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‘Tis the season to be reading. With school starting just around the corner students are getting ready to shed the summer lazies and get back to academic business. Resolve to start this year with a dedication to leisure reading. Exercise your mind, expand your vocabulary, and savor creative language with a renewed interest in literature.

According to Maryanne Wolfe author of “Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain,” “when you read you have more time to think. Reading gives you a unique pause button for comprehension and insight. By and large, with oral language - when you watch a film or listen to a tape - you don’t press pause.” Take a pause. Read a book for less with these insider book tips.

Online Book Rentals

Thank you, Netflix, for pioneering the inexpensive media rental frenzy. With your blazing trail, you squashed Blockbuster late fees and introduced a new, less hectic way to enjoy entertainment. Book lovers who can’t seem to break the Barnes & Noble spending sprees will delight to know that book rental online is just as simple with many options from which to choose………..

……….BookSwim.com

Book Swim offers plans that allow users to take out multiple books at a time. The $19.95 basic monthly fee still permits readers to check out as many books as they choose. You aren’t locked into a contract and have a read-to-own option. Through Book Swim’s college textbook service, students can save up to 60 percent on books ordered online.

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