I just saw that Amazon is running a sale on some game apps for the Kindle at 99 cents each. The sale is scheduled to end September 12, 2011. The games being discounted are: SCRABBLE, POGO Hearts, Spades and More!, … Continue reading
One of my favorite Kindle-related sites, the KindleBoards forums, has added a new feature: KB Books. This page provides a list of books offered by authors who are forum members, the vast majority (if not all?) of whom are “indie” … Continue reading
As hurricane Irene should be hitting me in about 24 hours, I just wanted to let my readers know that there is a potential for me to not have internet access for several days, depending on how many power/phone lines … Continue reading
I was just made aware (thanks, Ann) of a promotion Amazon.com is currently running: the Kindle Daily Deal. “Each day we’re unveiling a new Kindle book at a specially discounted price. Check back daily to see what’s next. Deals go … Continue reading
Update: please see the end of this article (below the screen-shot of the Settings window) for the fix suggested by Amazon which seems to be working and allowing me to use the latest version of Kindle for PC. Update #2: … Continue reading
I finished reading an advance review copy (ARC) of Rex Jameson‘s novel Lucifer’s Odyssey, yesterday. (The planned release date is September 1.) While my overall impression was a good one, I wanted to let it stew a bit before writing … Continue reading
Since I haven’t posted in a few days and haven’t finished the book I’m planning to review here (another day or two), I thought I’d let you know about a book club I participate in on-line: the SciFi and Fantasy … Continue reading
Amazon.com announced today the debut of their Kindle Cloud Reader, which is a web-based application for reading Kindle e-books via your web browser. I have not had time to really give it a good going-over yet, but wanted to get … Continue reading
Yet another shorter book for my Summer of Shorts, I just finished reading a review copy of My Sparkling Misfortune by Laura Lond and illustrated by Alla Alekseyeva. It is a “YA” fantasy with a touch of humorous parody which … Continue reading
Before you sit through yet another interminable, boring, and useless meeting at work, grab a free (at least for now) copy of Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli. In keeping with this summer’s goal of concentrating on … Continue reading