Unless you’re living the life of a hermit in a cave (and if so, how are you reading this?), you know that Hurricane Sandy just head-butted New Jersey and threw a round-house right hook at New York. I watched a … Continue reading
As noted by an observant member in a KindleBoards.com post, it appears that Harper/Collins is no longer using the dreaded ‘agency model’ for selling books through Amazon. In case that means nothing to you, five of the “big 6″ publishers … Continue reading
From the ffeature list and comparison chart for the new PaperWhite Kindle, you can see that it does not support audio of any sort (no speakers, no headphone jack), the same as the bottom-of-the-line Kindle. Since I do not use … Continue reading
Good news: I’m ready to start updating this blog again. Now that I’m moved into my new apartment a few long stone throws from The Big Apple and feeling settled in, I once again have time to read. (Before the … Continue reading
As a means of trying to motivate myself to get more reading done than I have been for the last several months, I’ve made a commitment to reading fifty books this year. There was a time in my life when … Continue reading
Computer technology has not only started the evolution of paper books into e-books, but has also provided the means — via the Internet — for readers to participate in book e-clubs. Instead of getting together periodically with other readers in … Continue reading
First off, I have not had my hands on a Kindle Fire. On the other hand, I’ve not had them on an iPad, either. On the gripping hand (bonus points to those who recognize that reference), I feel obligated to … Continue reading
PCWorld is reporting that it appears there will be an 8.9-inch Kindle tablet in addition to the soon-to-ship 7-inch Kindle Fire. “According to [Digitimes], panel suppliers Chunghwa Picture Tubes and LG Display have begun to prepare production capacities for 8.9-inch … Continue reading
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Amazon has just announced the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. This means that if you (a) own a Kindle device (not simply use a Kindle app on a non-Kindle device) and (b) have an active Amazon Prime membership, you can “borrow” … Continue reading