June 26, 2010
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eBooks, eBook, eReaders, eReader, Sony Reader, Price, Apple, Amazon, Book-of-the-Month-Club, Barnes & Noble, iPad, Kindle, iBook, ePublishing, e-Publishing, Book clubs, Daniel's entries
Today the postman brought two books that I had ordered from the Book-of-the-Month Club: David Weber’s newest Honor Carrington novel, "Mission of Honor," and Dominic Lieven’s acclaimed "Russia Against Napoleon." As you can correctly infer, I have an avid interest in anything and everything to do with the Napoleonic Era. Among our 5,000-plus library
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June 25, 2010
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Kindle, Kindle 2, Amazon, eReaders, eReader, Daniel's entries, Price, Customer service
A couple days ago, I was feeling rather foolish and suckerly, having plunked down $259 for a Kindle 2 on June 3rd, only to see the price plummet $70 a little over two weeks later.
That brutal reality is fairly typical of how the computer and consumer electronics industries have introduced price cuts over the years. If
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June 22, 2010
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iPad, Apple, Kindle, Kindle 2, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Nook, eReaders, eReader, DRM, Digital Rights Management, Daniel's entries
Back on June 3rd, I clicked the Buy button on Amazon.com and purchased a Kindle 2.
For $259.
In an earlier blog, I predicted that prices on eReaders would fall rapidly and precipitously, as pressure from the iPad and next generation tablet competitors start eroding eReader market share. Only, I didn’t quite realize
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June 17, 2010
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iPad, Daniel's entries, Apple
We finally bit the bullet last week, went to our friendly Apple store, and ordered an iPad.
Of course, they were completely sold out, so the Apple rep accessed my iTunes account, reserved the model that I wished, and promised
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June 12, 2010
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e-Books, e-Readers, Daniel's entries
Last Friday I paid for, downloaded into my Kindle, and read straight through the trio of novels by the late Steig Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest. (They happen to be, respectively, #3, #2, and #1 on The New York Times current bestseller list.) Although Larrson
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June 11, 2010
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e-Books, e-Readers, e-publishing, Publishing industry, Kindle, Sally's entries
One of the great simple pleasures is to carve at least a half hour out of the day, draw a hot bath, add some fragrant oils and read a good book. It's a quiet, transporting time, separate and apart from the real world, which I've evolved to a fine art over the years.
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June 10, 2010
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Software reviews, PC World, Slideshow
Software abounds for creating slideshows and videos of your photographs. One of the easier programs to use bears the ungainly name of TMPGEnc Instant Show Presenter.....
Read the full review on PCWorld.com.
