I created a little web app that allows you to create a 600-pixel by 800-pixel image suitable for use as a screen-saver on your Kindle 2 or Kindle 3, if you have installed the screen-saver hack on your K2 or … Continue reading
I just discovered that T.A. (Tim) Pratt currently has his newest Marla Mason novel, Broken Mirrors, available on his blog site (as HTML). I have enjoyed all the other installments in the series quite a bit, so I snapped this … Continue reading
I was reading Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover (Darkover anthology) last night, and at the start of the first story Ms. Bradley sets the scene: The red light lingered on the hills; two of the four small moons were in the … Continue reading
Amazon has announced the release of a new version of their Kindle app for Android that “brings new features and adds support for tablet computers running Android’s Honeycomb, including the Motorola Xoom.” New features include: Seamless integrated shopping experience tailored … Continue reading
Amazon announced today that they will be adding the capability for their Kindle devices and apps to “borrow” books from over 11,000 libraries in the United States. (Sorry, other countries, I have no idea if there are any similar plans … Continue reading
Amazon is now offering a “sponsored” Kindle 3 (wi-fi) for $114.00, which is $25.00 less than the same model without the sponsor features. Its planned release date is May 3, 2011. The sponsored features include special screensaver images… …and special … Continue reading
Just a quick note to point out that the MONOPOLY game for Kindle is on sale for $0.99 until 2011/04/10. I’ve been playing this a lot and recommend it to anyone who enjoys the board game at all. (In fact, … Continue reading
I was just made aware today that Iain M. Banks’s Consider Phlebas is now available for just $0.99. Banks is among my “A list” of science fiction authors, and this is one of his books I’ve not gotten around to … Continue reading