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Daily Links and Deals: AM Radio May Soon Be A Thing Of The Past

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Tuesday, January 26, 2016:

AM Radio May Soon Be A Thing Of The Past (Music 3.0) – Digital is disrupting radio as well as books and film.

Comcast and Charter may soon control 70% of 25Mbps Internet subscriptions (Ars Technica) – That’s an awful lot of control of the broadband market!

Apple will reportedly allow paywalled articles in Apple News (The Verge) – Just what are the benefits to consumers here?

The heavy price we pay for ‘free’ Wi-Fi (The Conversation) – Are we giving up too much in terms of privacy and security just to get free wi-fi?

TV resolution confusion: 1080p, 2K, UHD, 4K, 8K, and what they all mean (CNET) – Handy guide to the what the numbers mean when shopping for a new TV.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal offers up to 90% off select Kindle Books for Students. Lot of interesting stuff here: Urban planning, business, filmmaking, engineering, history  and more! I found Aha!: The Moments of Insight that Shape Our World for $2.99.

As part of the Today’s Deal specials,  you can get up to 70% off Crucial and Lexar memory products.  Also offered is up to 70% off select 3M Workspace Solutions such as monitor stands, mouse pads and more.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Voices of the Dead by Peter Leonard [Elmore Leonard’s son]  for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Secret Indiscretions by Trice Hickman for $2.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson for $1.99. Kobo’s  Buy 2, Get 1 free sale continues through February 1st.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Dead Between the Lines by Denise Swanson 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Bild’s hardline take on ad blocking: ‘We will not be blackmailed’

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Monday, January 25, 2016:

How a City in France Got the World’s First Short-Story Vending Machines (New Yorker) – Fascinating story!These sound delightful!

Google Play Games soon won’t require a Google+ account (The Next Web) – Another disconnect from Google Plus account logins.

Sending a single link can cause anyone’s smartphone to crash (The Next Web) – This sounds like the tech version of getting Rickrolled.

Bild’s hardline take on ad blocking: ‘We will not be blackmailed’ (Digiday) – Alex Springer is still saying no to ad blockers.

This tool helps you search the entire global Netflix library (The Next Web) – Have you ever wondered what we get on Netflix that the rest of the world doesn’t?

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes the first two books in Alan Russell’s Gideon and Sirius mystery series, Burning Man and Guardians of the Night for $1.99 each.This is an amazing series about a police detective and his canine partner. I LOVE these books and am looking forward to the next installment, Lost Dog (A Gideon and Sirius Novel Book 3)  which is coming out in June.

Save up to 60% off Kindle Series Bundle Deals.  There are 18 series bundles, each containing from 2 to 10 books. Included is Bob Mayer’s Area 51 – The Nightstalkers (4 Book Series) for $7.20.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Cold As Ice: A Kristen Conner Mystery / Book 3 by M.K. Gilroy for $2.99. The Romance Daily Find is Reckonings (Harlequin Intrigue Series #1593) by Cynthia Eden for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Bette Lee Crosby’s The Wyattsville Series set for $1.99. You can also find all twelve of Audrey Carlan’s Calendar Girls books for $2.99 each. Kobo’s  Buy 2, Get 1 free sale continues through February 1st.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes If Tomorrow Comes by Sidney Sheldon 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: A Crazy Little Hack For Getting Large Book Files Into The Kindle App On iOS

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Sunday, January 23, 2016:

A Crazy Little Hack For Getting Large Book Files Into The Kindle App On iOS (Lean Pub) – File to big for Send to Kindle or Amazon to transfer? Here’s a workaround.

Ownership and Copyright Law: Legal Fences Between You and Your Purchases (CDT) – Good overview and a link to where the US copyright office wants your feedback.

Just say no to 16 gigabytes of storage in 2015 (Android Central) –  Well, it seems like even 16GBs just don’t cut it anymore.

Guilt And Shame As A UI Design Element (Buzzfeed) – It’s not just ad blockers and subscription. More website using guilt to manipulate readers.

Fun New eBooks Help Kids Discover MyPlate (USDA) – The US govenment offers free ebooks to help children understand the new MY Plate recommendations.

How to Print From the Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet (or Any Other Android Tablet) (The Digital Reader) – Need to print from your Kindle or your tablet? Here’s some tips!

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes a selection of thrillers by C.G Cooper and romances by Carolyn Brown. The entire list is here.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Cereal Murders (Culinary Mystery Series #3) by Diane Mott Davidson for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Divergent by Veronica Roth for $1.99. And, through 2-1-2015, Kobo is having a Buy 2, Get 1 free sale!

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: How Facebook’s Plan To Give The World Free Mobile Internet Went So Wrong

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Saturday, January 23, 2016:

How Facebook’s Plan To Give The World Free Mobile Internet Went So Wrong (BuzzFeed) – Nice post summarizing the story and the issues.

Internet of Things security is so bad, there’s a search engine for sleeping kids (Ars Technica) – This is truly terrifying….

GOP senators want lower Internet speeds to qualify as “broadband“ (Ars Technica) Um…. We already have the slowest Internet speeds in the world.

You can now ask your Amazon Echo for movie times, live NFL scores and predictions (The Next Web) – Amazon keeps adding more functionality.

Yesterday’s News, and Tomorrow’s: Badly-Formatted Kindle eBooks Will (Continue to) Display an Error Message (The Digital Reader) – Amazon is stepping up the action against badly formatted ebooks.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes all four volumes of James Maxwell’s Evermen Saga for $1.99 each. Need an SD card for your Fire tablet? Amazon is also offering savings on SanDisk Memory products.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Alchemystic by Anton Strout for $2.99.  The Romance Daily Find is Breaking Nova by Jessica Sorensen for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is The Kill Room (A Lincoln Rhyme Novel) by Jeffery Deaver for $1.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Cold Betrayal, an Ali Reynolds novel, by J. A. Vance 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Netflix starts blocking Australian customers from US catalogue

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Friday, January 22, 2016:

Netflix starts blocking Australian customers from US catalogue (Stuff) – Sorry, Australia! Netflix is already making good on its promise to start blocking VPNs.

California wants to ban encrypted phones (CNET) – Um…. that means no Apple sales in their own backyard. And no Android?

Penguin Random House Ebooks Now Licensed for Perpetual Access (American Library) – Yes, the books now have a perpetual license, but wait til you see the price tag!

Google launches free high-speed Wi-Fi network in Mumbai Central station (9 to 5 Google) – We’ve been hearing a lot about New York’s new wi-fi stations, but Google’s roll-out in Mumbai could be a game changer.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes The Diamond Self Secret: Say Goodbye to Your Inner Critic and Hello to Self-Acceptance, Serenity, and Lasting Love (The Love Mentor’s Guide) by Diana Kirshner for $1.99.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find features eight books in Joane Fluke’s Hannah Swensen series, priced from $1.99 to $3.99.  The Romance Daily Find is On the Scent (Psychic Detectives Series #1) by Angela Campbell for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Wicked Ride ( Book 1 in the Realm Enforcers series) by Rebecca Zanetti for $1.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes David Wroblewski’s The Story of Edgar Sawtelle 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: How Mickey Mouse Evades the Public Domain

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Thursday, January 21, 2016:

How Mickey Mouse Evades the Public Domain (Priceonomics) – Wonder why copyright lasts so long? Part of the reason is Mickey and Disney! Fascinating story of why we can’t free the mouse. (This was in yesterday’s Library Corner post as well, but it deserves the extra attention.)

Codex Hackathon, a two-day marathon of tech for books (Boston Globe) – Timed to coincide with the ALA conference in Boston, this event brings hackers and book lovers together to try to create some amazing results.

Sponsored Data Is The Newest, Biggest Threat to Net Neutrality (Lifehacker) – This is an interesting take on the Net Neutrality issue.

The Internet Archive’s New “Political TV Ad Archive” Launches Tomorrow (Infodocket) – This is just in time to brighten up the primary election season.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes  Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters by Laurie Ann Thompson for $1.99.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Hollywood Book of Death : The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols by James Parish for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is The Business of Love by Anna James for $99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is The Color of Magic (Discworld Book #1) by Terry Pratchett for 99 cents.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson for $1.99.

Google is featuring an Alien Invasion Sale with books priced at 99 cents and up. There are X-Files tie-ins and more….

(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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: How secure are New York City’s new Wi-Fi hubs?

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Wednesday, January 20, 2016:

How secure are New York City’s new Wi-Fi hubs? (The Verge) – These new hubs are offering killer speed and connectivity, but how secure are they?

The one password-manager setting you never thought to check (CNET) – This is a helpful tip if you use a password manager.

The former CEO of Mozilla is launching a web browser that blocks all ads by default (Business Insider) – This one sounds like it will be interesting.

Amazons is Clearing Off the Shelf(ari) (The Digital Reader) – Amazon is shutting the door on its social reading serice.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes Somewhere There Is Still a Sun: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Michael Gruenbaum for $1.99.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Lei Crime Series Boxed Set: Books 1-4 by Toby Neal for 99 cents. The Romance Daily Find is Served Hot by Annabeth Albert for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is A Dangerous Place  (A Maisie Dobbs Novel) by Jacqueline Winspear for $1.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes John Grogan’s Marley and Me for $1.99.

Google is have a DC Comics Legends of Tomorrow Sale and all the comics are 99 cents each.

(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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Post-Lawsuit, HC Publishing ‘Julie of the Wolves’ E-book

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Tuesday, January 19, 2016:

‘We’re looking for mistresses’: How obit site Legacy combats trolling the deceased (Digiday) – I actually found this kind of fascinating.

30 years ago today, the first virus hit IBM PCs and it was aimed at pirates (Business Insider) – Has it been that long?

Post-Lawsuit, HC Publishing ‘Julie of the Wolves’ E-book (Publishers Weekly) – After all that, the book is finally going to see an ebook edition.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes Lisa Jackson’s Final Scream for $1.99. You can also find the first 5 of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan novels for $2.99 each. The books are Patriot Games, Red Rabbit, The Hunt for Red October, The Cardinal of the Kremlin, and Clear and Present Danger.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is The Storekeeper’s Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs for $2.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Seed No Evil A Flower Shop Mystery by Kate Collins 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Karma revamps unlimited data plan in response to heavy users

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Monday, January 18, 2016:

Karma revamps unlimited data plan in response to heavy users (The Verge) – Remember the hotspot throttling? Well, the speed is back, but with a catch….

How Slate, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg fight ad blocking (Digiday) – How are publishers trying to fight ad blocking?

Spain Forces Senior Citizens to Choose Between Writing Income, and Their Pensions (The Digital Reader) – Make a little extra money and lose your pension? Deeply disturbing story.

Judge says Facebook tagging violates protective orders (Engadget) – If this becomes a precedent, this could be a game changer.

eBook Use Up 31% in Russia (The Digital Reader) – What do the numbers say about the readers? And can we trust them?

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes Divergent (Divergent Series #1) by Veronica Roth and David Balducci’s Absolute Power, each for $1.99.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is also Divergent (Divergent Series #1) by Veronica Roth for $1.99.  The Romance Daily Find is Breaking Her Rules: Beyond the Cage by Jennifer Snow for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Dawn of Dragons: The Complete Trilogy by Daniel Arenson for $2.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes The Twelfth Card by Jeffery Deaver 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: AOL to consider ditching its iconic brand name

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Sunday, January 17, 2016:

AOL to consider ditching its iconic brand name (The Next Web) – That sound you hear is a 9600 baud modem handshake….

Ad Blocking: A Primer (Techcrunch) – Here’s a basic primer on the ad blocking issue.

Newspaper bosses ‘paralyzed’ by change, clueless about paid content, says Steve Brill (Poynter) – Newspapers, readers and paywalls – a harsh but realistic look at the problem.

What you can watch on Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Android TV (CNET) – There are a lot of apps for entertainment out there. If you are not sure which app a systems allows you to  run, here’s a handy chart to help you out.

Microsoft changes rules of Windows 10 upgrade game (Computer World)- Irritatingly, Microsoft is not going to let up until everybody is using Windows 10.

Amazon Echo can read your Kindle books aloud on request (Engadget) – Wemay not have text-to-speech on the Kindles, but the Amazon Echo has it.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes books from select best-selling mystery & thriller series, including the Wayward Pines Trilogy and the Tracy Crosswhite Series, are $1.99 each.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Light of the World: A Memoir by Elizabeth Alexander for $3.99. The Romance Daily Find is Treasured by Candace Camp for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts for $1.99. Kobo is still featuring their Up to 80% Off Long Weekend Sale.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Tough Customer by Sandra Brown for $1.99.

According to The Verge, Google is offering a free Chromecast with the use of Android Pay. You can read the article with the details here.

(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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.