Month: February 2012
Daily Deals: I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can and Shopper’s Paradise HD
I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can by Barbara Gordon is today book within Daily Deals on Amazon. Today price is $0.99. Barbara had it all: a successful career as…
Kindle vs Playbook: Is the BlackBerry Back in the Race?
While the big talk in tablets lately has been all about newly affordable Android based devices like the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet, RIM has yet to drop entirely out…
Daily Deals: Lament and My First Tangrams
Today Amazon advertises debut novel by Maggie Stiefvater “Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception (Gathering of Faerie)“. This book has many positive reviews (140) and average mark is 4.2 What is very good for Amazon.…
Amazon Kindle vs Acacia: Patent Troll Tries Again
By now Kindle users have become familiar with the idea of sponsored screen savers on their eReaders when the devices are on standby. They are generally unobtrusive, don’t get in…
Daily Deals: A Noble Cause and Whiteboard Pro
For thrillers lovers Amazon offers a good chance to get the following book: A Noble Cause by J. Gregory Smith just for $0.99. Mark Noble plans a surprise proposal to his beautiful…
Amazon Kindle Loses Access to 5,000 Titles in IPG Dispute
In response to some arm twisting by Amazon, the Independent Publishers Group has decided to take a stand and pull all of their titles from the Kindle Store. While the…
Daily Deals: Slumberland and Radiant HD
Today Amazon unveils a new Kindle book deal: Slumberland: A Novel by Paul Beatty just for $1.99. Critical darling Paul Beatty’s highly original, widely praised novel of race, identity, and underground music. After…
Amazon Kindle Borrowing Scares Penguin Away From Helping Libraries
Obviously there has often been a bit of strain in the relationship between publishers and libraries, much of the time with arguments along the same lines as those currently used…
Daily Deals: Gold Box Deal of the Day: “Best American” Series 2011 and Aces Traffic Puzzle Pack
Today Amazon shares with set of books – “Best American” Series 2011. The “Best American” series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Today only, the…
Color E-Ink Kindle on the Horizon?
Don’t give up on e-ink Kindles yet. After the success of the Kindle Fire and the tablet boom, I was beginning to think that e-ink was on its way out. …