Choosing a meaningful gift for a booklover should be an easy task, but it can be a challenge to pick the right one. If you want a gift that shows you are putting some thought into the choice, you will need to stretch your inventiveness and look outside the usual bookstore bestseller racks. Choosing a …
Annotation is the process of adding notes to comment or explain the text of what you are reading. Depending on the type of book, an annotation can be simple or complex. Anything that adds to your interest or understanding of what you are reading is helpful. Some people use annotation as a study tool, while …
For an amateur or a professional musician, one of the things that tends to accrue is music. The collection can consist of older oversize sheet music, or more modern trade paperback music books. It is important to consider the storage requirements of the various bindings or printing formats of your music collection so that it …
Most people have input from five senses in their interaction with the world around them. Reading depends initially on sight, while audiobooks are initially dependent upon hearing. There are specific patterns in the brain which vary in the processing of the information which is gathered. Printed books have not replaced audiobooks in spite of forecasts …
With the changes in technology and the impact of COVID-19 restrictions, many people have chosen (or been forced) to look for alternative ways of making a living. One of the side hustles that some people are considering is to record audio books for the growing market of individuals who listen to audio books while working, …
Listening to audiobooks, music, or other digital entertainment on your audio device is a great way to enjoy the benefits of personal choice entertainment without the cost of purchasing a book. Streaming audiobooks is not without cost though, You will pay for some amount of data used for each minute you spend streaming audio to …
When you enjoy audiobooks and listen to them frequently, you may be concerned about the amount of storage space which an audiobook is occupying on your smartphone. Today’s mobile devices often hold a great deal of data, without affecting the operations, but if you are loading audiobooks onto your device, how can you avoid overwhelming …
Van living is a lifestyle that has been implemented by generations of flower children in the 60s and 70s, and is happening again among young adults looking for a less expensive way to live. Arranging and outfitting a van requires thinking about maximizing a minimal space without giving up on some of the pleasures and …
If you no longer have the space for books within your residence and your collection hasn’t stopped growing, you may find yourself searching for solutions. One such idea may be to use an unfinished basement for excess book storage. Although there are some risks associated with this, there are some basic precautions you can take. …
If you have maxed out the storage space in your home and your book collection is overflowing, you may come to a point where you have no choice except to prune your collection or start storing the overflow in an attic or other less-than-ideal space. While attic storage is not recommended, there are ways to …
If you love books and try diligently to take care of them, it can be distressing to find that the pages of some of your classic collectibles no longer look pristine. You find you are downgrading their condition from good to fair, just because of the brown spots (also called foxing), yellowing, or browning over …
