What the heck is dithering? Wikipedia says, “Dither is an intentionally applied form of noise used to randomize quantization error, preventing large-scale patterns such as ‘banding’ in images.” The only reason you probably need to care about that is if … Continue reading
While mowing the lawn today and not really thinking of anything except how much I hate doing yard work, a thought managed to ambush me: is the reason that Amazon has not provided a built-in ability to change the screen-saver … Continue reading
News flash: Amazon has started selling the Kindle with 3G/WiFi with advertising and special offers (on the screen-savers and the bottom of the Home page) at $164, the same $25 discount that they’ve been offering for the WiFi-only version ($114 … Continue reading
Amazon has announced this year’s Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award finalists for this year, 3 each in two categories, general fiction and young adult fiction. An excerpt of each is currently available as a free download: General Fiction East of Denver … Continue reading
I just learned a useful trick for searching the web for something encountered while reading on my Kindle. (I’ve only tested this on my K3, but I understand it works on the K2, not sure about the K1.) The trick … Continue reading
In case anyone still doubts the significance of the e-book revolution, Amazon announced today that Kindle e-books are now outselling all print books in their on-line store (hardcover and paperback combined). Amazon began selling hardcover and paperback books in July … Continue reading
Is it just me, or does it seem like almost nobody writes stand-alone works of fiction any more? At least in my favorite genres, science fiction and fantasy, every book that comes out these days is number something in the … Continue reading
Thanks to a thread at the MobileRead.com forums, I’ve learned that you can add a menu item to the font-size/page-orientation menu accessed via the “Aa” button on the Kindle keyboard. This menu adds the ability to select between full justification … Continue reading
I decided to add the UPM Polls WordPress plug-in to this blog because, well, because I can. The poll appears in the right column of every blog page. (The image to the left with the big green “SAMPLE” text on … Continue reading
I was pleased to notice recently that Steven Brust’s “Khaavren Romances” series are now all available for Kindle. For quite some time only the last couple books were “enKindled”, but now you can read them all on your Kindle or … Continue reading