Planning to buy an ereader?

This comparison tool, if you ignore the American prices gives a useful breakdown of the main features each ereader offers.  Just tick the check box under the ereader that interests you (up to 4) and then click the green "Compare" link.

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Diversity in children's books

If you are interested in children's books, you should make time to listen to this thought-provoking presentation on how ethnic minorities are poorly served by children's publishers, authors, booksellers and librarians.  This talk is part of a research seminar series given to publishing students on following masters courses at Oxford Brookes University.

It is about 45 minutes but the questions Laura Atkins raises will stay with you a lot longer.  She quotes a statistic that says in the UK 1 in 5 school children will be from a minority background, but the publishing industry overlooks their needs and interests.