Pocketbook 302 review: Preconceptions
Sometime this coming week, I should be receiving a Pocketbook 302 e-book reader to review—and Joanna, nee Ficbot, will be reviewing the smaller Pocketbook 360. We have mentioned Pocketbook a...
My meeting with Entourage and Engadget reviews the Entourage Edge
I saw the Edge at breakfast with Entourage during the Publishing Expo and was pretty impressed. As a matter of fact, I've given some consideration to buying one for myself....
Author Douglas Preston ‘entitled’ to change his mind
Remember when we covered the New York Times article about Macmillan’s pricing change, with a quote from author Douglas Preston about the “sense of entitlement” present in readers who want...
Book Review: Fledgling, by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
Fledgling, by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, is a fun return to their Liaden universe, the first half of a bildungsroman for a character who has been the subject of...
Review: Golden Girl by Henry Melton
Standard disclaimer for the FTC: I received a free review e-copy of Golden Girl, as I did all of Mr. Melton’s e-books except for Emperor Dad (which I bought)....
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...
Series of articles on “Book Reviews, Revamped”
It's not only books that are going "e" but reviews as well. Publishing Trends has a series on how book reviews are changing and adapting to the digital world. ...
E-book series review: Worlds Apart
I happened across a mention of the “Worlds Apart” series in a posting on Baen’s Bar, from a reader who enjoyed them. Based on that reader’s description, I was intrigued—then...
Washington Post editor denies plans to kill Book World—or at least says he's committed...
"High-level discussions about ending Book World have indeed taken place, according to a Post source with knowledge of the talks," says Michael Calderone at the Politico. "However, no final decision...
A TeleRead review of 'Tokyo Zero': Free e-book offers amusing romp down Vonnegut-like rabbit...
The premise of Marc Horne's Tokyo Zero: "I want to end the human race. But not because I don't like it. I just have a better idea." On this...