Steve Jobs said: "The fact is that people don't read anymore..."
Shelfari's 50 Book Challenge said: "Fie! Steve Jobs," (We say Fie because we read a lot and we know a lot of words.) "Fie! Steve Jobs! We read 16,892 books in 2008."
To elaborate: When asked about the new Amazon Kindle product, Steve...
more »Steve Jobs said:
"The fact is that people don't read anymore..."Shelfari's 50 Book Challenge said:
"Fie! Steve Jobs," (We say Fie because we read a lot and we know a lot of words.)
"Fie! Steve Jobs! We read 16,892 books in 2008." To elaborate: When asked about the new Amazon Kindle product, Steve Jobs CEO of Apple computer had this to say:
“It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. “Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.”
Welcome to the the 50 Book Challenge, where we fly in the face of Steve Jobs.
Basically .... the challenge is to read 50 books in one year. OR ... establish a goal for yourself more or less, it's up to you, just because we say 50 books doesn't mean that has to be your goal too.
Start a thread, WITH YOUR NAME IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR ORIGINAL POST, and log your books.
It is a very good idea to bookmark (when in your post, add it to your internet browser's favorites) your post for easy location for future updates. Things move quickly around here.If you haven't been keeping track of the books you've read, start when you join.
Thanks for being here and have fun. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to contact me.
The books we loved in 2008 can be found by following the Amazon link belowhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Frichpub%2Fsyltguides%2Ffullview%2FRWDHY4E2EDKG2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26%252AVersion%252A%3D1%26%252Aentries%252A%3D0&tag=allencotrip-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
The books we loved in 2007:1. Harry Potter the final - 15 votes
2. The Kite Runner - 12 votes
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns - 11 votes
4. Twilight - 5 votes
4. The Thirteenth Tale - 5 votes
The rest of the list can be found on Amazon Listmania by following this (very long) link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Frichpub%2Flistmania%2Ffullview%2FR2ULK83M81K03T%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Flm%255Fpthnk%255Fview%26lm%255Fbb%3D&tag=allencotrip-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
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