Ebooks

REVIEW: Truthful Change by Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow

REVIEW: Truthful Change by Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow

Dear Ms. Davitt and Ms. Snow. I have previously enjoyed your novels, both those I’ve reviewed and those I haven’t. And I had this book in my review pile for a while. But…someone (can’t remember who, sorry) jumped it way up my list by saying how wonderful it was and I spent most of Thanksgiving(…)

Reading with Android 101, a reading app guide

The world of Android reading apps can be overwhelming and confusing. To help with that Jane asked that I put together this post in hopes it will guide folks through what’s out there. There are currently a huge number of reading apps available to Android users in the Android Market. This can make for lots(…)

How to Add a Plugin to Calibre

How to Add a Plugin to Calibre

Kovid Goyal is probably the most generous man of the ebook publishing era.   He has created, maintained and supported a software program called Calibre and distributes it for free.   Without Calibre, my enjoyment of ebooks would be greatly diminished.   This is primarily because I like to shop for ebooks at more than one place and(…)

Tips Reading Adobe ePub and PDF Books

Tips Reading Adobe ePub and PDF Books

After last week’s Harlequin ebook sale, I had a number of questions from readers who couldn’t actually read the ePub books that they had bought.   Adobe encryption is a frustrating animal because downloading your book is a two step process.   If your computer is set up for it, these two steps take place in the(…)

Digital Bundles and Anthology Splicing: New ways to deliver old content

Digital Bundles and Anthology Splicing: New ways to deliver old content

In updating the coming soon catalog, I came across references to several publishers selling digital bundles. Kensington has Cynthia Eden’s novels, Eternal Flame, Eternal Hunter, and I’ll Be Slaying You in the Eternal Flame Bundle. Kensington has priced these at $28.00 for the three of them but Amazon has them discounted to $15.94. Penguin has(…)

REVIEW: Wedding Date with the Best Man by Melissa McClone

REVIEW: Wedding Date with the Best Man by Melissa McClone

Dear Ms. McClone, Two things interested me about this book and got me to try it. One – several people had mentioned your name as a Harlequin author I should try and two – this is the last book in a series in which I had already read and enjoyed another one. Unfortunately, though I(…)

REVIEW: Nook Color, If you like color this is the device for you

REVIEW: Nook Color, If you like color this is the device for you

I think Angela James tweeted something to the effect that if the nookColor was your entrance into ereading, you wouldn’t be disappointed. The other reviewers of the nookColor are also right. If you view this as a ebook reader plus, you’ll be satisfied. If you were hoping to get a cheap Android tablet and don’t(…)

REVIEW: A Betting Chance by Lynne Connolly

REVIEW: A Betting Chance by Lynne Connolly

Sapphira Vardon needs five thousand pounds to avoid a cruel marriage and a grim future, and there's only one path for her. Don a mask and an assumed name, and risk everything to win at the gaming tables. First, though, she has to get through the door. Luckily she knows just whose name to drop.(…)

2010 eBook Holiday Buying Guide, Part 2

2010 eBook Holiday Buying Guide, Part 2

First up, here are the known Black Friday deals for ebook readers. Literati Kohls: $99 Sharper Image: $119 Macy’s: $129 Hastings: $129 Pandigital BestBuy: $139 Kmart: $139 hhgregg: $139 RadioShack: $149 Aluratek eReader Kmart: $89 Sears: $89 Augen (review at Engadget) Menards: $69 Lookbook (review at theDigital Reader) Shopko: $99 CVS: $118 Sony Pocket Wal-mart:(…)

Review: Circle of Change by Lainey Cairo

Review: Circle of Change by Lainey Cairo

Dear Ms. Cairo. Circle of Change was recommended to me when I reviewed a romance that had a transsexual character. This story has a transsexual protagonist, Kim, a Female to Male (FtM) student (high school, then college). Kim finds love as he enters makes the transition out of high school. I enjoyed following his transformations,(…)

REVIEW: Dangerous Allies by Renee Ryan

REVIEW: Dangerous Allies by Renee Ryan

Dear Ms. Ryan, When I saw that this book is set in Germany during WWII, I knew I had to try it. That, I’m afraid, is really the only reason I jumped at it but pounce on it I did. Like Wendy the Super Librarian I feel compelled to do my part to encourage the(…)

Holiday Buying Guide, Part 1: Device differentiation, which type is right for you?

The ebook device comparison chart has been updated. I haven’t included the various Android reading tablets like Pandigital or Literati although I can if you think that they would be helpful. Generally speaking there are three types of devices on the market today for digital readers: a true multifunction device like  an iPad, the Samsung Galaxy(…)

REVIEW: Mistletoe and the Lost Stiletto by Liz Fielding

REVIEW: Mistletoe and the Lost Stiletto by Liz Fielding

Dear Ms. Fielding, For a moment, I thought that this was part of some Harlequin series with the set up that the heroine loses one red stiletto and finds her HEA from it. Then after checking, I realized that “Mistletoe and the Lost Stiletto” is not part of the same series as another book I(…)

REVIEW: The Russian Bear by C. B. Conwy

REVIEW: The Russian Bear by C. B. Conwy

Dear C.B. Conwy: It’s so refreshing to see BDSM portrayed as a necessary and integral part of characters’ sexual identities without any need to explain why or how they are the way they are. It’s refreshing to see the emotional and physical sides of BDSM dealt with equally. It’s SO refreshing to see two people(…)

REVIEW: Christmas with Her Boss by Marion Lennox

REVIEW: Christmas with Her Boss by Marion Lennox

Dear Ms. Lennox, My other recommendation for this month is a Christmas book set in cold, snowy London so this is a nice balance set in warm, shirt sleeve weather Australia. It also features a rich CEO and a much-much-less-rich young woman who discover that no matter the temperature, love can be found amidst the(…)