Monthly Archives: November 2016

Daily Links and Deals: Let this retro WordArt generator take you back to 1997

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Tuesday, November 8, 2016:

Android Auto gets rid of that pesky car requirement (PC World)Now you use your Android phone in your car without the Android hardware.

Listen to iBooks read by your iPhone: How To Video (CNET) Yes, your iPhone can also read your books to you.

How to follow the 2016 election results online (The Verge) And just cross your fingers that the internet doesn’t slow to a crawl or crash.

More pop might be in store for e-readers thanks to colorful graphene balloons (New Atlas) Are you still holding out for some color?

Let this retro WordArt generator take you back to 1997 (The Verge) Raise your hand if you remember this.

Authors on the 2016 Presidential Election (Publishers Weekly) Not surpisingly, authors have some pretty strong opinions on this election, just like the rest of us.

Both major metro and local newspapers drop their paywalls for Election Day coverage (Talking New Media) Nicely done.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Little Lamb Lost by Margaret Fenton.

In Today’s Deals, save up to 50% off select PNY memory devices. Also deals on APC UPS units and surge strips.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Live from the Campaign Trail: The Greatest Presidential Campaign Speeches of the Twentieth Century and How They Shaped Modern America by Michael A. Cohen.  The Romance Daily Find is Fatal Scandal by Marie Force.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Forgotten Sins (Sin Brothers Book 1) by Rebecca Zanetti. The Extra Daily Deal is The Bone Tree: A Novel (Penn Cage Book 5) by Greg Iles.

You can buy 2, get 1 free and save on Fern Michaels’ holiday romance titles until November 30.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is still out of stock.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes The Fall by John Lescroart.

Google Books has a selection of Big Deals.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

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, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links and Deals – Reminder: That selfie you want to take in the voting booth could be illegal

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Monday, November 7,  2016:

Here we go again: Microsoft’s popping up ads from the Windows 10 toolbar (PC World) Can Microsoft stop with this already? I am also getting these.

The guy that added Amazon’s ‘Alexa’ to a singing fish is the hero we all need (The Next Web) Warning: You cannot unsee this….

Reminder: That selfie you want to take in the voting booth could be illegal (Recode) This article links to a handy chart that tells you the laws (or lack thereof) in each state.

Google tries basing its search index around mobile websites  (Engadget) Now that mobile visits are outnumbering desktop hits, Google is testing a mobileifirst algorithm.

E-Books Success – Can Amazon Kindle? (Tech Featured) Here’s a fun guessing game: Can we extrapolate the estimated number of ebooks Amazon sill sell based on the five years of iTunes sales?

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes several cookbooks: The Big Book of Casseroles: 250 Recipes for Serious Comfort Food by Maryana Vollstedt and Slow Cooker: The Best Cookbook Ever with More Than 400 Easy-to-Make Recipes by Diane Phillips, James Baigrie.

In Today’s Deals, The Hunger Games: Complete 4 Film Collection [Blu-ray + Digital HD]. It is also available in DVD format.

Been thinking about an buying an Echo? Get one on sale today for $10 off.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is A Theory of Relativity by Jacquelyn Mitchard. The Romance Daily Find is Sarah’s Garden by Kelly Long.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Calendar Girl: Volume One by Audrey Carlan. The Extra Daily Deal is War Dogs (Book 1) by Greg Bear.

You can buy 2, get 1 free and save on Fern Michaels’ holiday romance titles until November 30.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is still out of stock.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin.

Google Books has a selection of Big Deals.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

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, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Sunday Daily Deals: Living Well, Spending Less

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livingwellDeals of the Day for Sunday, November 6,  2016:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Living Well, Spending Less: 12 Secrets of the Good Life by Ruth Soukup.

In Today’s Deals, a Char-Broil The Big Easy TRU-Infrared Oil-Less Turkey Fryer Bundle with 2 Leg Racks and Kabob Set.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. The Romance Daily Find is The Eighty Days Series, Volumes One Through Three: Eighty Days Yellow, Eighty Days Blue, and Eighty Days Red by Vina Jackson.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is The Host: A Novel by Stephanie Meyer. (I am not a Twilight fan, but if you have never read this one, it is an excellent book!) The Extra Daily Deal is The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is still out of stock.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians and Artists by Terry Gross.

Google Books has a Humor Sale with a selection of books that make you LOL.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

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, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Saturday Daily Deals: East of the Sun

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eastofsunDeals of the Day for Saturday, November 5,  2016:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes East of the Sun: A Novel by Julia Gregson.

In Today’s Deals,  Bushnell H2O Waterproof/Fogproof Roof Prism Binoculars.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Illuminae (The Illuminae Files Series #1) by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff. The Romance Daily Find is Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is The American Heiress: A Novel by Daisy Goodwin.  The Extra Daily Deal is also Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is still out of stock.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham.

Google Books has a Humor Sale with a selection of books that make you LOL.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

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, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links and Deals: A Literary look at the last time the Cubs won the World Series

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Thursday, November 4,  2016:

A Literary look at the last time the Cubs won the World Series (Literary Hub) I live just outside of Chicago, so the Cubs win is a big topic of conversation around here. 🙂 This piece takes an interesting approach.

Another 40 million people bolt from Microsoft’s browsers as mass exodus continues (PC World) Does anyone still use Microsoft browsers?

Android apps will soon be able to offer cheaper, introductory subscription prices (The Verge) How many apps would do better in terms of sales if they could offer cheap trials? I know I would try more apps that way….

Adobe’s Project VoCo lets you edit speech as easily as text (Techcrunch) Wow, this is interesting, but it is also very scary in terms of potential harm.

The mobile library: can literature conquer the smartphone? (Financial Times) Print, e-reader or app? Where’s the future of reading?

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued their Bosses and Changed the Workplace by Lynn Povich.

In Today’s Deals, select Mega Blocks Construction Sets.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is a trio of books from bestselling author William W. Johnstone. The Romance Daily Find is Stranger by the Lake by Jennifer Wilde.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Garden of Beasts: A Novel of Berlin 1936 by Jeffery Deaver. The Extra Daily Deal is Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is still out of stock.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin.

Google Books has a selection of Big Book Deals (books start at 99 cents).

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

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, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links and Deals: Digital libraries won’t make regular ones obsolete

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Thursday, November 3,  2016:

This Chrome extension saves you from default email app horror (The Next Web) Applemail users, this Chrome extension is for you. No more mailto: issues.

Digital libraries won’t make regular ones obsolete (Geektime) How physical and digital books can co-exist in library space.

Sudo lets you change your online identities as easily as flipping a switch (Techcrunch) I manage several business related accounts and being able to switch identities like this would make the job a lot easier.

There’s now one less excuse not to use a password manager (The Verge) LastPass is now free across multiple devices.

OverDrive to Donate Popular Ebooks to 1,000 Elementary Schools (Digital Book World) Overdrive partners with several publisher to donate books for Title-1 programs.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Moonstruck Madness (Dominick Trilogy Book 1) by Laurie McBain.

In Today’s Deals, 60% off luggage and travel gear.

It is also the last day for $20 off select Kindles.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris. The Romance Daily Find is The Sweet By and By by Sara Evans, Rachel Hauck.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is also Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris.The Extra Daily Deal is From Longbourn to Pemberley, The First Year A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Elizabeth Ann West.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is out of stock.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes This Is a Book by Demetri Martin.

Google Books has a selection of humor books on sale.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

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, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links and Deals: The (updated) history of Android

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Wednesday, November 2,  2016:

Apple is reportedly making Apple Music a little cheaper (The Next Web) There’s been some speculation that Amazon’s Music Unlimited pricing was going to drive streaming prices downward. Is this what we are seeing here? (And just for the record, pundits were betting that Apple wouldn’t play this game.)

Cord Cutters Are Finding Ways to Cope With Comcast’s Data Caps (Motherboard) Cord-cutting equals using more bandwidth. Data caps are a challenge – and it’s only going to get worse.

More websites were viewed on mobile devices and tablets than desktops for the first time ever this month (Quartz) We’ve officially tipped over into the mobile world….

How skinny will Hulu’s new bundle be? (Recode) Cord-cutters and cord-cutter hopefuls are waiting to hear about the lineup.

The (updated) history of Android (Ars Technica) Follow the endless iterations from Android 0.5 to Android 7 and beyond

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Joyland (Hard Case Crime Book 112) by Stephen King.

In Today’s Deals, save up to up to 40% off Philips Wake-Up Lights.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March. The Romance Daily Find is Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Fall With Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout. The Extra Daily Deal is Triple Play: A Boxed Set of Hot Baseball Romances by Mindy Klasky.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is currently out of stock.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss.

Google Books has a selection of Big Book Deals (books start at 99 cents).

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

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, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Get $20 off Amazon Kindle e-readers

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paperwhite_bwRight now, you can get $20 off several of the e-ink Kindle models. Through Thursday, all Kindles e-readers except the Oasis are discounted. The models are:

Amazon is also offing savings on Essentials bundles for each device. The bundles include the e-reader, a Amazon cover and a power adapter.

Recently, Amazon has been offering five month payment plans for its devices. The payment plans are as follows for devices with the default configuration of WiFi and special offers:

Also note that Amazon’s Holiday Return Policy is now in effect. This policy gives you extra time for returns for items, factoring in gift giving. The policy states:

Items shipped by Amazon.com between November 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016, may be returned until January 31, 2017, for a full refund, subject to our other return guidelines listed below. Items shipped from sellers other than Amazon.com are subject to this same holiday return policy unless otherwise stated in the seller’s individual Return Policy.

And don’t forget to buy a cover! Any Kindles on your Christmas wish list?

Daily Links and Deals: The myth of the disappearing book

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Tuesday, November 1,  2016:

Here’s my secret weapon: I read (Medium) A reflection on the role of reading in personal success.

The myth of the disappearing book (The Conversation) The role of disruptive technologies: books have been here before and survived.

Watch the leaked photos of the upcoming Nook Tablet 7 (The USB Port) Barnes and Noble is going to be transitioning from a Samsung-branded tablet to its own hardware again. Here’s a peek at the photos from the FCC filing.

The Story of Shareware, the original in-app purchase (Motherboard) Great piece of history here. I used to buy tons of shareware. Wolfenstein 3-D, anybody? 🙂

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Henna House: A Novel by Nomi Eve.

In Today’s Deals, up to 70% off coats and jackets, a Hoover Vacuum Cleaner T-Series WindTunnel Pet Rewind Bagless Corded Upright Vacuum and a LG Curved Smart OLED TV.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is  First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women
by Susan Swain, C-SPAN, Richard Norton Smith.  The Romance Daily Find is Fight for Me by Jessica Linden.

Barnes and Noble also has a selection of NOOK Books Under $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Be Frank With Me: A Novel by Julia Claiborne Johnson. The Extra Daily Deal is The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived The Holocaust by Edith H. Beer, Susan Dworkin.

There is also a selection of Great Reads Under $5 and Bargain Reads in Fiction, in Mystery and other genres. The Kobo Aura One (and the Aura Edition 2 e-readers are now available for order at the Kobo store. (The Aura One is out of stock until November 1, 2016.)

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Pogue’s Basics by David Pogue.

Google Books has a selection of Popular Deals for 99 cents and up.

(A note on Daily Deals: All prices current at the time of posting and subject to change. Most items marked Daily Deals are good for only the day posted.

Many large promotions have discount pricing that is set by the publisher. This usually means that titles can be found at a discount price across most platforms (with iTunes sometimes being the exception). If you have a favorite retailer you like to patronize, check the title on that website. There is a good chance that they will be matching the sale price.)

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, Facebook, and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.