There's a new e-reader in the house! I had been eying the Kobo Glo with some envy ever since it came out. It seemed like Amazon's readers kept getting thicker and chunkier-looking, while Kobo's kept getting smaller and cuter and faster. The glow light was what really sold me, though. I read in bed a lot, and was growing weary of the tiny iPod Touch screen—I wanted to take a book with me again! And even with the light on, it was too dark to bring my reader into bed. We have one power outlet, and it's not on my...

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          The Humble Indie Bundles frequently add more titles to their selections midway through the sale period, and the e-book bundle is no exception. Today the bundle added to its existing titles five more books. These are all webcomic collections, available as DRM-free PDFs (regular and high-resolution) only: two from Penny Arcade, two from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, and one from xkcd. They are available to anyone who pays more than the average purchase price (currently a bit over $13), or have been added to anyone who previously paid more than the average (even if the average is higher than what...