Ereaders
Happy New Year. Have been thinking about what to say, but I’m so late I’m afraid all the good topics have already been written. And it’s already the 4th; folks are probably DONE hearing about how bad the ending of LOST was, how sad it was when so-and-so passed away, how shocking it was to [...]
Hello, Fall. These blustery autumn days are blowing in something new. Winds of change. Life it taking another turn, as someone very close to me is about to give birth to a precious new baby boy, a blessing, a grandson. As she waits, anxious and uncomfortably round, I muse–thinking back to those days almost 29 [...]
So what’s going on in the world? I’m feeling good. Like some positive vibes are at work, downloading in the background. Can’t really explain it. Planets aligning or some such malarkey. When I feel this way, I want to share it. So here, have a slice! Been hard at work making decisions about my career, [...]
March Madness! We love March. March is… Small press month Women’s history month National Nutrition Month National Kidney Month American Red Cross Month. See anything interesting yet? Maybe you’re not up to a whole month of anything, so consider this: it’s Read an ebook week! Yes, those annoying tree-huggers are back, admonishing you for still [...]
Australian students using netbooks in the classroom. Since Governor Swarzeneggar’s recent move to make digital textbooks a reality in California, I have been watching the process unfold and have listened to a dizzying array of public reaction. Typically, many people fire off opinions prior to becoming fully informed on the subject. Some fear that economically-disadvantaged [...]
by Pam Ripling It’s a ploy to get people to recognize that ebooks really are a viable format for reading good–and bad–books. Although I am thrilled that my books are available in paperback, as a reader, I prefer electronic versions for myself. I’m sort of a pioneer. My first published novel, IN TOO DEEP, was [...]
Continue reading about EBook Week: Homage to the Rocket eBook
My Summer ’08 newsletter is out, headlined with an article about how you could buy an Amazon Kindle for about the same price as a month’s worth of gasoline. Read it at www.BeaconStreetBooks.com/NEWS/Sum08.htm . I haven’t tried the Kindle yet. I have held the Sony reader in my hands, loved the shape and feel and [...]
