Tablet accessory review: Polaroid Universal 7" Tablet & iPad Mini Folio Case
I’m going to be getting a new tablet to try out sometime soon, and I’m about at my limit of tablet cases. My Nexus 7 has its own case, and I’ve...
Why are e-books still presented as an either/or argument?
My colleague Chris wrote the other day about e-books and the 'generational shift.' He notes that one article on this subject even used the phrase 'young people today' non-ironically when talking...
The Kindle Oasis: A doorway into awfulness?
A short but fascinating YouTube video, brought to light on the Kboards, reviews the Amazon Kindle Oasis in glowing terms - at least regarding its hardware. There's just one tiny problem....
Amazon fraud-fighting efforts sweep up innocent ‘prawny’ authors in their net
As I’ve mentioned before, Amazon is a victim of rampant click-fraud attempts, as scammers out there think they’ve found some new way of banging on the Amazon piñata until some money...
Quick look: Google Pixel C tablet
I'm visiting my parents in Southwest Missouri for their 50th anniversary celebration, and briefly staying over at their house. During that time, I had the opportunity to examine the Google Pixel...
A Look Back at BEA: BookBub, innovations in children’s books, The Onion’s bold bet...
When Katie Donelan four years ago became BookBub's third employee and the first one who was not a co-founder, the bargain e-books email list reached fewer than 100,000 members. At BookExpo America...
How many 800-word ‘Conrads’ a day do you write? Will Self on self-disclipine
Sometimes scabrous British novelist Will Self has penned an illuminating piece in The Guardian on his writing approach, which could benefit new and self-published authors everywhere. It also could make a...
Freetime update deregisters Fires, loses user data
A number of Fire owners have found their tablets spontaneously factory resetting themselves. We first covered this issue in April, when some owners of Fire HD devices found their tablets spontaneously...
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 come to light. eReaderIQ, the price tracking...
$400 million in Apple price-fixing refunds will begin disbursal June 21
We may be about to witness the final chapter in the Apple e-book antitrust lawsuit. Publishers Weekly reports that the $400 million in refunds Apple has agreed to pay e-book consumers...
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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...
