When my day’s research is all 9/11 lawsuits and Virginia Tech fallout, without a presidential candidate spousal spat to lighten things up, it’s a relief to open Google Reader at lunch and check in with the Bennett family.
How does one knock out a little Pride & Prejudice (or Dracula or Frankenstein—I’m testing all three) every day without lugging heavy hardbacks to and from work? Via the newish DailyLit (found via LibrarianInBlack).
Pick from over 500 titles (and growing), and receive daily installments in your email or feed reader, no registration required. You can make installments longer or shorter, and if you want more than one per day you can click on the day’s link to add it. Installments land exactly when you tell them to, daily or weekdays only, any time of day.
I am something of a customer service connoisseur, and was impressed by the support. When I stopped receiving chapters last week, “Albert” was efficient and helpful, and my problem was resolved within hours.
I’m not sure I could read most fiction this way, it’s too scattered and disjointed a method for absorbing a new book. But if I’m reading a book that’s an old friend, this is perfect. I’ll be completely sold when they add A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
If this is still too much, this entertaining website came across Popgadget tonight. I like how “Harry Potter” dominates the tag cloud. If there’s a short version of Harry Potter out there, it can be found here.