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Free Stephen King short story from The Atlantic

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Chris Walters

It’s almost impossible to find a free Stephen King short story these days, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the entire text of a new work, “Herman Wouk Is Still Alive,” has been published by The Atlantic on … Continue reading →

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Make your Kindle look busted with this screensaver

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Chris Walters

Why in the world would you want to make your Kindle look like the screen has been smashed? I dunno, but here are some ideas: To make it less appealing to thieves. To elicit sympathy from nosy coworkers, non-crazy subway … Continue reading →

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Kindlebility is yet another way to send articles to your Kindle

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Chris Walters

Kindlebility lets you add a bookmark to your browser that will send any page you’re viewing to your Amazon Kindle email address. Continue reading →

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American Airlines giving away 30 Nook Colors this month

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Chris Walters

American Airlines is promoting its new Android app by giving away one free Nook Color every day this month until April 28th. To enter, install the free Android app and launch it, or visit AA’s website and submit your email … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Earth Day with 21 free sex-charged romance ebooks

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Chris Walters

The romance ebook website All Romance is honoring Earth Day by giving away free ebooks this month. All Romance says this is their way of helping the environment, and while I don’t know if anyone has yet proved for certain … Continue reading →

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Check out Kindle App News for the best Kindle app coverage

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Chris Walters

For several months now I’ve been trying to keep track of new apps as they’re released on the Kindle Store. It was manageable at first, but now that the number of titles is approaching 50, the task has grown beyond … Continue reading →

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How to spot a pirate ebook site

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Chris Walters

Let’s assume you don’t want to download a pirated copy of an ebook, but you’re still the type of consumer who wants a good bargain. As you look around the web for ebook sources, you’ll sometimes come across websites that … Continue reading →

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Read an Ebook Week means special deals and offers

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Chris Walters

When “Read an E-Book Week” was started in 2004, it made sense to try to expose more readers to the convenience of ebooks. The Kindle didn’t exist, the readers that did were expensive, and ebook editions were priced like hardcovers … Continue reading →

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