By the way, the Friends of the Library will hold a Blooming Book Sale on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library. All books will be 50 percent off, but the sale is only for members.

Amazon got a lot of attention yesterday for announcing that over the last three months, it's sold 143 e-books for every 100 hardcover books. In the last month, the ratio is 180 to 100.

"While a hardcover book is more expensive to print than a paperback, the publisher does traditionally make more money on that edition, allowing them to earn back the author's advance and the costs ...

“Paperback books that can’t be sold are recycled,” said Ellen Smith, a 15-year volunteer who manages the hardback fiction table. “Regrettably, hardback books cannot be recycled.” ...