Book Scan Wizard — software for scanning/OCR'ing books on a DIY book-scanner — now has a way to automatically upload scanned public domain/Creative Commons books to the Internet Archive, where they can join the Archive's repository of freely lendable texts. (Thanks, AlBill!)
Automatically add scanned, OCR'ed books to the Internet Archive
The first Tarzan pulp sold for $58,560 at a record-setting auction
A worn copy of a 1912 pulp magazine, graded just 2.0, sold for $58,560 this month because Tarzan is on the cover. All-Story No. 94, from October 1912, contains "the… READ THE REST
Ginsberg's 1959 Howl album returns for his 100th birthday
Allen Ginsberg would have turned 100 this month, and his own voice reading "Howl" is coming back to vinyl. Craft Recordings is reissuing Howl and Other Poems — the spoken-word… READ THE REST
You can apply to be the Head of Stonehenge
English Heritage is hiring a Head of Stonehenge. The salary starts at £64,189, the listing throws in 25 days' holiday and "free access to all English Heritage sites for you… READ THE REST
Score 5 years of piano lessons with flowkey for only $80
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The flowkey Piano Learning app is a fun way to pick up a new hobby. Learn… READ THE REST
Claude AI is having a moment — this $20 course helps you keep up
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The Claude AI Professional E-Degree is on sale for $19.99 (MSRP $49) through June 14 and… READ THE REST
PDFs have bullied us long enough — the AcePDF Converter & Editor is a one-time $24 for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: AcePDF Converter & Editor is on sale for $23.99 with code PDF20 through June 14 and includes… READ THE REST
