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About Brian

Brian is an avid reader who loves books of all kinds. He's been known to try just about anything once, but is partial to SciFi, Fantasy, Mystery and Romance. His favorite authors include Jane Austen, Ray Bradbury, Jacqueline Carey, Lisa Kleypas, Michelle Sagara West, JD Robb, David Weber, Julie Miller, Lynne Connolly and Lynsay Sands.

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June 2, 2013

Reading with Android 101, a reading app guide – Revisited

BrianEbooksAndroid / ebook software / ebook technology / Ebooks10 Comments

The following is a revised and updated version of my very first post for Dear Author a few years ago. With tablets and smart phones becoming more and more popular, and with more apps than ever, we thought it might be a good idea to give this topic another look. ... more >

April 28, 2013

Review: Kobo Aura HD

BrianEbooksebook technology / ereader device / Kobo34 Comments

A couple of weeks ago Kobo announced a new reading device, the Aura HD. The Aura brings something new to the table when it comes to eInk readers, a little bit larger screen with a higher resolution than ever before. While the most common size for eInk readers has for ... more >

January 6, 2013

Must Have Apps for your Android Device

BrianEbooksAndroid / Multifunction-Device16 Comments

Here is a brief list of some apps I have found to be among my “must haves” for the Android platform. I look forward to hearing what others find some of their “must haves”.   Reading apps Even though it’s not the best reading app available I find the Kindle ... more >

November 11, 2012

Review: A look at the new Nook HD+ 9″ tablet

BrianEbooksBarnes & Noble / ebook technology / Ebooks / Nook / Nook Tablet10 Comments

With the iPad, iPad Mini, Nexus 7 & 10, Kindle Fire HD 7 & 8.9, Nook Tablet and dozens of more generic Android tablets in the market place things are getting very crowded with good tablets. On September 26th Barnes & Noble crowded it further by announcing the 7″ Nook ... more >

August 5, 2012

Google Nexus 7 Review

BrianEbooks / MiscAndroid / Google / technology9 Comments

A few weeks ago Google released their first entry into the increasingly crowded Android tablet arena, the Nexus 7.  The 7-inch Nexus 7 competes with the likes of the Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, Galaxy Tab 2 and others, as well as older spec’d devices like the Kobo Vox and Nook ... more >

July 1, 2012

Using Belvedere to auto add purchases to Calibre

BrianEbooksCalibre15 Comments

This is a follow on to Jane’s post on automating the adding of books to Calibre in Mac OS, but this time for Windows users. There is a neat little program called Belvedere from Lifehacker which is kind of a knock off of the Hazel program Jane mentioned for Mac’s. Belvedere is ... more >

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