Sorry, librarians: You still don’t ‘get’ e-books—especially their potential as literacy boosters. Read this...
Even now, do most public librarians still not "get" e-books and their potential? Sadly, despite all the chest-thumping in the profession, my answer is, "Yes." A new article in American Libraries...
Powerful Moon+ Reader Pro e-reading app is on sale for just $2.49: New version...
Moon+ Reader Pro’s new version, with a blue light filter, is on sale at 50 percent off for just $2.49 through January 4 at the Google Play Store, where the developer...
Mark Zuckerberg’s $45B pledge: Why libraries deserve their share—and what they could do with...
So of course I’m happy. Facebook founder Mark Zuckberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, have pledged $45 billion in philanthropic donations if you go by the current value of his...
Um, weren’t paper books supposed to be on the way back up at the...
Oh, the gullible media. Too many journalists in the U.S. and elsewhere have acted as PR reps for legacy publishers and proclaimed that E is just a craze.
But wait. First we’ve...
How expensive is your e-book hobby?
When I taught a unit on e-books to my Grade 3/4 students, one of their first concerns was the expense of E.
Mostly we looked at e-books which were free, but even...
Amazon Fire tablet sale: 6-, 8-, 8.9- and 10-inch models—but not $50 7 incher
Note: This is not a sponsored post---just a normal post we're using to test the sponsored post notice. - David Rothman.
Amazon’s Fire HD 8 tablet is on sale today for $130,...
On a cell phone every e-book can be ‘dirty’—but here’s how to deal with...
Bed bugs and other pests are only risks for readers of paper books, right? Well, not so fast if you include germs.
Research from some years back shows that cell phones can...
Ouch! No Amazon drone deliveries for me, due to D.C. area security restrictions?
Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service is a long way from reality thanks to regulators, despite all the hoopla such as this video. And now the Patch newspapers say the area...
Duh! Be miserly toward library e-books and people won’t borrow as many: New BISG-ALA...
Are U.S. politicians conspiring together to dumb Americans down to the point where they’ll more easily re-elect them?
I doubt that. If nothing else, keep in mind Donald Trump is not an...
Visualize your prose with WordsEye – literally
Word-painting takes on a whole new meaning with WordsEye. This new web-based technology - currently still in beta - actually puts your words into pictures. It allows you to "use language...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
