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Daily Links and Deals: 7 Kindle Fire Hacks To Help You Get The Most Out Of Your E-Reader & Tablet

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daily_links_1Today, an interesting list of Kindle Fire tablet tips, news on privacy measures on Russian social media site vKontakte, new data guidelines for Google’s Chrome store and more. In deals, deals on books and continued deals on Fire tablets and a payment plan for the Kindle Oasis.

Daily Links for Saturday, April 16, 2016:

7 Kindle Fire Hacks To Help You Get The Most Out Of Your E-Reader & Tablet (Bustle) Some really good tips her to help with your Kindle Fire.

vKontakte cracking down on ebook priacy (Torrent Freak) Sounds like the piracy was pretty blatant on this site.

Google’s Chrome Web Store will boot apps and extensions violating new user data guidelines (Techcrunch) Google is updating its User Data Policy and apps need to take notice.

Why Are Paper Passports Still a Thing? (Motherboard) Trying to strike a balance between paper and digital, human rights, privacy and the ease  (or pitfalls) of verifying your identity in the digital age.

Baen Books Adds Multiple Book Download Option (The Digital Reader) Baen is definitely a great place to buy books! This is a great option since Amazon no longer allows retailers to use the email to Kindle option.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, you can receive up to 65% off select SentrySafe safes and chests and there is a deal offering up to 50% off Bushnell Trail Cam & Binoculars.

Amazon is still offering savings on the Fire HD 6, pre-owned Fire tablets and savings of $15 on a Fire Essentials Bundle. I am also still seeing the option for 5 payments of $58 for the Kindle Oasis pre-order.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Bright and Distant Shores by Dominic Smith for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Wilde Nights in Paradise by Tonia Burrows for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Thief’s Magic – Millennium’s Rule (Book #1) by Trudi Canavan for $1.99.

Still available until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3 at the Kobo store.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Waiting for Teddy Williams by Howard Frank Mosher for $2.99.

(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: Book publishing is a resilient business

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daily_links_1Today, stories about book publishing, URL shorteners, the AmazonCrossing imprint and works in traslation, Libraries in the digital age and more. In deals, there’s a refurbished Samsung Galaxy S5, WiFi smart plugs, continued deals on Fire tablets and a payment plan for the Kindle Oasis.

Daily Links for Friday, April 15, 2016:

Guess what? URL shorteners short-circuit cloud security (Ars Technica)  Oh, dear. Since we *all* use shorteners, this can be a big privacy problem.

At London Book Fair: AmazonCrossing in Translation Expansion (Publishing Perspectives) Amazon Crossing is one of my favorite imprint. Quality works in translation are hard to find.

At National Library Week, A Look At How Libraries Transform in the Digital Age (MediaShift) It i time to make sure the public knows that libraries are still relevant to our lives.

London Just Reopened the Entrance to This Underwater Tunnel for the First Time in 147 Years (Gizmodo) This is just really cool. Plus, there’s a museum.

Canadian police have had master key to BlackBerry’s encryption since 2010 (The Verge) There are so many unanswered question here about what was supposed to be a more secure device….

Book publishing is a resilient business: Kobo CEO (CNBC) Michael Tamblyn talks about what Kobo has learned about publishing and says that e-readers are thriving.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm by Christie Golden for $1.99 and Boy by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake for $2.99.

In Today’s Deals, there’s a Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB Unlocked GSM Cellphone (Certified Refurbished), a TP-LINK Wi-Fi Smart Plug (HS100) that allows you to turn on and off your electronics from anywhere and a deal on  TCP LED A19 – 60 Watt Equivalent Daylight (5000K) Light Bulb – 6 Pack.

Amazon is still offering savings on the Fire HD 6, pre-owned Fire tablets and savings of $15 on a Fire Essentials Bundle. I am also still seeing the option for 5 payments of $58 for the Kindle Oasis pre-order.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is  Vernon Downs by Jaime Clarke for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is The Match of the Century: Marrying the Duke by Cathy Maxwell for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Bone Dust White – Macy Greeley Mysteries (Book #1) by Karin Salvalaggio for $2.99.

Still available until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3 at the Kobo store.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Dark Invasion –  1915: Germany’s Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America by Howard Blum for $1.99.

Google Books promotions include Limited-Time Deals, Crushworthy Reads (love stories on sale) and the Scorching Hot Sale (romances under $3).

(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: EU states set to have more power over setting own VAT rates

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daily_links_1Today, stories on EU VAT rates, Sling TV adding multiple channels, disturbing news about the Horror Writers Association, email privacy  and more. In deals,Fallout 4 for PC, multi-port chargers and Fire tablet bundles and deals.

Daily Links for Thursday, April 14, 2016:

EU states set to have more power over setting own VAT rates (RTÉ) I missed this story in all the new Kindle excitement, but it is an important one. High VAT rates on ebooks are a real problem affecting sales in the EU.

Sling TV addresses one of its biggest problems with debut of a streaming service for multiple devices (Techcrunch) Sling’s one stream rule at a time was a deal-breaker for many people (including me).  Here’s their alternative.

Are e-books really that important to Amazon? (Teleread) Everyone is scared of Amazon’s domination of the ebook market, but are ebooks that important to Amazon’s bottom line?

Why and When I Will Begin Boycotting the HWA (Brian Keene) Profoundly disturbing story about some of the goings on with the Horror Writers Association.

US House Committee approves bill requiring warrants for e-mail (Ars Technica) Legal provisions to protect our email privacy are wending their way through the system. Will they become a reality.

How Snapchat Killed the Homepage: In an attempt to woo Generation Z, publishers are launching social media-only concepts. (Business of Fashion) It is not your parent’s internet anymore….

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Men of the Otherworld: A Collection of Otherworld Tales (The Otherworld Series Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, there’s a deal on Fallout 4 for the PC, Sabrent 60 Watt (12 Amp) 10-Port Family-Sized Desktop USB Rapid Charger and savings of $15 on a Fire Essentials Bundle.

Amazon is still offering savings on the Fire HD 6 and the pre-owned Fire tablets.  I am also still seeing the option for 5 payments of $58 for the Kindle Oasis pre-order.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Dark Within by Candice Gilmer for $99 cents.

Barnes and Noble is promoting pre-orders for Bill O’Reilly’s Killing the Rising Sun, the epic true story of America’s fight against World War II Japan.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Tall, Dark, and Wicked: Wicked Trilogy (Book #2) by Madeline Hunter for $1.99.

Still available until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3 at the Kobo store.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stweart for $1.99. This book about the plants that humans have turned into alcoholic drinks sounds fascinating!

(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 Secret Rules of the Internet

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daily_links_1I’ve already written today about one of the biggest stories today, the announcement about the new Kindle Oasis. But there are some other interesting links to share: News of a new specification for USB-C cables, micropayments for newpapers and several interesting pieces on the internet and email sign-offs. In deals, there are bargains on Micro SD flash memory cards and several today-only deals from Kobo and Barnes and Noble.

Daily Links for Wednesday, April 13, 2016:

USB-IF battles malware and bad chargers with Type-C Authentication spec (Ars Technica) After the debacle with USB-C cables frying computers, this is a welcome change. Love to see this for all cables and chargers.

THE SECRET RULES OF THE INTERNET: The murky history of moderation, and how it’s shaping the future of free speech (The Verge) Very interesting piece….

What “XOXO” Really Means: A guide to interpreting e-mail sign-offs (New Yorker) Amusing guide to navigating that pesky part of deciding what the email sig means.

The Winnipeg Free Press’ bet on micropayments will generate about $100,000 in revenue this year (Nieman Lab) Interesting look at what one paper has learned about micropayments.

Google Calendar for Android and iOS will intelligently find a time for your personal goals (9 to 5 Google) This is such a great idea! Great motivation to do what is important to us on a personal satisfaction level.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes best-seller Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, a deal on 40% up to off Saucony  running shoes, the Futurama Complete Series on DVD and 40% off a Kingston Digital 16GB Micro SD Flash Card 2 Pack with Adapter.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Lower Your Taxes – BIG TIME! 2015 Edition: Wealth Building, Tax Reduction Secrets from an IRS Insider by Sandy Botkin for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Somebody Like You: A Novel by Beth K. Vogt for $1.99.

Today only (April 13, 2016), there is a one day special on the NOOK version of LIFE Unseen: Johnny Cash: An Illustrated Biography With Rare and Never-Before-Seen Photographs. Now Only $7.98 (Regularly $29.95).  Today is also the last day for the  coupon special where you can  get $15 off when you spend over $50. Details and coupon code here.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Midnight Crossroad – A Novel of Midnight, Texas (Book #1) by Sookie Stackhouse series author Charlaine Harris for $1.99.

It is the last day for free shipping on any Kobo e-reader through April 13, 2016. And, until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3 at the Kobo store.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner for $2.99.

(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: OverDrive Adds 500 New Publishers to Global Ebook Catalog

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daily_links_1In today’s links,OverDrive adds new publishers, music labels are furious at YouTube, and a look at how personalization of the internet makes it smaller. In today’s deals, 99 cent African American ebooks, bluetooth headphones and several retailer promotions.

Daily Links for Tuesday, April 12, 2016:

Here’s why the music labels are furious at YouTube – Again. (Recode) It’s is time for contract renegotiations and labels want to see a different result this time around.

Google will now warn users when websites host deceptive ‘social engineering’ ads (Techcrunch) This is a good thing.

First Click: The small ‘i’ internet (The Verge) Does the personalization experience make the internet smaller?

New York bill would have police scan your phone after a crash (Engadget)  You’d have to submit to a ‘textalyzer’ to see if texting led to your accident.

OverDrive Adds 500 New Publishers to Global Ebook Catalog (DBW) New features include enhanced ebooks and right-to-left reading support for languages like Arabic and Hebrew.

More Than 25 African American E-Books Available Now For Just 99 Cents Each — But Only For One Day! (Black News) Today only; books are normally $2.99.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes best-selling Legacy of Kings (Blood of Gods and Royals) by Eleanor Herman for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, find BÖHM Wireless Bluetooth Headphones, savings of $15 on a Fire Essentials Bundle and an iPhone 5/5S Battery Case included in the offerings.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Academy X: A Novel by Andrew Trees for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is An Affair to Dismember: The Matchmaker Series by Elise Sax for $1.99.

B and N also has a coupon special where you can  get $15 off when you spend over $50. Details and coupon code here.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Finding Jake A Novel by Bryan Reardon for 99 cents.

You can still get free shipping on any Kobo e-reader through April 13, 2016. And, until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3.daily_links_1

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Burglars Can’t Be Choosers (#1 Bernie Rhodenbarr series) by Lawrence Block for $3.99.

Google has a selection of Limited Time Deals that includes Midnight Crossroad, the first in the new series by Sookie Stackhouse author Charlaine Harris for $1.99.

(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: How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell

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daily_links_1In today’s links, a story on the terrifying effects of IP mapping glitches. Also, emojis, digital disruption of the auto and TV news markets. In today’s deals, you can get 70% off Crucial and Lexar memory products and a deal on a Garmin GPS watch.

Daily Links for Monday, April 11, 2016:

What’s that emoji mean? It all depends on the device you’re using (PC World) Now we have to speak Mac and PC and Android and iOS?

Netflix disappears from MPAA’s legal movie search engine (Torrentfreak ) Are Netflix and the MPAA fighting?

Car makers ask US to slow down on allowing self-driving cars (Ars Technica) Is this horse and buggy thinking going on here?

Digital disruption is coming quickly to TV news; how can broadcasters adapt and respond? (Nieman Lab) As more and more video becomes mobile, TV news is being forced to adapt.

How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell (Fusion) This TL:DR story on the reslults of IP mapping makes identity theft look mild by comparison.

A nail in the coffin for Firefox? Mozilla struggles to redefine browser (CNET) Firefox is losing its luster compared to Chrome.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Point of Control by L.J. Sellers for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, get up to 70% off Crucial and Lexar memory products. Also featured is a deal on a Garmin fenix 2 GPS Watch.

Amazon is still offering savings on the Fire HD 6 and the pre-owned Fire tablets.  The sales on e-ink Kindles are over. 🙂

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. Rubart for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Secret Star by Nora Roberts for$1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Crashed (Junior Bender #1) by Timothy Hallinan for $1.99.

In Kobo sales, today is the last day to get 3 ebooks for the price of 2 (terms and conditions apply). You can still get free shipping on any Kobo e-reader through April 13, 2016. And, until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes A Better Angel by Chris Adrian for $2.99.

(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: How music streaming service exclusives make pirating tempting again

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daily_links_1In today’s stories, we look at music streaming exclusives’ effect on the streaming industry, the tablet market and the future of the Nook. In today’s deals, $2 genre Kindle books, a Samsung 65-inch TV, colored pencils and continuing deals on Kindle e-ink e-readers and Fire tablets.

Daily Links for Sunday, April 10, 2016:

Are you a bad boyfriend? These techies can fix that for $70 a month (Guardian) This is one of those digital life things that makes me shake my head. Would you use this? Or want to be on the receiving end of it?

The tablet market is 100 million units smaller than expected. What happened? (ReCode) What’s the driving factor for these changes? Price? Upgrade cycles? Competition from devices like the $50 Fire?

How music streaming service exclusives make pirating tempting again (The Verge) Yes, streaming is the future. But this exclusivity thing has got to go.

YouTube Copyright Claim Strips Audio Out of Conference on Surveillance Overreach (Motherboard) Um… Calling youTube’s system mere broken may be an understatement.

Google Fiber drops its free basic tier in Kansas City, replaces with $50/m 100Mbps plan (9 to 5 Google) The free is gone, but the new plan sounds like a pretty good deal.

B&N Outsources Nook Functions to Indian Tech Company (The Digital Reader) I missed this story the other day, but it does not bode well for Nook lovers.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes George R.R. Martin’s Dreamsongs: Volume I for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, a Samsung UN65J6300 65-Inch 1080p Smart LED TV, $2 kindle books and Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils for your coloring books! And, I don’t play, so I probably need someone to explain the purpose of this Bushnell Tour V3 Jolt Standard Edition Golf Laser Rangefinder to me…. Does it help you choose which club to use?

Those Kindle and Fire deals are still available: You can still save on the Fire HD 6, the pre-owned Fire tablets, and the great  Kindle Deals for customers with Amazon Prime. The 16 GB version on the 7″ Fire is back up to its original price of $$69.99! I’m still recommending the 16gb HD6 for only $20 more as the better value if you prefer a higher resolution.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Ladies’ Night by Mary Kay Andrews for $2.99. The Romance Daily Find is Starry Nights by Daisy Whitney for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks for $1.99.

There are still several Kobo several promotions available for a little longer. ♥ Through April 11, get 3 ebooks for the price of 2 (terms and conditions apply). You can get free shipping on any Kobo e-reader through April 13, 2016. And, until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash.

(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 Rise of Skinny Bundles And How They Could Change Cord-Cutting

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daily_links_1Today, stories both serious and fun on skinny bundles for cord-cutters, WordPress.com flips the switch on encryption, new digital archives and the collecting of oral histories. In deals, you can find savings on memory sticks and cards. Amazon is still offering fabulous deals on Kindle and Fire tablets.

Daily Links for Saturday, April 9, 2016:

The Rise of Skinny Bundles And How They Could Change Cord-Cutting (Mediashift) A look at where we are at at this point in time in the a la carte pay-TV system.

WordPress.com turns on HTTPS encryption for all websites (Techcrunch) WordPress.com had lagged behind Facebook and Twitter in this department….

Makeup Tips for Google Hangouts (Racked) Who knew that there’s a special way to apply makeup for online sessions? I’m including this one as a PSA. 🙂

Chicago organization brings oral histories of African-Americans to colleges (Chicago Tribune) Reminiscent of some of the WPA projects during the Great Depression, these  oral history programs preserve essential stories.

The British Library’s oldest Qur’an manuscript now online (British Library) This eighth century manuscript has been fully digitized and is available online.

PeTreaT PetPal WiFi Automatic Pet Feeder: Automate Your Pet’s Feedings and Have Fun While Doing It (Gear Diary) Talk about the digital life! Cat owners will appreciate this review of a wi-fi connected pet feeder that even has a camera. One of my cats really wants this….

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes the classic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Modern Classics) by Betty Smith for $1.99 and a Georgette Heyer Regency Romance, Sprig Muslin, also for $1.99. (This is a great deal as the Georgette Heyer romances are usually $9.99 and up.)

In Today’s Deals, Amazon is offering savings on both SanDisk and  PNY memory products as well as $80 off a Fire HDX 8.9, 8.9″ HDX Display, Wi-Fi, 64 GB.

There are still plenty of Kindle and Fire deals as well: You can still save on the Fire HD 6, pre-owned Fire tablets,  15% off Fire TV models, and the great  Kindle Deals for customers with Amazon Prime. The 16 GB version on the 7″ Fire is $$64.99! (That’s $5 less than the original price of $69.99. The tablet has been going up in price about $5 each day.)

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is three Star Trek Next Generation novels in the classic Q Continuum series  for just $1.99 each. The Romance Daily Find is Major Misconduct: An Aces Hockey Novel by Kelly Jamieson for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Fool A Novel by Christopher Moore for $1.99. This is an interesting take on the King Lear story.

In case you  missed it, Kobo is running several promotions. Through April 11, get 3 ebooks for the price of 2 (terms and conditions apply). You can get free shipping on any Kobo e-reader through April 13, 2016. And, until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes The Power of Rest: Why Sleep Alone is Not Enough by Matthew Edlund, M.D. for $1.99.

(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: Fans to Amazon: Either Leave “Perfect” Kindle Alone or Make It an iPad

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daily_links_1In today’s links, fan reactions to the upcoming new Kindle, a library program that lends musical instruments, phone upgrade fees and more. In deals, you can find savings on SanDisk memory products and oodles of Kindle sales still going on.

Daily Links for day, April 1, 2016:

Fans to Amazon: Either Leave “Perfect” Kindle Alone or Make It an iPad (Inverse) A look at the various reactions and speculations about the upcoming new Kindle.

Toronto Public Library creates city’s 1st musical instrument lending program (CBC News)  This is a wonderful idea for a program! Here’s to a library of things!

Hyperlinking to unlawfully published copyright images is still legal, says top European judge (PC World) And sanity prevails…. Making linking illegal would be insane.

AT&T charging $20 upgrade fee even when you bring your own phone (Ars Technica) Um… This is just a tad bit greedy, don’t you think?

Call Sweden’s national number and talk to a random Swede now (Engadget) I am checking my Skype credits right now. I want to talk Nanne Grönvall songs. Who knows the words to  Håll om mig?

Cookie Monster Bemoans Lack of Apple Watch in Commercial ‘Outtakes’ (ReCode) These outtakes are better than the original commercial! 

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Bird Box: A Novel by Josh Malerman for $1.99.

In Today’s Deals, there’s a Yamaha TSR-5790BL 7.2-Channel AV Receiver w/4K Ultra HD and Bluetooth offered via Woot. Also featured is a promotion on SanDisk memory cards, sticks and drives. 

There are still plenty of Kindle and Fire deals as well: You can still save on the Fire HD 6, pre-owned Fire tablets,  15% off Fire TV models, and the great  Kindle Deals for customers with Amazon Prime. The 16 GB version on the 7″ Fire is $59.99! (That up $5 from yesterday, but still less than the original price of $69.99.)

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day by Leanne Brown for $1.99. (A note about this book: This is a cookbook geared towards people on tight budgets, particularly those on SNAP/Food Stamp benefits, where one is expected to eat on $4 a day. For every copy purchased, a copy is given to someone in need. She also offers a shorter, free PDF version on her website for those who need it. You’ll also find recipes and more information about the Good and Cheap project.)  The Romance Daily Find is Married ’til Monday (Chapel Springs Series #4) by Denise Hunter for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Born of Shadows – The League (Book #5) by Sherrilyn Kenyon for $2.99.

In case you  missed it, Kobo is running several promotions. Through April 11, get 3 ebooks for the price of 2 (terms and conditions apply). You can get free shipping on any Kobo e-reader through April 13, 2016. And, until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Lady Macbeth by Susan Fraser King for $1.99. This is an interesting take on Lady Macbeth’s side of the story.

(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: Geo-blocking madness highlighted by hidden camera stunt

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daily_links_1Interesting stories today: How geo-blocking would play out in the physical world, reddit apps and a reminder that your Netflix subscription price is going up next month. In deals, we have Dragon Naturally speaking and savings on Fire tablets and Kindles. And that 16 GB fire everyone is talking about is only $54.99 today!

Daily Links for day, April 6, 2016:

À La Carte Streaming Is Here, and It’s Just As Expensive As Cable  (Lifehacker) So much for cord cutting saving money….

Geo-blocking madness highlighted by hidden camera stunt (Torrent Freak) This includes a must-see video. Are we living in a global economy or not?

Reddit’s official Android app now launched w/ three months of free Reddit Gold (9 to 5 Google) Reddit on the go?

How Big Telecom Gets Away With Rewriting America’s Laws (Motherboard) This opinion piece makes some important points about the telecom – municipal broadband divide.

Reminder: 17 Million Netflix Users Will Get Price Hikes Next Month (Gizmodo) They told us this was coming, but it has been so long…. Still a good deal, IMHO.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s selection of Kindle Daily Deals includes Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death (The Grantchester Mysteries Book 1) by James Runcie fir $1.99. This is the Masterpiece TV series tie-in edition.

In Today’s Deals, you can  save up to 84% on Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software. I use this and LOVE IT! There is also a deal on an LG TV and an interesting set of Bluetooth headphones: the Bluedio T2 Plus Turbine Wireless Bluetooth Headphones with Mic/Micro SD Card Slot/FM Radio. I’m curious about the micro SD  card use on the headphones.

There are still Kindle and Fire deals as well: Savings on the Fire HD 6, pre-owned Fire tablets,  15% off Fire TV models, and the great  Kindle Deals for customers with Amazon Prime.

Everyone is talking about Amazon’s 16 GB version on the 7″ Fire. Today you can get it for just $54.99!

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is 11 books by (thrillers) R. J. Ellory for just $1.99 each. The Romance Daily Find is Dancing with a Rogue by Patricia Potter for $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life: The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend by Joseph Papa for 99 cents.

Kobo is running several promotions. Through April 11, get 3 ebooks for the price of 2 (terms and conditions apply). You can get free shipping on any Kobo e-reader through April 13, 2016. And, until April 18, select Romantic Times winners & nominees are on sale for under $3.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett for $2.99.

Google Books is running several promotions: There is a selection of Limited-Time Deals on sale. There are also deals on hot romance reads for under $3 each.  And, finally, a Stand-Alone Mysteries Sale, with prices starting at $1.99.

(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.