Thu April 23 2015
May 2015 Book Club Vote |
08:13 PM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs May 2015 MobileRead Book Club Vote Help us choose a book as the May 2015 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is You may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book on May 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • The Case of the Silent Partner by Erle Stanley Gardner Spoiler:
• Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood Spoiler:
• In the Woods by Tana French Spoiler:
• The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Spoiler:
• The Liquidator by John Gardner Spoiler:
• Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry Spoiler:
• A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane Spoiler:
• The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Spoiler:
• Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene Spoiler:
• The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall Spoiler:
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Mon April 20 2015
May 2015 Book Club Nominations |
01:31 PM by WT Sharpe in Reading Recommendations | Book Clubs MobileRead Book Club Help us select the book that the MobileRead Book Club will read for May, 2015. The nominations will run through midnight EST April 26 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 May is: Mystery/Thriller 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) The Case of the Silent Partner by Erle Stanley Gardner Spoiler:
(2) Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood Spoiler:
(3) In the Woods by Tana French Spoiler:
(4) The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Spoiler:
(5) The Liquidator by John Gardner Spoiler:
(6) Vanishing Act by Thomas Perry Spoiler:
(7) A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane Spoiler:
(8) The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Spoiler:
(9) Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene Spoiler:
(10) The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall Spoiler:
Nominations are now closed. |
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Sat April 18 2015
Apple E-book Monitor Reports 'Setbacks' |
11:24 AM by AnemicOak in E-Book General | News I don't know if anyone even cares about news dealing with this anymore, but I just saw this and thought I'd pass it along... Apple E-book Monitor Reports 'Setbacks'
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MobileRead Week in Review: 04/11 - 04/18 |
06:00 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review Another week, another steady stream of e-book goodness here on MobileRead. Our authentic roundup of what's been going on: E-Book General - News |
Tue April 14 2015
HarperCollins & Amazon reach deal |
06:33 AM by AnemicOak in E-Book General | News There's not going to be a protracted dispute between Amazon and HarperCollins, as there was between Amazon and Hachette back in 2014.
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eBooks and Libraries: 3M Cloud Library Expanding Into UK and Australian Markets |
06:33 AM by trainboy in E-Book General | News A new platform for public libraries to consider.
The announcement below comes as the London Book Fair begins later this week. "3M Library Systems today announced that it will expand its 3M Cloud Library Digital Lending System to libraries in the UK and Australia. Borrowers in these countries will benefit from 3M’s entry into the market as it boosts public libraries’ options to meet the increasing demand for digital content." Full Text: |
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Mon April 13 2015
German Author Günter Grass Dies Aged 87 |
10:26 AM by HarryT in E-Book General | News The acclaimed German author Günter Grass has died at the age of 87. Grass won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999. He's best known for his novel "The Tin Drum" ("Die Blechtrommel"). |
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Kindle for Android Update 4.11 Adds Lots of New Features |
08:56 AM by Bettymaria in E-Book General | News Kindle for Android Update 4.11 Adds Lots of New Features Amazon updated their Kindle for Android app this past week to version 4.11.0, and with it comes a whole slew of changes—it’s one of the bigger updates in a long time. Among the new features, Word Wise has been added to the Kindle Android app. Previously Word Wise was only available on the current lineup of Kindle eReaders. It’s surprising to see Amazon add that feature to Android when it’s not even available on Fire tablets yet. The way Word Wise works is it gives short explanations above challenging words to help readers understand more challenging books. There’s a slider you can adjust to show more or less hints depending on your reading level. [Signature line deleted - MODERATOR] |
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