Tue August 20 2013
Book Club September 2013 Book Club Nominations |
12:51 AM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs MobileRead Book Club Help us select the book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for September, 2013. The nominations will run through midnight EST August 30 or until 10 books have made the list. The poll will then be posted and will remain open for five days. Book selection category for September is: Banned or Challenged Books In order for a book to be included in the poll it needs THREE NOMINATIONS (original nomination, a second and a third). How Does This Work? How Does a Book Get Selected? How Many Nominations Can I Make? How Do I Nominate a Book? How Do I Know What Has Been Nominated? When is the Poll? The floor is open to nominations. Please comment if you discover a nomination is not available as an ebook in your area.
(1) A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Spoiler:
(2) Complete Works of Sappho (Delphi Ancient Classics) by Sappho of Lesbos (Author), Peter Russell (Translator) Spoiler:
(3) Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen Spoiler:
(4) The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie Spoiler:
(5) Lady Chatterly's Lover by D.H. Lawrence Spoiler:
(6) Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Spoiler:
(7) No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase [orlok, HomeInMyShoes, tlaine] Spoiler:
(8) Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes [caleb72, fantasyfan, Billi] Spoiler:
(9) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck [Synamon, John F, drofgnal] Spoiler:
(10) Fade by Robert Cormier [orlok, odiakkoh, Synamon] Spoiler:
The nominations are now closed. |
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Mon August 19 2013
How aspirin helped Amazon escape the jaws of doom |
04:21 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | General Discussions The NYTimes' widely read technology columnist, David Streitfeld, together with Christine Haughney, have devoted a refreshing article to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, tracing what he has accomplished and how he has been perceived. Just don't expect to find anything revealing about the much anticipated upcoming Kindle devices.
You can read the full article over here. |
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B&N Nook Glow gets price drop to $99 |
03:18 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No... It's been reported by our members several days ago, but somehow we missed the news. Barnes and Nobles is selling its NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight for US $99 - that's $20 off its original price. There is nothing particularly special about this reader, but if you're still looking for a cheap entry into the world of E Ink, you might want to give this one a try. What does the price cut mean? It could mean that B&N is clearing inventories ahead of a new reader launch. It could also mean that the company is facing increased pressure from its competitors, anticipating new devices to hit the market soon from Amazon, Kobo, et al. [via I Love My Kindle] |
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Sun August 18 2013
Kindle Fire HD: More leaked benchmarks; codenamed Soho, Thor and Apollo |
11:23 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News Only few days after the leaked benchmark of the upcoming 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, fresh into our tattle box we received the equivalent benchmark information of the 7-inch model. See attached screenshots for all the details. Also, if you care to know, the three Kindle Fire devices go by the names Soho, Thor and Apollo.
Now let's hope that Amazon hurries to get these toys on the street! |
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Google Books Mysterious Deletions |
02:19 AM by Nate the great in E-Book General | General Discussions Has anyone ever heard of this happening before?
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Renting textbooks from Amazon? Do not dare to cross state borders |
02:12 AM by doctorow in E-Book General | News Not quite sure what to think of this. If you strictly follow Amazon's terms of use for textbook rentals, you're not allowed to cross state borders with your rented books. Under "Rentals by Warehouse Deals, Inc.", it states
What if you don't follow their terms?
Why all this? Most likely it's related to Amazon's attempt to evade certain state sale taxes. Inside Higher Ed has the full story. image U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Flickr |
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Sat August 17 2013
calibre V0.9.44 released |
03:09 AM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News We here at MobileRead love calibre updates, especially when new features and functionalities are involved. The 0.9.44 refresh offers a few pleasant additions, including:
Also, the following bugs were fixed:
Lastly, the following new and/or improved news sources are included:
Want to know more about calibre? Head over to the Calibre forums. |
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