Most Common Apocalypse In Post-Apocalyptic Books

One of the most important themes of post-apocalyptic books is disaster. This is the point where the story begins, and the nature of the apocalypse determines the tone of the entire book. Authors have come up with numerous creative, gruesome and shockingly vivid ways of bringing humanity to the brink of extinction; some of them inspired by reality others by pure imagination.

Nuclear Warfare

This is by far the most popular means of killing off the human population. Ever since atomic bombs were dropped during World War II, the threat of nuclear extinction has been rife in the minds of many. Post-apocalyptic books take advantage of this by creating a world where nuclear war has already taken place.

Hordes of people are killed during the initial blast and many more die as a result of the ensuing radiation. The books usually pick off during the nuclear winter that results due to the devastating climatic effects of the bombs. Post-apocalyptic nooks such as Dream Caster, Warday and On The Beach take this route.

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StoryPress Advanced Book Manager for iPhone

I originally downloaded the StoryPress app, I was just looking for a convenient way to gather my audiobooks into a single place that was separate from my other media files. But I didn't realize the many other features that it offered, and the different uses I could find for it. Since discovering all that this app can do, I have really fallen in love with it.

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• Reading Addons for Firefox

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Reading Addons for Firefox

I love connecting all of my reading sources together, which is what led me to buy a tablet a few years ago. It is always pleasant to be able to access ebooks, check out RSS feeds and read articles in the same place, and in a single format. Which is a luxury you can have on your browser, as well.

For anyone who uses Firefox, it is even simpler to get there benefits for your desktop. There are a ton of extensions that have been created for reading, whether that is books, articles, websites or blogs. Some even have compatibility with transcripts taken from videos.

Trying to decide which extensions are the best is difficult, because there is such a wealth of choice. But I would have to say these are the ones I have personally used and found truly useful.

iReader

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3 Cool Reading Apps for Android

Not everyone is a book lover, no matter how many times they give it a shot. Let's face it, reading just isn't for everyone. While I am an avid reader, I have many friends who haven't picked up a book since high school and just have no interest in doing so. Their hobbies reside elsewhere.

But not all reading apps are book centric. There are some that cover other literary areas, such as magazines, newspapers and even comic books.

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For those of you out there that have an Android tablet or phone and are more interested in other formats outside of books, here are three really cool apps you need to check out.

1. Komik

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Goodreads: Geeky Free App of the Week

We love mobile apps but web-based tools cannot be ignored as well - especially the awesome one we feature today: Goodreads.com is our free-app-inspiration feature of the week!

• Get more motivation to read (so essential in our world of webpage scanning and information overload)
• Share book recommendations with friends
• Build the community of people who love reading what you do
• Get awesome reading recommendations from people you trust!