David Pogue reviews the Kindle 3
A couple of days ago, David Pogue had a look at the Kindle 3, positively comparing it to the iPad: it might do less, but it costs a lot less—a...
E-Book Review: Rand Unwrapped: Confessions of a Robotech Warrior
It’s no secret that the animated TV show Robotech had a big formative influence on me when I was growing up. I still use the handle “Robotech_Master” for my Twitter, Facebook,...
Book review: ‘American Fever,’ by Peter Christian Hall
Earlier this week, I took my family to get a seasonal flu vaccine. We waited in a line that extended to the sidewalk with hundreds of others, eyeing every cough...
Book Review: Machine of Death: A collection of stories about people who know how...
This anthology was part of the recent Humble eBook Bundle release. I purchased the bundle because I wanted "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle, and the Wil Wheaton book. This "Machine of Death"...
How to use TuneIn Radio to listen to audiobooks
TuneIn is one of the most popular internet radio and audio streaming services in the world, claiming "a global audience of over 60 million users," and "100,000+ live radio stations, plus...
The work of others, by Meredith Greene
An unexpected phenomena begins to occur once a writer signs on to be a book reviewer. Not at first, mind you, but around the mark of one’s first...
Wife of Amazon founder reviews "The Everything Store"
Editors Note: Both Susan Lulgjuraj and Joanna Cabot submitted stories on this topic, but each had a slightly different approach, so we'll run them both. Be curious what you all think.
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Margo Howard takes up New Republic’s anti-Amazon banner, disses Vine club for daring to...
Author entitlement is a wonderful thing. Just by putting pen to paper, you can be forgiven for child abuse. Stalking. Abusing your readers. Grumpy-catting when you can't get the recognition and...
Book review: The Nickronomicon, by Nick Mamatas, Innsmouth Free Press
You likely won't need a doctorate in post-structuralist hermeneutics to deduce that The Nickronomicon is Nick Mamatas's collection of his shorter Lovecraftian fiction, beautifully put together by Innsmouth Free Press with...
Group looks to create Rabble Reads, an aggregated book review site for indie and...
Being able to trust a book review on popular sites such as Amazon and Goodreads is getting difficult. These sites have fake reviews—some good and some bad—designed to work the system by raising and...
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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...
