Monthly Archives: July 2011

J.K. Rowling Finally Bringing Harry Potter To The Kindle Through ‘Pottermore’

For quite a while now, one of the most popular series of books ever to be published has been repeatedly denied to Kindle users.  Author J. K. Rowling has absolutely refused to publish, or allow to be published, electronic versions of anything in the Harry Potter series.  Countless fan-made copies have circulated the internet over … Continue reading

Latest Amazon tablet rumor (they all tend to conflict with one another)

CANACCORD GENUITY ANALYST BOBBY BURLESON PROVIDES LATEST RUMOR   Munarriz adds, “Amazon can do it. Perhaps more importantly, Amazon can sell each and every one of those tablets.”  For the usual reasons we’ve seen in all the articles on Amazon’s ecosystem. ‘ Burleson’s report waxes favorably on NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Atmel (Nasdaq: ATML), as … Continue reading

Apple Denied Injunction in Amazon ‘App Store’ Battle (PC Mag)

Well, a bit of sense in this world PC Magazine’s Chloe Albanesius reports that Apple did NOT get its way this time in one of their many lawsuits focused on forbidding others to use common words they want for their own.   She writes: “Apple was dealt a blow in its bid for exclusive rights … Continue reading

Free Kindle Books for July 8

Here is a collection of three books currently available for free for the Amazon Kindle. The Tinker’s Cove, Maine, newspaper reporter has a whole subdivision of peculiar neighbors around her once peaceful farmhouse, and anonymous letters are arriving at her office. The unknown penman alleges that the new football coach, Buck Burkhart, is condoning unsavory … Continue reading

Klippings Kollector Desktop Software Review

Klippings Kollector is a software program for retrieving and organizing Kindle notes and highlights. Description: Transfer, tag, organize and manage Kindle notes and highlights. $14.99 USD   4 kindles out of 5 rating   Official Product Description Klippings Kollector™ (Patent Pending) will import highlights & notes from your Kindle® onto your computer and rapidly locate … Continue reading

Free Book for Kindle: The Sacrifice

The Sacrifice is currently available for free. Description: Ah, end of summer, one more week till school starts, and Ruth and her friend Mandy are wading downriver near Ruth’s grandfather’s cattle and hay farm. Always fun! That is until they spy a newly built house along an upper bank and decide to explore it and are interrupted … Continue reading

Free eBook for Kindle: The Bridge

The Bridge is currently available for free. Description: After finding an online advertisement for a free designer couch, roommates Lena, Stacy and Tamara believe that they have found the perfect bargain. After the sofa’s quick delivery, the three friends soon make a terrifying discovery.  “The Bridge” is a tale of horror. Contains mature themes and graphic violence. … Continue reading

Free Book for Kindle: Completing the Cycle

Completing the Cycle is currently available for free. Description: A group of scientists and archaeologists travel to an abandoned alien world and try and work out why the aliens left and where they went. As they explore the city, the scientists feel the alien presence more and more strongly and it brings into focus their own feelings … Continue reading

Free Kindle Book: Tit for Tat

Tit for Tat is currently available for free in the Amazon Kindle store. Description: Sara has always been a good girl, up until the two most notorious guys on campus ask her and her friend “Will you kiss for us?” The guys want to go tit for tat. If the girls perform for them, they’ll … Continue reading

Free Kindle eBook: The Outsider

The Outsider is currently available for free. Description: For as long as she can remember, Gabrielle Hope has had the gift of knowing–visions that warn of things to come. When she and her mother joined the Pleasant Hill Shaker community in 1807, the community embraced her gift. But Gabrielle fears this gift, for the visions are often … Continue reading