The Open Road Blog

It's probably safe to say more than 10 million ereaders were gifted this holiday season [and, of course, that includes "gifting" oneself!].  For many, now, the big question looming is: Where to begin?  

There's a lot of advice to be had on the subject—I'm particularly partial to Open Road Media's StarterPack Flowchart System—but let's say you already know what you want to read, right now. . . a spinetingling mystery.  The only question is: Which one?  

Check out Open Road's Ultimate Perfect Crime Sampler Pack over at Scribd.com for excerpts from more than two dozen beloved and ...

It's December 22nd. . . and whether you're feeling festive, frazzled—or a bit of both—there's no better time of year to curl up with a cozy and a "cuppa tea"—or maybe some cocoa.   

Herewith, a few of our seasonal favorites: 

Treat yourself to four unforgettable tales of holiday romance filled with sugar and spice and everything nice.  This festive collection includes short stories from bestselling authors Beverly Barton (The Ghost of Christmas Past), Joanne Fluke (The Twelve Desserts of Christmas), Fern Michaels (The Christmas Stocking), and Shirley Jump (Twelve Days)....

Today we bring you an excerpt from the bestselling golf book of all time: Golf in the Kingdom. Originally released in the early 1970's, Golf in the Kingdom is now a classic in sports literature. But if you ask anyone who has read it, they'll tell you the same thing—this book is about so much more than golf. By turns comic, philosophical, mythic, and autobiographical, this tale traces the arc of twenty-four hours—from a round of golf on one of the most beautiful courses in Scotland to a night fueled by whiskey, wisdom, and wandering. As one Amazon reviewer said, ...

James Grime's piece in The Guardian—How YouTube Is Popularizing Science—is a fun opportunity to explore science lessons long forgotten "with no pressure or expectations." Also, if you haven't yet seen posts elsewhere, Rebecca Greenfield's piece on Monday in The Atlantic—Designing a 19th-Century Kindle: An E-Reader for Dickens—took a look at how art student Rachel Walsh elected to convey the concept of the Amazon Kindle to Charles Dickens. Incredible!—Laura

If you use Flickr, I bet you've seen these wonderful photographs: Running ahead of myself, Sunny Side Up, Trees Snow and Shadows. In weeks, ...

Personally, I was very excited to see this: A Spanish company is starting what can only be described as "Netflix for Books," launching later this summer. Also, Amazon to start Kindle Library Lending Program with Overdrive.—Pablo

This week in The Guardian, David Thomson writes about the movies of Terrence Malick and the anticipation surrounding the release of his latest film The Tree of Life. Malick is one of my favorite contemporary American directors and, like countless others, I'm anxious to see The Tree of Life. The movie is set to open May 4 in the U.K., but there ...