If you are an avid reader and traveller, this might be something for you! You can take this bookshelf apart andpack it in your suitcase. After arrival, you can put it together and place your books in it. Easy as that. You can learn more about it here.
You can get everything ‘designer’ these days. But designer books? That was a novelty to me. This website provides designer books for all occasions. Shops, show homes et cetera. They even supplied books for four Mel Gibson films. (I did not know there was any reading involved in his films, but alas.) The books look very pretty. But I rather have books that are worth reading, than worth looking at. Because that is the only thing they are for. They are all printed in Danish?!
After the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, the little sister of this paper also printed a article on this website. This paper, NRC.next, used the same text. But accompanied it with a nice picture. I could not believe my luck when I learned about it this morning. And even more so when I saw it in real life! (Click on image to enlarge.)
Thanks to Jos for scanning and e-mailing the article!
Earlier I posted about ThumbThing. This is a reading gadget that fits on your thumb and allows you to read with one hand. This product is widely available in American bookstores. Only rarely is such a gadget available in the bookstores of The Netherlands.
The Dutch readers should be happy to know that this product is also available in our country. You can buy them already in the better bookshops. You can read more on ThumbThing on this Dutch website. It also gives information where to obtain one. (Other countries, click here.)
Yesterday, I leaned that this website was mentioned in a Dutch national newspaper. How fantastic it is to receive some attention in my own country! And by such a big quality newspaper too! Today I received a transcript from one of the readers. The paper, NRC Handelsblad, printed a nice little piece. Supposedly it was to be read in the paper of Friday, or Saturday.
I am trying to get hold of the paper to see what the article looked like. When I do, I will put the piece online. (If any of the Dutch readers have the article, can you please e-mail me a scan?)
Thanks to Robert, I have the article. (Click to enlarge.)
This fun website had loads of Shakespeare related goodies. From décor pieces to Shakespeare mints and from Tempest jewellery to Shakespeare: the board game. They have loads of stuff. Nice gift ideas. Not only for readers, but theatre lovers too! Click here to shop!
Even though I am Dutch, I read a lot of books in the English language. I hate translations. Sometimes I come across a word I have never heard of. Usually the sentence explains the word. If it does not, this next gadget might come in handy. It is a bookmark that has a dictionary build in. It knows over 130.000 words, so I’m sure it can be of help. You can learn more about it here.
If you have a lot of books, you can use them for decoration. Instead of tucking them in a cabinet, you can also place a neat stack on a table with a vase and some flowers. Or place a stack of books in the same color, held together with some rope, in a corner. You can do loads of decorating stuff with your books. For more ideas, read the book! You can find it here
Where to put the remotes when you are not using them? This box solves that problem. You will never misplace them or have them lying around again. And it looks kind of stylish too. You can find more about this gadget here.
It is widely known you need an umbrella when you visit my country, The Netherlands. It rains a lot over here. Since I live on the coast, a umbrella is useless. I would not want the wind to destroy this umbrella. I love it! It depicts female writers. Lovely! I browsed the web and found the cheapest one here
