Echo goes on public sale: order yours now!
Echo goes on public sale: order yours now! I expect this could sell out, so I’m going to post this and then update it. Right in line with what I’ve expected, the Amazon Echo (at AmazonSmile: benefit a...
View ArticleRound up #300: best books, books on buses
Round up #300: best books, books on buses The ILMK Round ups are short pieces which may or may not be expanded later. That’s right…300! Wow! This is the 300th round-up! The first one was on October...
View ArticleCensorship, free speech, and the (non)selling of symbols
Censorship, free speech, and the (non)selling of symbols Amazon, along with several other retailers, is reportedly no longer going to carry items with the “Confederate flag” on them. This is one of...
View ArticleAmazon Introduces Updated Sharing with Instant Previews for Kindle Books
I am just on my phone, so I am going to share this email that Amazon sent to me. I may update this later. Amazon Introduces Updated Sharing with Instant Previews for Kindle Books Kindle readers can...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble’s financials for fiscal year 2015
Barnes & Noble’s financials for fiscal year 2015 Barnes & Noble just had a financial year end on May 2nd, and they have released the numbers. There are some interesting indicators here,...
View ArticleToday’s KDD: up to 80% off US history books…up to $50 in apps for free
Today’s KDD: up to 80% off US history books…up to $50 in apps for free One of today’s Kindle Daily Deals (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*) is up to 80% off American...
View Article10 quotations from The Mind Boggles
10 quotations from The Mind Boggles It’s been a while since I’ve mentioned one of my books The Mind Boggles: A Unique Book of Quotations (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by...
View ArticleYou think $10 is expensive for an e-book? ;)
You think $10 is expensive for an e-book? ;) I think many people have gotten used to the idea that some e-books are going to cost more than ten dollars. That’s always been true at Amazon, by the way....
View ArticleChallenge me…with a book
Challenge me…with a book I consider myself an eclectic reader, and sometimes state that with pride in this blog. Books are a form of connecting with other ideas and feelings…and I want to be exposed to...
View ArticleSnapshot: July 1 2015
Snapshot: July 1 2015 I generally run this information through eReaderIQ.com (it’s just easier than Amazon), and there are some vagaries in the searches (both there and on Amazon). I do try to run it...
View ArticleApple’s appeal denied: SCOTUS bound?
Apple’s appeal denied: SCOTUS bound? It says something about the size of your company when you can say that you aren’t really concerned about the nearly half a billion dollar you stand to lose…it’s the...
View ArticlePick my read #1
Pick my read #1 I recently asked my readers to suggest a book for me to read. I wanted them to challenge me…to give me something to read they thought might change my life. Most importantly, my hope was...
View ArticleHappy Independents’ Day 2015!
Happy Independents’ Day 2015! Yes, that’s spelled correctly. ;) In the USA, the Fourth of July is Independence Day (celebrating the country’s founding), but without diminishing that, I thought I’d take...
View ArticleMonthly Kindle Deals for $3.99 or less each: July 2015
Monthly Kindle Deals for $3.99 or less each: July 2015 Amazon does the Kindle Daily Deal (at AmazonSmile…benefit a non-profit of your choice by shopping*), which discounts (usually) four books a day...
View ArticleHow do you feel about pay per page read?
How do you feel about pay per page read? I recently wrote about Amazon’s new “pay per page read” royalty plan for borrows in Kindle Unlimited (at AmazonSmile: benefit a non-profit of your choice by...
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