Not everyone wants to read on a Kindle this Christmas. Printed books give just as much comfort and joy. You can find fun titles at Biasa Rose or hard-to-find books for kids at Maui Child. Maui Creations and the Bailey House Museum have a few Hawaiian titles and the various Friends of the Library shops around the island will have an eclectic mix of new and old books. Bailey … [Read more...] about Maui Gifts: One for the Bookworms
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Koa Books In Hana Wins Prestigious Independent Publisher Award While Hawaii Legislature Officially Dooms Media Shield Law
HANA-BASED KOA BOOKS WINS AWARD For readers, these are strange times. Computer technology and the Internet have combined to produce more books than ever, but the number of actual publishing houses (especially those who concentrate on books that require paper and shelving) are dwindling. That’s what makes the latest news about tiny independent Koa Books in Hana so nice to … [Read more...] about Koa Books In Hana Wins Prestigious Independent Publisher Award While Hawaii Legislature Officially Dooms Media Shield Law
We Review Four New Books That Illuminate Life In Hawaii
The good news for those of us who still write books is that the rest of you still buy and read books. Bookstore chains may be dead or merely dying, but the act of writing something longer than a blog post still remains very much alive. And this is good, because reading (and I guess opposable thumbs) is pretty much all that separates us humans from the rest of the … [Read more...] about We Review Four New Books That Illuminate Life In Hawaii
Is The $6 Billion The U.S. Spent On Political Campaign Advertisements This Election A Lot?
Heard on NPR this morning that a new Center for Responsive Politics report pegs the spending on political advertising this election year at $6 billion. Even when you add up all the television and radio spots, newspaper ads, billboards, web ads, buttons, t-shirts and bumper stickers, that's a lot of dough. This is, according to CRP, the most ever spent on an American … [Read more...] about Is The $6 Billion The U.S. Spent On Political Campaign Advertisements This Election A Lot?