Even as written content becomes easier to consume via other formats than books and magazines, I still love going to the bookstore and browsing. The constant buy 2 get 1 free offer at Barnes & Noble usually means that I’ll walk out the door with a stack of 6 or so books. The Regulator Bookshop in Durham is another excellent local bookstore to find new authors.

I’ve written a few posts about eBook readers, but still don’t feel like I’d enjoy reading a book on a Kindle or Nook. I don’t know if the iPad will be any different. Using the device to read magazines could be interesting, but the subscription price would have to be lower than the physical version. I like grabbing a book and just digging in and being able to throw it down on the coffee table or shelf when I’m done. With an eBook Reader that experience would change. I do use my iPhone to read numerous RSS feeds and enjoy that, but the content is usually shorter.

What I’m Reading:

Scratch Beginnings – Adam Shepard: A book about his experience trying to get from only having $25 and nowhere to live to $5000 in his bank account and an apartment. A good read and interesting story. I read this book in one day (not something that is uncommon for me). I do wish the book was longer, as he mentioned a few events in the epilogue that seemed like they would have been very interesting. Adam lives in Raleigh and does public speaking about his experience.

Rework – Jason Fried and David Hansson: The latest offering from the founders of 37Signals. They published their first book using Lulu and it sold extremely well. This is one book that I’ll have a notebook open while I read in order to take notes.

Skinema – Chris Nieratako: I have always been accused of reading weird books. This would definitely fall into the “weird” category. Chris is a decent writer and his short passages are quick to read yet engaging.

Flip The Funnel – Joseph Jaffe: I received this book for free from the author. He ran a Facebook contest and gave the 1st 30 people to become a fan of the book, free copies. It is a great read so far and I hope to implement some of his ideas for customer engagement.

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I also read The Lie by Chad Kultgen. He is also the author of The Average American Male. Both are excellent books and are highly recommended. I finished The Lie in just over 24 hours. His first book was promoted using YouTube and was noted for going “viral” and getting a big lift from social media, but I really don’t recall hearing about it at all last year before or after I had read it. Find out more on Chad’s official site.

This is just a short list of what I have waiting to be read on my bookshelf. I’d love to get other recommendations in the comments.