. There are also some variations of a French press, but for tea that work great. #books
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    11/17/09

    @Nathan Obbards: A coffee person should have a good burr grinder if nothing else. #books
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    11/18/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Yep, that's how I make tea. Chinese tea sets are very impractical for actual drinking of tea.
    #tips
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    11/17/09

    In reply to Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads
    Thanks for the alternate gallery style- much appreciated. Ol' clicky ain't what she used to be.

    I feel like I haven't read a book in years... I read 1984 not too long ago but the last thing before that was the last Harry Potter book.Anyone know a good book recommendation/review site? #books
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/17/09

    @njdevil: There's a section here that has links to a bunch of good "Ahh! What do I read?" sites. #books
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/17/09

    In reply to Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads
    Hints for shopping for rare books:

    Well-known books are expensive. Absurdly expensive. Odds are you are not a millionaire trying to impress another millionaire. So try one of the following options.

    1) Buy an unknown work from a well-known author. Your gift-recipient likes Brave New World? A first edition will cost you $5k+. A first edition of Huxley's Point Counter Point might got for under $1000. Your recipient is getting a rare edition of one of their favorite authors - and they probably even haven't read that one yet, so the gift even has function!

    2) Buy a beat up copy. You are not a collector. You have no plans of reselling - if your recipient has plans of reselling your gift, well, $%*# them. That's rude. Anyways... odds are they are not going to read this version of the book. It will go somewhere to be displayed and out of harms way - and while a missing dust jacket, notes on some of the pages, a bookplate to some owner 50 years ago, or anything else will significantly reduce its collector's value. it means you can save. Same goes for buying advance reader copies or 2nd printings of 1st editions instead of getting original printings. Because after all...

    3) Picking a book that shows you know your recipient is more important than it's value. Yes, everyone would be very impressed if you showed up with a first edition of Hemingway, who wouldn't want that as a gift? It's not that personal - find someone your recipient reads thats more obscure (aka cheaper) and shows you actually know something about them.

    4) Corollary to #3 - Most children's books are universally beloved and come in 8,000 different special editions. There is most certainly something by Dr. Seuss, Maurice Sendak, or the Bearenstein Bears in your price range. So if you DON'T know your recipient as well as you thought, these make great fake-sentimental alternatives. #books
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    11/17/09

    In reply to Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads
    Item 3 should be applied to just about everyone.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/09

    In reply to This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book We've Seen
    A pop up book about the LHC should also have a page showing massive piles of money being sucked into a vortex. #atlaspopupbook
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    11/12/09

    In reply to This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book We've Seen
    I will make a black hole
    You will see something new
    But first I must collide
    Particle one and particle two #atlaspopupbook
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    11/12/09

    In reply to This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book We've Seen
    In related news, the Pop-Up Book of Erectile Dysfunction has been a total failure...
    [gizmodo.com] #atlaspopupbook
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    10/09/09

    In reply to Barnes & Noble's eReader Might Come October 20 and Have Person-to-Person Lending
    Yes. The ability to "squirt" to another owner. That will help B&N overcome the Kindle's lead.
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