From Emma Jackson at University World News:
The University of Michigan’s library has partnered with Booksurge, a print-on-demand service owned by Internet retailer Amazon, to make thousands of rare and out-of-print books available for one-off printing through digitisation.
Customers will be able to browse more than 400,000 titles on Amazon.com where the digital files can be printed on demand by Booksurge and shipped to the buyer in as little as two days.
All of the titles are public domain and were scanned into digital files through the university’s internal scanning programme and a partnership with search engine Google over the last five years.
According to Maria Bonn, director of scholarly publishing at the library, more than 3 million titles have been scanned. More…
Join us in Frankfurt for the Frankfurt Book Fair on your way to Edinburgh!
Package Options:
14 October 2009 – One day ticket to the Frankfurt Book Fair to include a guided tour and discussion at 11:00 am for our group. Remainder of the day free to enjoy the Book Fair.
Or
13 October 2009 – In addition to the above, this package will consist of two nights’ accommodations at the Ibis Frankfurt Airport Hotel to include breakfast and taxes.
For more information please see the Conference website.
The Conference Dinner will be held in The Drawing Room in Abden House. The venue is conveniently located at 1 Marchhall Crescent in Pollock Halls at The University of Edinburgh. Abden House is a grand Scottish baronial-style mansion. It offers magnificent views over beautiful gardens. Surrounded by mature trees, with views to Arthur’s Seat, these gardens feel as if they’re in the heart of the countryside, rather than in the middle of a capital city.
For more information please see the Conference website.
How about trying something that’s a wee bit different!! An entertaining way to find out about Edinburgh’s history & Traditions, experiencing the two sides of Edinburgh, the Cultural and the Darker, joining the gang of one of Edinburgh notorious criminals. Tales of the witches, hangings, Burke & Hare the infamous serial killers. Also visiting Edinburgh’s elegant Georgian ‘new town’ creating a unique blend of ancient and modern architecture, to get a sense of Edinburgh moving into a more modern enlightened and industrial era.
For more information please see the Conference website.
Accommodation for the 2009 Book Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland may now be booked. Please see the Conference Accommodation webpage for more information.
