Daily Archives: December 7, 2015

Finds and Deals: Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition

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Amazon hkindle hd 8 bundleas announced the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition. This is an exclusive bundle, priced at $249.99 with free shipping. The bundle includes:

  • The new Fire HD 8 tablet, normally retailing for $149.99.
  • One year of Kindle Unlimited, normally retailing for $9.99 per month (a $120 value)
  • An exclusive Reader’s Edition brown leather cover for the tablet. According to Amazon, the cover is designed to give the look and feel of a real book cover as well as protecting the tablet.

The bundle is available for pre-order and will begin shipping on December 9, 2015.

Note: There is no specified end date for this promotion. Generally, Amazon only makes these bundles available for a limited time.

 

 

Daily Links: X Marks the Spot That Makes Online Ads So Maddening

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daily_links_1X Marks the Spot That Makes Online Ads So Maddening (NYT) – I think at this point, we have all run into a few of these. Infuriating.

The USPS is rolling out a feature that emails you images of your actual mail (The Next Web)

Mozilla scraps in-Firefox ads (Computerworld) – Because the number of users who actually want this was how many?

Google Turns On Safe Browsing In Chrome For Android (Techcrunch) – A much needed safety feature.

Adobe Lightroom Mobile is now free on both Android and iOS (The Next Web) – Nice freebie for those who need it for Android.

Need Music For A Video? Jukedeck’s AI Composer Makes Cheap, Custom Soundtracks (Techcrunch) – This looks totally fascinating! I can see so many uses for this!

And finally, my Kindle find of the day, How To Draw Caricatures for just $1.99.

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on Twitter and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.