iPad Quick Notes: Reviews, must-have apps
Here’s another roundup of some of the more interesting iPad news links I’ve noticed over the last day or so. First of all, here’s a fairly unusual iPad review....
Ebook review by Joanna: Prestwick by David Hough
Prestwick by David Hough is decently-written adventure novel. Two planes collide in mid-air---a passenger 747 with 400 people, and a military plane. Neither can land at Prestwick, the nearest airport, because...
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...
On Books: Brandon Sanderson and David Weber — 1 Up, 1 Down
If you recall, a few weeks ago I wrote The Problem Is: Publishers Don’t Read eBooks! in which I swore I would not again buy a TOR/Tom Doherty/Macmillan book in both...
Ebook review by Joanna: “Still Life with Murder” by Patricia Ryan
I am delighted to welcome a guest blogger for this week's review: my sister Tammy! Tammy is a paralegal, a published freelance writer with more than 300 newspaper and magazine credits...
Library Journal and NetGalley Announce Partnership for Reviewing Romance E-Originals
From the press release:
Library Journal announces today that it will accept review submissions for romance e-originals through NetGalley.
Starting immediately, Library Journal will consider for review book-length romance e-originals, with plans to expand...
Ars Technica on iWork for the iPad
Reading on the iPad is one thing, but what about writing, or spreadsheets, or giving presentations? Jeff Smykil at Ars Technica has a great, comprehensive review of iWork, the...
Tools of Change: Literary reviewing in the digital age
Bethanne Patrick (Book Maven Media), Ron Charles (Washington Post), Sarah Weinman (Publishers Marketplace), Bob Carlton (Kirkus Reviews)
Patrick: freelance critic and author. A number of places are developed a Rotten...
Mini-Review: Pat the Bunny for iPad/iPhone
Random House sent me a promo code for their new Pat the Bunny app. Anyone with kids knows this book and now Random House has done an adaptation for the...
Ongo platform launched
From the Netherlands' website eReaders, by way of a Google translation:
From today the new platform Ongo available. Ongo is a personal platform for new readers turn to for news articles from...