Top 20 Book Innovations in 2007 (GALLERY)

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Top 20 Books

1. No eBook for Harry Potter 7

(Hobbyist) eMuggles everywhere are lamenting the news that the 7th and last installment in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows”, will not be released as an e-book. However, this comes as no surprise to anyone following author J.K. Rowling’s history with not allowing any of the other … [More]

2. Choose Your Own Adventure For Adults - Be George Bush

(Hernando Gomez Salinas) Do you remember “choose your own adventure” books?  Now there are choose your own adventure books for adults!  These satirical versions were launched in Buenos Aires. 

The satirical magazine NAH! launched the project, which is officially called, “Choose your own madness”. In the book “Yo… [More]

3. Pop Up Books For Adults - Celebrity Meltdowns Pop Up Book

(Em Rocks) Pop up books are turning out to be a massive hit with nostalgic adults. As you would expect publishers have cashed in on this trend and a whole new range of pop up titles, aimed at adults, is set to hit the shelves. Subjects include sex, underwear, Elvis, Mummies and even Alfred Hitchcock.

Experts… [More]

4. Modern Bible - ‘The Book’ is a Glossy Magazine Version of The Old Testament (GALLERY)

(thischick) The Bible has been turned into a glossy magazine by Dag Söderberg a former Swedish advertising exec. The magazine is titled, ‘The Book’ and it is a complete unedited text of the Old Testament. Mr. Söderberg has high hopes for his magazine and has said: “I want it to be well spread, to create a buz… [More]

5. A Million Penguins - World’s First Community Written Novel

(Jeremy Gutsche) A connection at Penguin Publishing let us know about a Million Penguins, the world’s first community written book.  The Wiki site launched this week.  Already, the novel is starting to fill out.  Maybe now you can become the famous author you always wanted to be - only without the fame. [More]

6. Death of Paper Magazines - Life Magazine Shuts Down

(Rosa Capacola) A number of print magazines have stopped printing in light of rising print costs and a shift to online mediums. 

However, one of the suprise announcements is that Time Inc. is shutting down Life magazine.  The company feels that the trend in magazine publishing is gravitating toward Internet publi… [More]

7. Refrigerator Web Design - Miranda July’s Brilliant Viral Campaign

(Hjortur) Are you familiar with Miranda July’s narrative style? If not, you soon will be. She just proved once again that nothing is as precious in marketing as a good idea. She has created the simplest but most brilliant low budget gorilla marketing web page I have ever seen.

There is no need for extensive… [More]

8. Top Secret Tourism - Add a Little Danger to Your Itinerary

(Jeremy Gutsche) If destinations like Disneyland don’t excite you, maybe you need more danger in your itinerary.  Top Secret Tourism is a new book, written by Harry Helms, which bills itself as, “Your Travel Guide to Germ Warfare Laboratories, Clandestine Aircraft Bases and Other Places in the United States You’re … [More]

9. Customized Books - Bob Books

(laia martinell) It has been too long to await for somebody who would face Hoffman’s monopoly on printing customized books. Cool! it is already here and looks pretty cool. From a nicely designed web, you can download the free software, choose a layout, add your pictures and text (if you want to) and Bob Books will p… [More]

10. Executive Colouring Book - Color the Business Men Grey

(Em Rocks) There are been a fair few colouring books for grown up’s on this site but The Executive Colouring Book, deserves a mention in its own right.  As the original book is now out of print, scans have been uploaded so you can print out any of the pages you desire to colour. Worth a mention is also its foo… [More]

11. Celebrity Authors - Victoria Beckham Writes Fashion Guidebook (GALLERY)

(Kyla Schmidt) Posh Spice a best selling author? Her fashion guide “That Extra Half an Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between” has already hit bestseller status in the U.K., where it was published earlier this year, is now ready to infect the fashionista friendly in North America as well. The stylish Spice G… [More]

12. Buy 5 Books to Hear Seth Speak - Seth Godin’s Innovative Launch for ‘The Dip’

(SituationNumber3) Ultra-popular marketing author Seth Godin recently announced a tour for his new book - The Dip - with a twist.  Godin announced that in order to be able to go hear him speak you would have to buy five copies of his new book, or as he puts it “if you pay $50 to hear me speak, you get five books for f… [More]

13. BookMooch Website Encourages Literacy Through Free Books

(thischick) If you only try one new thing on the Internet this year, make sure that it’s BookMooch. It’s a fantastic website that offers it’s users a chance to get free books while fostering literacy and a love of the written word. How does it work? It’s simple. You join BookMooch and start searching their data… [More]

14. How to Raise Pirates - New Parenting Book

(Rosa Capacola) If you are a parent, about to become one, or a concerned grandparent who longs to hear “Man overboard! floating off the starboard bow.” Then, you must read Tim Bete’s hilarious new book, Cap’n Billy “The Butcher” MacDougall’s Guide to Pirate Parenting.

This is really a survival guide that wil… [More]

15. Madonna of the Toast - Perfect Coffee Table Book

(Em Rocks) When Mother Teresa surfaces on a cinnamon bun it attracts global attention. This groovy new book, Madonna of the Toast documents what happens when religious and secular icons appear on such things as pancakes, potato chips and even cows. Yes cows! It brings them all together with images and also int… [More]

16. Secrets Of Lego Weapons Revealed - Insider How-To Book (VIDEO)

(Ben Preiss) Remember playing with Lego as a kid? You no doubt looked at photos of great Lego houses, cars, and neat contraptions that you desperately wanted to recreate—perhaps you even dreamed of creating your own Lego weapons, too. Now you can build all the neat things you wanted to—it’s time to relive … [More]

17. Top 10 Novel Ideas + Invisible Floating Bookshelf (SUPER GALLERY)

(Bianca Bartz) Those who love showing off how well read they are will adore displaying their books on this invisible floating bookshelf. Displaying favorite books is an exceptionally easy way to reflect personal style, values and interests, and the Conceal Bookshelf will do so in a non-space-evasive way.

As comp… [More]

18. Web Domains Become Big Business (Again?)

(Greg Ponesse) The buying and selling of web addresses is becoming big business.  Thanks to pay-per-click advertising, the business could top $4 billion by 2010.  Why you ask?  People no longer look at web addresses as a commodity, but rather look at it as a piece of real estate. [More]

19. J.K. Rowling’s Handwritten/Illustrated Books - The Tales of Beedle the Bard

(Bianca Bartz) J.K. Rowling has gained world fame for her globally adored Harry Potter books, but her latest literary venture won’t be featuring teen wizardry. Her most recent efforts have gone towards a collection of five handwritten fairy tales, a collection titled The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Potter fans will… [More]

20. Amazon eBook Launched - Will Kindle Popularize the eBook? (VIDEO)

(Ben Preiss) The much talked about Amazon Kindle eBook reader is finally here! The 10.3 ounce is about the size of a paperback book and doesn’t even require a PC to download content. It connects to the Web via Amazon’s “ Whispernet,” a free high-speed cellular wireless network (Sprint EVDO).

Books cost $10 w… [More]