Accessory Review: Tablift Tablet Stand
Okay, yes, I admit the first time I saw this, my reaction was something like: weird steampunky fusion of tablet and mechanical spider. I don't know which of us started singing...
Ebook review copies: DRM, distrust, demands
This post was prompted by the complaints of a friend on Facebook about the DRM on a review copy of an ebook he had been sent to cover. Not a fan...
Book Review: Shadows and Tall Trees 2014, edited by Michael Kelly, Undertow Publications
Shadows & Tall Trees 2014 began life as a dark and fantastic fiction journal which rapidly developed a reputation for very high quality work from writers who were already leading names...
App review: Putting SwiftKey through the paces with a timed test
I'd thought that Swype was a pretty good keyboard replacement, and I still think so. Unfortunately, it's not compatible with the Nook HD, so someone recommended I look at SwiftKey.
My first...
Book Review by Joanna: Space Junque by L K Rigel
Space Junque is a novella-length space opera type of story set in a post-apocalyptic future where eco-terrorism is slowly eroding the planet. The protagonist escapes into space and finds herself stranded...
Book Review: Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
I stumbled across Blood Song by Anthony Ryan from a Books on The Knob post. She said it was at the upper end of her "bargain" category, and at $4.99 I...
Book review: The Hat-Stand Union, Caroline Bird, Carcanet Press Ltd
Before reading this review, please note that Caroline Bird: "won a major Eric Gregory Award in 2002 and was shortlisted for the Geoffrey Dearmer Prize in 2001. Her first collection, Looking...
Boston Herald reviews Nook Color
The Boston Herald reviews the new Nook Color, not passing up the opportunity to make a pun with the headline saying that the device’s “intentions are hard to read”. As might...
Anker customer service comes through
Whether a company makes a great product is only half of what makes it a good brand. The other half is how well the company performs when its product has a...
Phony book reviews on Amazon? Maybe
Got this email from Brigid Alverson and thought it was interesting enough to share. I went in and looked at the remaining reviews and they make interesting reading:
Hi Paul,I write about...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
