Daily Links: $4 Divergent Digital and Cards against Humanity Online

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Glinda Harrison

Digital Life:

Total BooX: Ebooks for the Way the 21st-Century Reader Reads (Publishing Perspectives)

If you hate PC bloatware, here are the vendors to avoid (PC World)

No, You’re Not Giving Away Your Online Identity (Recode)

Gaming and Streaming:

Stream music concerts and documentaries on your Roku (Quello)

A Party Game for Horrible People, Cards Against Humanity Available Online (Gear Diary)

Apps:

Hooks Will Make Sure You NEVER Miss a Notification (Gear Diary)

Top 15 file manager for Android tablet apps (Tab Times)

VLC for iOS Returns! The Do-All Media Player for All Devices (Gear Diary)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

How to Install Custom Dictionaries on Your Kobo eReader (Ink, Bits & Pixels)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals include the In the Land of the Long White Cloud Series at $1.99 each, also science fiction and fantasy, romance and health titles.

Today’s Deal on Amazon is Norton Security (For 5 Devices) for $29.99. It is available as a physical package or as a digital download.

In the Games department, until March 20th, there is a 50% off sale on full versions of G5 games for the Kindle Fire and other android devices:

There are also some in-app purchases for select G5 games available at 50% off.

NOOK Find of the Day is It’s Classified: A Novel by Nicolle Wallace for $1.99

Kobo does not have a Daily Deal listed today but does have a selection of children’s and YA books on sale.

Want to see the first film in the YA Divergent series? Grab Divergent Digital for $4, #DivergentWatchParty on Twitter Tonight!

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 the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Google allows company news to top search results

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Glinda Harrison

Digital Life:

The Old Reader Will Soon Show Sponsored Posts to Readers (Ink, Bits & Pixels)

Google change allows company statements to top news searches (Reuters)

Why It Takes More than Unplugging to Solve Modern Stress (Mediashift)

Gigaom, one of the better tech journalism sites around, shuts down (Ars Technica)

First Google Shop in London on Tottenham Court Road (Google Chromecast)

Telephone and Broadband:

Why America’s Internet Is So Shitty and Slow (Gizmodo)

Swedish Company Doro Announces Smartphone for the Blind and Elderly (Gear Diary)

FCC Finally Releases Net Neutrality Rules (Recode)

Gaming and Streaming:

FTC Targets DirecTV Over Advertised Discount Service (Recode)

Sling TV Service Expands New Channel Offerings/’Hollywood’ Add-On (Gear Diary)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

How to Use IFTTT to Send Content From Dropbox, Feedly, Pocket, and Instapaper to Your Kindle (Ink, Bits & Pixels)

How E Ink’s Electronic Paper Technology Works (Video) (The EBook Reader)

How to take a screenshot on an iPad (Tab Times)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals include romance, business, science fiction and kid’s titles.

The Nook Find of the Day is The Falconer (#1) by Elizabeth May for $1.99.

The Kobo Daily Deals is A Test of Wills by Charles Todd for $1.99.

Library Corner: 3-11-2015

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Glinda Harrison

OverDrive Fixes Technical Issue with Kindle Library eBooks (The Ebook Reader)

Findaway World Launches a Kids Tablet Designed for Libraries, Classrooms (Ink, Bits & Pixels)

New Online: College Art Association (CAA) Publishes “Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts” (Infodocket)

Welcome to the Future—at Your Library (American Libraries Magazine)

The Growth of Ebooks in Cuba (Havana Times)

In Haiti, a library with no books transforms the way kids learn (Christian Science Monitor)

Digital Collections:

Reference: IRS Launches Searchable Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers (Infodocket)

Charlie Hebdo Attack Web Archive From Archive-It & Bibliotheque Nationale de France (Archive-it)

The British Library’s Endangered Archives Program Releases Another 500,000+ Images Online (Infodocket)

New York Philharmonic Digital Archives (New York Philharmonic)

NATO Archives Discloses Documents Related To The Events In Poland 1987-1991, View Online or Download Complete Set (Infodocket)

Denmark’s Largest Digital Archive *site and archives are in Danish* (arkivdk)

Ohio: State Treasurer Partners with State Library of Ohio to Publish Centuries of Online Annual Financial Reports (Infodocket)

Once a week, I post links to digital-related library news articles and information about new digital collections available online.

Daily Links: Google Play Books rife with Malware?

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Glinda Harrison

Digital Life:

Google Play Books is Rife With Malware, Phishing Scams (Ink, Bits & Pixels)

Consumers Want It Both Ways: Free Content With No Tracking (PBS)

Do You Pick Gadgets Based on the Accessories? (Gear Diary)

Google caves to porn lovers, rescinds Blogger ban on adult content (Ars Technica)

In A World Where Email No Longer Exists (Techcrunch)

Broadband and Telephone:

FTC to award $25,000 for the best honeypot design to trap robocalls (Ars Technica)

Gaming and Streaming:

‘HBO Now’ Standalone Streaming Service Could Launch in Time for Game of Thrones (Mediaite)

Theaters dig in heels, refuse to show Netflix’s Beasts of No Nation (Ars Technica)

Sling TV’s Web-TV Service Attracts at Least 100,000 Sign-Ups in Its First Month (Recode)

Comcast is not saying when it will make HBO Go available on the PS4 (Ars Technica)

Rock Band 4 will thrash in 2015—and so will its old guitars, drums, DLC (Ars Technica)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

6 easy ways to control your Android phone from your tablet (Tab Times)

Five Sites to Help You Find Your Next Read (Ink, Bits & Pixels)

iPad screen protectors – Do you need one? (Tab Times)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals include history, romance and childrens titles.

The Nook Find of the Day is What Doesn’t Kill You by Iris Johansen for $2.99.

The Kobo Daily Deal is Zom-B by Darren Shan for $2.99.

E-Ink E-readers: Amazon is still offering the basic Kindle for $59. Kobo’s website says that is offering its Aura e-reader for $99.99. However, I can only get it to show up in my cart for its regular price of $129.99 when I try to checkout. I am not sure if the sale is over or the sale price is not yet in effect. I’d advise checking prices before you purchase.

Daily Links: Using Solar Power for e-readers

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Glinda Harrison

Digital Life:

Using Solar Power for E-readers in Africa, France (Publishing Perspectives)

Grab these discounted apps now for just 10 cents in the Google Play Store [updated] (Android Central)

Ultraportable Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard cavorts with iOS, Android, Windows gear (hands-on) (CNET)

Chrome OS now Lets You Lock Stolen Chrome Devices (Google Chromecast)

Five Best Audiobook Services (LifeHacker)

Clean Reader Offers a Profanity-Free Reading Experience (Ink, Bits & Pixels)

Broadband and Telephone:

AT&T is the First US Carrier to Offer the LG Watch Urbane. (Gear Diary)

Google talks about offering its own cellular service (Ars Technica)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

How to Upload eBooks and Documents to Your Kindle Account (Ink, Bits & Pixels)

In an Emergency, Use Siri to Call Poison Control! (Gear Diary)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal include romance, history, science fiction and kids titles. The basic Kindle is still on sale for just $59.

The NOOK Find of the Day is Laura Kaye’s Hard to Come By (Hard Ink Series #3) for 99 cents.

The Kobo Daily Deal is Last Chants (A Willa Jansson Mystery #5) by Lia Matera for 99 cents.

Library Corner: 3-3-2015

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Glinda Harrison

Introducing The Research Desk: Secrets of the Wayback Machine (GIJN)

More on Library Privacy Issues and Concerns (Infodocket)

Inside Korea: Libraries evolve into cultural complexes (Inside Korea)

UBC Library acquires 800-year-old medieval Papal document (University of British Columbia)

Fights prompt new hours at Desert Hot Springs library (Desert Sun)

U.S. Copyright Office Begins Posting Public Comments Re: DMCA, Section 1201 Exemptions (Infodocket)

Digital Collections:

The Smithsonian Libraries Artists’ Books Collection Online (Smithsonian Libraries)

MyHeritage adds 900 million global historical records (MyHeritage)

Princeton Prosody Archive (Princeton Center for Digital Humanities)

Legal Reference: United Nations Human Rights Office Launches Major Online Database Of Treaty Body Case Law (Infodocket)

John J. Audubon’s Birds of America (Audubon.org)

Once a week, I post links to digital-related library news articles and information about new digital collections available online.

Finds and Deals: $20 off Kindle

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Glinda Harrison

Just in time for Read an E-book Week: Until March 7, Amazon is offering $20 off the basic Kindle. This e-ink reader features a touch screen with special offers.

Amazon is also offering 175 Kindle books for $1.99 until March 11, 2015. The selection is quite varied, featuring thrillers, mysteries, romance and more.

Finds and Deals for Monday, March 2, 2015:

Kindle Daily Deals: Gould’s Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan and more….

Barnes and Noble Find of the Day: Lady Eve’s Indiscretion by Grace Burrowes for $1.99. There are also 101 NOOK Books Under $2.99 or less. (I found the SAS Survival Handbook for $1.99.) 🙂

Kobo Daily Deal: The Game and the Governess by Kate Noble for $1.99.

I will be looking for special deals and events to post all during Read an E-Book Week.

March is National Reading Month

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Glinda Harrison

March is National Reading Month and there are lots of ways to celebrate!

March 1-7, 2015 is Read an E-book Week. The week is designed to bring together readers, authors and publishers, with lots of free and discounted books to encourage e-book discovery. The official Facebook page for the event is here. The hashtag is #RAEW

You can also read about the history of the event in an article penned by Smashwords’s Mark Coker. Smashwords has a page offering over 50,000 titles at prices that range from 25% off to totally free. Smashwords authors are encouraged to discount their books for the promotions.

Monday March 2nd: NEA’s Read Across America Day. This year’s book is the Dr. Seuss classic, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Read Across America has a presence on Facebook and Twitter. The hashtag is #readacrossamerica

Many libraries host a variety of of promotional events during the month. You can check the website of The American Library Association and your local library for more information. 🙂

Is your library celebrating this month?