 Textbook-Free Universities - Flat World Books Are Free::In the U.S., buying and selling textbooks is almost as hated as 7:30 a.m. classes. Flat World, a company in New York, says it is launching a pilot project to give away virtual texts on 15 campuses. They… [MORE] |
 The Possibility of Real Superheroes - Becoming Batman::Neuroscientist, kinesiologist, and martial artist, E. Paul Zehr, has thought of a clever marketing slant for a book, appealing to the kid in each of us. The University of Victoria professor states that… [MORE] |
 Racist Comic Books - Memin Pinguin::Memin Pinguin is an extremely controversial Mexican comic book. The global media is lashing out on the Spanish language illustrations which depict the stories of a Cuban-Mexican boy living under conditions… [MORE] |
 Reinterpreting Michelangelo - Are There Secret Codes in the Sistine Chapel?::There is a book out that claims Michelangelo hid all kinds of secret codes when he painted the Sistine Chapel from 1508 to 1512. According to The Sistine Secrets: Unlocking the Codes in Michelangelo’s… [MORE] |
 FREE Buzz ‘Word of Mouth Manual’ Download at TrendHunter.com::Using an innovative approach to book distribution, Dave Balter, CEO of BzzAgent.com, is releasing his book FREE through thought leaders like TrendHunter.com, our friend Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin and more.… [MORE] |
 Next Gen Harry Potter? - The Eyes of a King by Catherine Banner::A 19 year old girl is being heralded as "the next J.K. Rowling," an admirable title for anyone, but the fact that Catherine Banner wrote the book when she was only 14 makes it even more incredible.
The… [MORE] |
 Google Maps to Share Horror Stories - "Sod Abroad" Promotion::Times journalist and aspiring author Michael Moran is promoting his new book Sod Abroad through his blog (natch), as well as through an interactive map where users can add their own holiday stories.
True… [MORE] |
 Age Limits for Books - Authors Fight Age Banding::Age-specific movie ratings have been standard practice for decades, but the censorship technique could soon be seen in books.
Just like movies, publishers would implement parental guidance suggestions… [MORE] |
 Throwing Money From Planes - Tung Desem Waringin’s Publicity Stunt::Instead of investing thousands of dollars in marketing campaigns, motivational speaker Tung Desem Waringin will throw 100 million rupiah ($10,740) out of a plane to promote his new book.
To put into… [MORE] |
 Book Spoiler Auctions - Harry Potter Prequil for Charity::Harry Potter fans are desperate to find out more about the prequel, the latest piece by J.K. Rowling which reveals the life of Harry and his troup in their pre-Hogwarts days, and the events that led up… [MORE] |
 DIY Children's Books - Tikatok::Tikatok is a social network that lets your kids design their own books, insert their stories, share and treasure with friends and family online.
What an awesome, awesome, awesome idea. There are a lot… [MORE] |
 Top 19 Virgin Innovations + Branson's New Book::Sir Richard Branson is releasing Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur in September. In the publication, which is being released by Virgin Books, Branson will finally reveal the keys… [MORE] |
 Growing up Green - Chapter One Organics for Eco-Chic Babies::If you want to keep your baby as stylish as you are, keep up to the minute with one of the latest fashion movements, and deck your little one eco-chic apparel.
Chapter One Organics knows that even for… [MORE] |
 Top 14 Incredible Bookshelves (SUPER GALLERY)::We’ve seen a lot of awesome bookcases on Trend Hunter, so it was about time we created a super gallery to showcase them all.
There’s something irreplaceable about holding paper publications that… [MORE] |
 Fashion Icon Books - Karl Lagerfeld's Metamorphoses of an American::One of my favorite fashion icons, the larger than life Karl Lagerfeld has released a new book entitled Metamorphoses of an American. The book features five years worth of photos of model Brad Kroenig (born… [MORE] |
 Hollow Faces to Portray Desires - Biblioteq Ads: Feel Inspired::This is a very interesting ad for Biblioteq using the tag line, "Feel inspired. Biblioteq - Creative Books”.
In the first stencil image, we can see a piece of beef being fed to a carnivorous plant… [MORE] |
 Ornamental Libraries - The Bookman Shelf::The ‘Bookman’, pictured here, is a decorative, yet functional piece of furniture, designed and sold in England by artist Kazmierz Szmauz. The construction is wooden, usually made of mahogany.
While… [MORE] |
 Interactive History Lessons - The Library of Congress Experience::Behold the modern library experience.
The recently renewed Library of Congress includes a bunch of exciting new interactive technologies, courtesy of Microsoft.
These exhibitions make the Library of… [MORE] |
 Color Coded Homes - Rainbow Bookshelf::A lot of people make fun of me for going crazy with highlights and color coding, but the Rainbow Bookshelf takes organization but hue to an extreme.
Chotda organized his extensive library by jacket color,… [MORE] |
 Saving the Earth in Style - Green Chic by Christie Matheson::Green Chic is a new book that covers how you can start Saving the Earth in Style. Christie Matheson writes in a fun way, without any hint of preaching. It's a delicious read, from recycled cover to cover.… [MORE] |
 Daniel H. Pink - New York Times Bestselling Author (INTERVIEW)::Daniel H. Pink is the bestselling author of A Whole New Mind.
I was fortunate enough to get a copy of his latest book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko, The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need. After devouring… [MORE] |
 Secret Book Computers - The Future of Books Laptop::Designer Kyle Bean created a design to demonstrate how technology has changed the way we source information and relate to books. He made a laptop out of a cheap book to create a visual that illustrates… [MORE] |
 Plastic Surgery Kids Books - My Beautiful Mommy by Dr. Michael Salzhauer::Dr. Michael Salzhauer, who is a plastic surgeon, has written an illustrated book for children to help them understand why their mother looks different. In 2007, 348,000 women had plastic surgery in the… [MORE] |
 Counterculture Biographies - Home Sweet Home is About Banksy's Bristol::Home Sweet Home is a book about Banksy, who is arguably the best-known graffiti artist in the world. Banksy is also very shifty, clandestine and surreptitious. Nobody seems to know a whole lot about the… [MORE] |
 Write An Essay About Pet Love And Win A Mansion In Florida::Clementia Marie Giovanetti is a woman with a difficult task. She's been trying to sell her mansion for a cool $1.25 million bucks. But in today's depressed economic times, who has a million and a quarter… [MORE] |
 Futuristic Fantasy Cars - Cosmic Motors by Daniel Simon::Daniel Simon is an internationally established former Bugatti and Lamborghini designer who has worked on futuristic vehicle concepts. Simon wrote a sci-fi 176 page book called Cosmic Motors where he engages… [MORE] |
 Sociopolitical Manga - Afuganisu-tan::Want to learn more about the war on terror but dislike the way traditional media covers Afghanistan? Try reading Timaking's Afuganisu-tan a Japanese anime book and former web comic. Afghanis-tan
In the… [MORE] |
 Odd Book Titles - If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs::There are advice books, and then there's this.
Just announced as the winner of the Oddest Book Title, 'If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs' was written by Big Boom, and is… [MORE] |
 Dominating Print-on-Demand Industry - Amazon BookSurge::Amazon's BookSurge has been getting a lot of buzz, as it could potentially change the print-on-demand industry.
BookSurge allows anyone to ship them their books, Amazon will warehouse them and then sell… [MORE] |
 Digital Cookbooks - Kitchen Sync by Noah Balmer::All good cooks have their favorite recipes. The organized ones have them on file cards, the really organized ones have them on a laptop. But this Kitchen Sync takes the idea to the logical conclusion:… [MORE] |
 Interactive Digital Fiction - Penguin's We Tell Stories::Story telling is being taken to a whole new level of modern with a digital fiction project from Penguin! The new form of story telling will be found on We Tell Stories over six weeks and will involve six… [MORE] |
 Business Manga - The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Daniel H. Pink::Would you take advice from a comic book? Adults in Japan do, where manga, or comics, are hugely popular across all age groups. Japanese manga covers all topics, yet in the western world, there are no comics… [MORE] |
 Free Textbooks - Sponsored Ads Help Students::One of the hardest parts about being a student is the cost of education. Textbooks alone cost hundreds of dollars, adding up to thousands throughout their schooling. So how about eliminating that cost… [MORE] |
 Edible Cartoons - Face Food Bento Boxes::The Japanese bento box, or lunch box, dates back hundreds of years in Japanese history. The contemporary bento box has been influenced by pop culture elements such as movies, TV shows and manga.
The… [MORE] |
 Remix Culture - The Pirate's Dilemma::A new book on "remix culture" has just been released from Vice Magazine writer, Matt Mason.
The Pirate's Dilemma, "How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism," covers new media in 2009, but instead of… [MORE] |
 Inflatable Bookmarks - Abracadabra::This a cute bookmark. The Abracadabra has two sides to it and one of them comes inflated. When you place the inflated part in your book to mark your place, the weight of the book deflates it. When you… [MORE] |
 Top 7 Designs of 2007 - Brit Insurance Designs of the Year (SUPER GALLERY)::The finalists for the "Brit Insurance Designs of the Year" have been selected. The artists fall under several categories, from architecture to fashion, products and interactive art.
The seven finalists… [MORE] |
 Creative Cover Art - Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition by Paul Buckley::These beautiful, unique and quirky book covers were designed under creative direction by Paul Buckley, but credit for The Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition has to be given to various designers whose works… [MORE] |
 Super Stretching Profitability - 7th Harry Potter Book Yields 2 Movies::The very last Harry Potter book will lead to the creation of not one, but two films. This is a fantastic business idea, as the films, based on the seventh Harry Potter book, are guaranteed to drive millions… [MORE] |
 Fairytale Sheets - Bedtime Stories Project::How cool is this? You can sleep UNDER your bed time story! These blankets from the Bedtime Stories Project have a cute story on them and consist of layers that you can peel off to reveal more layers of… [MORE] |
 Interactive Worldwide Classroom - Oprah & Eckhart Tolle on Skype::Oprah Winfrey is teaming with Skype to set up the first interactive worldwide classroom in an effort help bring awareness about A New Earth.
Skype is sponsoring the program which Oprah hopes will bring… [MORE] |
 Cubicle Decor - Cube Chic by Kelley L. Moore::Your office cubicle says a lot about you. It says you believe in it's semi-solid structure to keep you set apart from your inferior co-workers and it also says you have earned your place in corporate life.… [MORE] |
 Olsen Twins Fashion Coffee Table Book - Influence::Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Hollywood's most famous young twins, are launching their own style bible. The fashion book called Influence which is fitting seeing how heavily they have been able to impact… [MORE] |
 Write An Email To The Future You - Future Me::This concept is similar to writing something in junior high and having your teacher mail it to you years after you left the school. It would be so exciting to get mail from yourself you had forgotten you… [MORE] |
 Eco-Conscious Travel Guide – VERYstyleguide Ecological::The global movement to go greener has swept every industry, including tourism. More and more we’ve been hearing about sustainable travel, climate change tourism and eco vacations.
If envirotravel is… [MORE] |
 Cell Phone With Large Pullout Display - Readius::Here's a cell phone with a fold-out display screen that disappears when not in use. Readius is the world's first phone designed specifically to allow easier reading of news, blogs or email. Philips has… [MORE] |
 Extraordinary Documentaries – 2008 Sundance Film Festival::Robert Redford, Academy Award-winning actor, motion picture director, producer, businessman, model, environmentalist and philanthropist began the Sundance Institute in 1984. Its annual Sundance Film Festival… [MORE] |
 Ultra Modern Bible in Cartoon - Manga Bible by Siku::Holy Graphic Novel! Following the surprising success of a preview version last year, Doubleday has created a sensation with its daring makeover of the most important book ever published – the Bible in… [MORE] |
 Innovative Marketing Book - Seth Godin: How to avoid the Meatball Sundae::Today Seth Godin releases his new book, Meatball Sundae, in which he asks managers a hot question: Is Your Marketing Out of Sync?
In the book, he challenges marketers to sync up their marketing mix with… [MORE] |
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