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Media interviews are a popular way for writers to introduce new books they hope will catch the viewer’s eye and generate interest in their work. Here’s a selection of forthcoming Kindle books by authors scheduled for interviews on TV and radio programs. Books are arranged in chronological order by the date of the scheduled interview. ON NPR’S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED (31 AUG 2010): Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life,... 

Many best-selling authors are going direct by publishing through epublishers instead of traditional publishing companies. Here’s why. More  Read More →

Spend less time searching for new genre fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don’t have to. Recent genre fiction releases in sci-fi, romance and western fiction include: SCIENCE FICTION The Evolutionary Void by Peter F. Hamilton. Del Rey. Print Length: 704 p. Kindle edition $14.74. Text-to-Speech: Disabled. “Exposed as the Second Dreamer, Araminta has become the target... 

News – 1) Scattered reports of Kindle 3 freeze-ups and crashes echo my own experience.  Late-breaking news from Abhi indicates Amazon may be working on a software fix soon.  2) Sony announces three new Readers. 3) Staples to begin selling Kindles. Tech Tip – Via A Kindle World , I learn about an easy way to convert Google …  Read More →

Amazon is offering a whole slew of cases , covers, sleeves and skins for the new Kindle, including nice looking stuff from Diane von Furstenberg, Timbuk2, Belkin, BUILT, and, my favorite, LeSportsac. Who said ebooks couldn’t be beautiful? [ Amazon ] More  Read More →

Why does Apple dominate all aspects of the digital music market, but fail in TV? Why does Microsoft do so well in desktop operating systems, but can't translate that winning formula to cell phones? Why is Google so good at search, yet so clearly miss with Google Orkut? How did a guy like Mark Zuckerberg create a runaway success like Facebook? The answer to these questions can determine the winners and losers in the $174 billion per year... 

Each week Entertainment Weekly reviews a small selection of popular new books. Titles available for the Kindle reviewed in the September 3rd issue include: Freedom , by Jonathan Franzen. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Print length: 576 p. NOVEL. EW’s slant: “…a deep dive into a fascinating family that feels very real, and fully grounded in our time.” Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (5 reviews). Kindle edition $14.99. Text-to-Speech:... 

Steve Jobs launched an insta-meme today by suggesting in his keynote that Apple’s new multi-touch iPod nano could be worn as a wristwatch. The meme becomes a fad next week when the nano arrives in stores and people start actually wearing them on wrists. It’s going to happen, especially when third-party companies begin offering special-purpose wristwatch straps for it. I know it’s going to happen because I’m going to do it. But serving... 

Media interviews are a popular way for writers to introduce new books they hope will catch the viewer’s eye and generate interest in their work. Here’s a selection of forthcoming Kindle books by authors scheduled for interviews on TV and radio programs. Books are arranged in chronological order by the date of the scheduled interview. ON NPR’S MORNING EDITION (27 AUG 2010): 101 Places Not to See Before You Die , by Catherine... 

The Kindle 3 ’s new Pearl e-ink display (right) appears to provide greater contrast and a sharper image than its predecessor. Although this is not a microscopic close-up of the two screens, the difference is noticeable. [ Kindle World blog via Crunchgear ] More  Read More →

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Spend less time searching for new genre fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don’t have to. Recent genre fiction releases in fantasy fiction include: Bearers of the Black Staff: Legends of Shannara by Terry Brooks. Del Rey. Print length: 384 p. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Disabled. “The horrors of a war-ravaged world again invade a hard-won peace in Brooks’s... 

In this video, I compare the speed of 3G v. WiFi on a pair of Kindle 3s set up with identical configuration except for the wireless connection. Both are set to enable Java and Images, and cookies and history were cleared before the test. WiFi here at the cottage in Ocean Park, Maine, where the video was filmed, is averaging 9 Mb/second download and .22 Mb/second upload. Note – The video player below links to the Blip.tv version of the review,... 

Apple is announcing something next week, and everybody expects that announcement to involve new iPods, a new strategy for iTunes and possible a new direction for Apple TV. A FaceTime-capable iPod Touch would be nice. And 99-cent TV shows would probably make Apple a lot of money. Apple and Google are fighting it out over control of the TV experience, but I don't sense a lot of desire on the  Read More →