These are a few of my favorite ‘first’ lines read in November 2010. When I wrote essays at school I was always told to begin at the beginning and end at the end. I’m not at all sure that this story has an end. As for a beginning – well, in my opinion, it really [...]
Archive for November, 2010
All That You Should Know About Writing a Book Review
Posted by on November 30th, 2010
“I never read a book before reviewing it; it prejudices a man so”. These famous words of Sydney Smith clearly tell us a truth regarding books-that reviewing a book is no less significant a task than actually writing it out! In our fast moving world, leisurely reading of books is turning out to be an [...]
Kindle on Cyber Monday: Why Kindle Wi-Fi is a good deal
Posted by on November 30th, 2010
This morning I spent some time thinking about recent deal that Amazon was running for 2nd generation Kindle 3G during Black Friday sale. I personally already have several Kindles in my house so I don’t need another one but I know couple of folks who were trying to get it on Black Friday and they [...]
Nonfiction Monday: Candy Bomber
Posted by on November 29th, 2010
Candy Bomber: The Story of The Berlin Airlift’s “Chocolate Pilot”. Michael O. Tunnell. 2010. Charlesbridge. 120 pages. When I was a boy I would watch beautiful silver airplanes fly high in the sky, going to faraway places with strange-sounding names. I didn’t know then that when I grew up I would fly one of those [...]
Kindle Black Friday Deal Aftermath
Posted by on November 29th, 2010
Well, the $ 89 Kindle Lightning Deal has come and gone, unsurprisingly leaving behind it a cloud of shocked customers, angry shoppers, and confusion as to what exactly was going on in the first place. Some people are happy, having gotten themselves a new and extremely giftable Kindle for a great price, while most of [...]
How to Become a Book Reviewer
Posted by on November 28th, 2010
Breaking into the book reviewing profession requires a lot of hard work and patience. Not all book reviewers start off writing for the New York Times Book Review. As with any profession, the best way to get started is to start from the ground up. This means working for publications or newsletters for free. This [...]
Library Loot: Fifth Trip in November
Posted by on November 28th, 2010
New Loot: Dancing With Mr. Darcy: Stories Inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House Library compiled by Sarah Waters. The Boy from Ilysies by Pearl NorthPrisoners in the Palace: How Victoria Became Queen With The Help of Her Maid, A Reporter, and a Scoundrel: A Novel of Intrigue and Romance by Michaela MacCollThe Ring of [...]
Black Friday is over but Amazon Lightning deals are not
Posted by on November 28th, 2010
Although the dust after Black Friday has settled and it is already Saturday, Amazon continues to roll out new lightning deals. And you can conveniently track them on this page. All deal stats are also stored in the database so that when it is over I can publish some interesting statistics about how much time [...]
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No Comments »Enchanted Glass (MG/YA)
Posted by on November 27th, 2010
Enchanted Glass. Diana Wynne Jones. 2010. HarperCollins. 292 pages. When Jocelyn Brandon died–at a great old age, as magicians tend to do–he left his house and his field-of-care to his grandson, Andrew Brandon Hope. Andrew himself was in his thirties. The house, Melstone House, was a simple matter of making a Will. But it had [...]
Kindle Black Friday Deal: Best Day for Amazon Kindle Sales in History?
Posted by on November 26th, 2010
This Tuesday (November 23rd) Amazon reported on their Facebook wall: “We had our biggest sales day ever for Kindle devices yesterday. Thank you, customers!”. And it was just Tuesday of Thanksgiving Week. Since then Amazon made couple more posts on their wall announcing more Black Friday Deals products but didn’t leave any notes about Kindle [...]
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