For today's post I have three items of interest… Item 1 The Contest is Running! —Win a Free Tarot Deck— The winner of the best prediction of the year contest will get a free Tarot deck of their choice. Are you good at making predictions? Here's your chance to show everyone how good you are! See my post at this LINK and make your prediction in a comment to that post! Make your best prediction and win a Tarot deck! Item 2 The Truth About "Bricks and Mortar" Bookstores In a recent article on The Bookseller, the CEO of a small chain of independent U.K.'s bookstores, Foyles, called for an increasing discount from publishers and book distributors. Otherwise, says Sam Husain,