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Oct 10 2012

Wednesday News: Amazon targeted; Pay what you will; Build guns in your basement; Data driven romances.

Wal-Mart aims to one-up Amazon with same-day delivery – Rumors have been swirling that with Amazon’s increased warehouse presence, same day delivery will start to erode businesses other than bookstores. Wal-Mart has stepped up to provide competition to Amazon with same day delivery service: “The service, called Wal-Mart To Go, is a trial run for(…)

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Setting Up a New Library with Calibre: Essential Plugins and Getting to Know Metadata

Jan 8 2012

Setting Up a New Library with Calibre: Essential Plugins and Getting to Know Metadata

Introduction I am a huge fan of the free open source software written by Kovid called Calibre.  It is an organization, management, conversion tool for both print and digital books.  I’ve had several people email me asking what the best set up is for Calibre along with what plugins that they should download.  The following is(…)

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Tuesday Midday Links: Is Apple headed for a showdown with Amazon?

Feb 1 2011

Tuesday Midday Links: Is Apple headed for a showdown with Amazon?

Sony has been promoting its iPhone App for some time but it has never made it to the app store.   The New York Times now reports on why.   Apple told Sony that it cannot sell content within its apps or allow customers to access content purchased outside the Apple App Store.   Currently reading apps like(…)

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