I recently watched The Valley of Decision starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck. It was definitely a treat, for the most part. Greer Garson, of course, I knew from Pride and Prejudice. And then there’s Gregory Peck. Need I really say more?! The movie, as I’ve come to learn, was based on a novel by [...]
Archive for April, 2012
Daily Deals: More than 100 Mystery and Crime Novels and Link
Posted by on April 29th, 2012
Today Amazon makes good deal: more than 100 Mystery and Crime Novels. Buried beneath every modern mystery and crime novel is an influential body of work. The Prologue Crime Collection mines these gems to shed light on books from generations past that have influenced today’s new releases, offering a page-turning look into the evolution of [...]
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No Comments »Review: Barnes & Noble’s GlowLight Nook Leaves Kindle Playing Catch-Up
Posted by on April 28th, 2012
The biggest complaint about eReaders since Day 1 has been the fact that you can’t read them in the dark. Now, normally I’m the first to call out such complaints as poorly informed since they tend to involve comparisons between E Ink Kindles and LCD alternatives. Apparently that will no longer be an important distinction [...]
Out of Sight, Out of Time (YA)
Posted by on April 28th, 2012
Out of Sight, Out of Time. Ally Carter. 2012. Hyperion. 304 pages. “Where am I?” I heard the words, but I wasn’t sure I’d said them. The voice was too rough, too coarse to be mine. It was as if there were a stranger in my skin, lying in the dark, saying, “Who’s there?” Out [...]
Macs Get Send-to-Kindle Option
Posted by on April 27th, 2012
It hasn’t been all that long since we first saw the release of the Send-to-Kindle program for the PC, but it has already proven to be a huge improvement to the Kindle’s functionality for many users. Not only does it make things like exporting DRM-free eBooks from Calibre that much easier (nobody likes having to [...]
I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus
Posted by on April 27th, 2012
I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus. Jack Prelutsky. Illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic. 2012. HarperCollins. 144 pages. I was disappointed in some ways with Jack Prelutsky’s I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus. While there were a handful of poems–and yes, I mean just a handful–that I really loved and enjoyed, most of the poems were of the not-for-me variety. The [...]
Kindle Faces Major Competition Internationally
Posted by on April 26th, 2012
While the Kindle name is practically synonymous with eReading for many people, it has been confined largely to the US for a rather long time now and as such Amazon may have lost a chance to build the same momentum in other markets. Much of what made them so successful was being the first company [...]
Posted in Digitalbooks And Readers Tags: Competition, Faces, Internationally, Kindle, Major No Comments »A Handful of 2012 Picture Books
Posted by on April 26th, 2012
Dinosaur Thunder. Marion Dane Bauer. Illustrated by Margaret Chocos-Irvine. 2012. Scholastic. 32 pages. When lightning flares in the faraway skyand clouds growl like lions waking……big brother Chad dances a dance right in the middle of the room. “A storm is coming. A storm is coming!” Chad shouts.Brannon looks for a place to hide. Brannon is [...]
Kindle Fire vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2: Which Should You Buy?
Posted by on April 25th, 2012
There are loads of new 7” tablets coming out lately that have their eyes on the Kindle Fire’s success. The common theme seems to be having either slightly higher specs and a few of the features that people complain the Kindle Fire lacks, or a lower price point that doesn’t preclude basically functioning in the [...]
Article 5 (YA)
Posted by on April 25th, 2012
Article 5. Kristen Simmons. Tor. 368 pages. Beth and Ryan were holding hands. It was enough to risk a formal citation for indecency, and they knew better, but I didn’t say anything. Curfew rounds wouldn’t begin for another two hours, and freedom was stolen in moments like these. If you enjoy YA dystopias, then you [...]
