book, John James Audubon's 19th-century masterpiece Birds of America, is set for auction later this month and is expected to sell for up to $10m (£6.5m).Only 120 complete sets of Audubon's 435 hand-coloured, life-sized engravings of America's birds are believed to exist today, with the majority (107) owned by institutions.
from Alison Flood: The Guardian: World's most expensive book, Birds of America, set to fetch $10m
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So, how many of you out there got Kindles for Christmas? A new YouGovsurvey [PDF] (admittedly of only 2,012 people, and carried out online, which might positively skew the results) says that one in every 40 adults was given an ereader, and "of the 1.33 million e-readers gifted at Christmas, 92% were Kindles".
from Alison Flood: The Guardian: Christmas 2011: the day of the Kindle?
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The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years topped the country's book charts almost every week between its publication in October and the end of the year, selling almost 80,000 copies so far and hugely exceeding expectations. Its launch in the autumn saw Harry Potter-style overnight queues, with bookshops selling out on the first day as Norwegians rushed to get their hands on the new edition.
from Alison Flood: The Guardian: Bible becomes 2011 bestseller in Norway
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