Nov 25 2012
Contents Kindle Fire HD comes with the device and USB 2.0 cord. No power adapter is provided. Amazon gets a big fat raspberry for that. Initial impression My first thought when I lifted it out of the box was that it was heavy. According to the Amazon site, the Kindle Fire HD with the 8.9″(…)
Oct 17 2012
This May Be The Best Response To A Facebook Rant — Period. – An internet troll or comedian or someone named Richard Neill posted a facebook rant about how a Maxipad company lied to him in commercials about a woman’s joyous adventuresome spirit that she adopted during her period. The company created possibly the best(…)
Sep 12 2012
Kobo has released a new suite of reading devices although none of them are getting major play. These devices are all noted as “coming soon”, but the Kobo Arc is targeted for a mid November release. This has a nice comparison between the Fire and the Arc. Kobo Mini ($79) 5″ E Ink touchscreen; Vizplex(…)
Jul 8 2012
In my new capacity as a freelance editor, I’ve discovered that I do three types of reading. One is just…reading like a reader. I prefer to do this in paper or on my phone. I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 phone, which replaced a second generation iPhone. I read on both phones, using Mantano for(…)
May 8 2012
OverDrive Data Shows Majority Still Like To Browse the Virtual Shelves — The Digital Shift – “Nearly 60 percent of readers browsed public library ebook collections to discover new content, rather than searching for a specific title. Among those, romance was the most popular genre, followed by all fiction, mystery and suspense, historical fiction, and(…)
Jan 23 2012
News 1 in 3 Americans own either an e reader or a tablet. Tablet growth is primarily in upper income households but ereader ownership is more diverse: The story with the growth in e-book readers was somewhat different from the story with tablet computers. Ownership of e-readers among women grew more than among men. Those(…)
Dec 1 2011
Some special deals for romance readers: Marry Me by Jo Goodman * $0 * Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Seriously, download this. It’s free. Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning * $1.99 * Amazon | nook | Sony | Kobo Devil’s Bride with Bonus Material by Stephanie Laurens * $0.99 * Amazon | nook(…)
Nov 30 2011
Do you ever wonder where the year went? Me too. It’s hard to believe that tomorrow begins the last month of 2011. I would love to post some reader reminiscences about their 2011 year of reading. What they loved. What they hated. How they’ve seen the genre evolve, either for good or ill. If you(…)
Sep 27 2011
EBook device rumor alert: Amazon is holder a press conference tomorrow that many are saying will be used to announce the Kindle Fire, a 7″ tablet. This device seems marketed more toward video and audio consumption. Amazon announced yesterday that Fox has signed up for video streaming and this content is free to Prime members(…)
Jun 15 2010
Last week, the head of Penguin Canada stepped down. This week brings to light allegations of sexual harassment against the former President by a female executive who alleged she was the subject of a long campaign of inappropriate emails, text messages, in office treatment, and finally, a forced entry into her hotel room at the(…)
Jun 3 2010
The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance has posted the schedule for its Second Annual Conference on Popular Romance Studies. This year, the conference is in Brussels, Belgium, generously supported by RWA and two Belgian funding sources, KVAB and FWO. The conference is 5-7 August, 2010. The schedule is up. And summaries of(…)
Dec 27 2009
I hope you are enjoying the holidays. We are taking a mini vacation this week (if you haven’t noticed the light schedule this past week) which means only one review a day and no opinions. Today we’ve got a link roundup and a review. We’ll be back to our regular schedule on January 2nd along(…)
Sep 23 2009
In non shocking news, while first day sales of the Kindle version of The Lost Symbol were strong, digital sales represents only about 5% of the 2 million copies sold so far which was in line with what I thought last week: Over time, obviously, the digital version cannot outsell the print version because of(…)
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