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November 2, 2014

I was going to review some tablets . . .

IAM JSONEssays / F ReviewsKindle Fire / Review / Samsung Nook Table / Tech support hell32 Comments

I was going to review some tablets here.  A few weeks ago I ordered one of the Nook Samsung tablets. I was pretty excited about it, actually, because I’ve heard such great things about Samsung devices. My work-provided phone is a Samsung and I like it a lot.  So I ... more >

September 18, 2014

Thursday News: B&N disses desktop downloads, new Kindles to ponder, breakthrough digital textbook for visually impaired students, and interview with Alison Bechdel

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Barnes & Noble / cartoons / digital books / disability / feminism / gender / graphic memoir / Kindle Fire / Kindle Voyager / Nook / sexuality / textbooks76 Comments

B&N Ends Desktop Downloading – In a stealth move and without notifying its existing customer base, BN has removed the ability for readers to download Nook purchases to their desktops. Readers who complained were told that they could download the book to via a Nook App or a Nook Device ... more >

January 3, 2014

Friday News: More below-stairs books, 2014 publishing predictions, Goodreads at 25M members, artisan books, and iPad wins the holiday Twitter battle

JanetPublishing NewsBarnes & Noble / digital publishing / Galaxy Note / Goodreads / handcrafted books / iPad / Kindle Fire6 Comments

Interview: Lucy Lethbridge, Author Of ‘Servants’ – For those who found the article yesterday on below-stairs servants interesting, here is an interview with Lucy Lethbridge, whose new book looks to be interesting and informative. “I read a lot of butlers’ memoirs, and what I found particularly fascinating was how [they] ... more >

Kindle fire tablets
December 31, 2013

Tuesday News: the popularity of “Shelf-Help” books, Amazon delivery services, gifting the Kindle Fire, revisiting The Wind in the Willows, and an addictive geography game

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / childrens-books / geography / Kindle Fire / self-help4 Comments

‘Shelf-help’ books set to fill publishers’ coffers in 2014 – So what’s the winning literary trend for 2014? According to this article by Vanessa Thorpe, it’s “shelf-help” books, which seem to be a clever repackaging of self-help books, but perhaps with a more philosophical bent. Thorpe points to the success ... more >

May 18, 2012

Friday Midday Links: Tributes to Monica Jackson; S&S Settles with State AGs

JaneUncategorizedAgency pricing / Author-deaths / Kindle Fire / piracy / Simon & Schuster12 Comments

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April 27, 2012

Friday Midday Links: Kindle Fire Driving Down Sales of eInk Devices

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / book business / DRM / Kindle Fire / Penguin24 Comments

Some people have argued (Micah Bowers of Bluefire for example) that dedicated devices will go the way of the dodo bird and I’ve always disagreed. Seeing the rise of the affordable Kindle Fire, however, is making me wonder if Micah Bowers et al is correct. E Ink Holdings reports first ... more >

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