New York Public Library Desk Reference

Kumabjorn · 08-04-2010, 02:59 AM

I'm a fan of reference literature, don't read them from cover to cover, but whenever I'm bored I will look up an article at random and learn something new. One of those books is New York Public Library Desk Reference.

So I thought I should get a few of those reference books to have on my Kindle, but to my surprise I discovered that very little is available in that genre. With the built-in search capabilities of an E-reader, I thought that reference works and E-readers would have been a marriage in the anteroom of Heaven. For some reason it is not. Any ideas why that is?

Fbone · 08-04-2010, 07:03 AM

The Desk Reference was published in 2002. Did they update it since then?

Maybe there are other choices.

HarryT · 08-04-2010, 07:06 AM

I must admit I've never heard of this, and Amazon don't seem to sell it, even as a paper book. What is it?

Kumabjorn · 08-04-2010, 01:45 PM

The book is a compilation of questions and answers that the librarians at New York City's Public Library have received over the years. Quaint and interesting.

08-04-2010, 02:59 AM	#1
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	New York Public Library Desk Reference I'm a fan of reference literature, don't read them from cover to cover, but whenever I'm bored I will look up an article at random and learn something new. One of those books is New York Public Library Desk Reference. So I thought I should get a few of those reference books to have on my Kindle, but to my surprise I discovered that very little is available in that genre. With the built-in search capabilities of an E-reader, I thought that reference works and E-readers would have been a marriage in the anteroom of Heaven. For some reason it is not. Any ideas why that is?

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08-04-2010, 07:03 AM	#2
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,277 Karma: 101696762 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	The Desk Reference was published in 2002. Did they update it since then? Maybe there are other choices.

08-04-2010, 07:06 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I must admit I've never heard of this, and Amazon don't seem to sell it, even as a paper book. What is it?

08-04-2010, 01:45 PM	#4
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	The book is a compilation of questions and answers that the librarians at New York City's Public Library have received over the years. Quaint and interesting.

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