Category Archives: Daily Links

Daily Links: Google’s creepy plan to kill the password

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Saturday, January 16, 2016:

Google’s creepy plan to kill the password (Engadget) – No. Just no.

iTunes Radio No Longer Free (Techcrunch) – Well, that’s that. If you want it, you are going to have to pony up the cash.

You can now bring your 2011 Nook Tablet back to life with CyanogenMod 13 (9 to 5 Google) – For you adventurous types that have a spare lying around and want to flash a ROM….

What’s the best phone to have when dumping your carrier? (CNET) – With the death of the carrier contract, this is good into to have.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal features a collection of books by Hugh Howey for only $1.99! Wool. Silo. Dust. And omnibus editions!

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find Shopping for a Billionaire boxed set by Julia Kent for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is You’re Next by Gregg Hurwitz for $2.99. Kobo is also having an Up to 80% Off Long Weekend Sale.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Nora Roberts first book, Irish Thoroughbred for $1.99. The book is finally available digitally!

(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 – Why you can’t have everything: The Netflix licensing dilemma

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Friday, January 15, 2016:

Why you can’t have everything: The Netflix licensing dilemma (CNET) – Unfortunately, it is all about the money…

Google Play Adds Support For Promo Codes, Including In-App Purchases (Techcrunch) – Apple has had this feature for a long time nwo.

FCC had “productive” net neutrality talks with Comcast, AT&T, T-Mobile (Ars Technica) – Still a contention issue, but at least everyone is talking.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes Long, Tall Christmas (A Cowboy Christmas)  by Janet Dailey for $1.99 and The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder by Mark Cassino and Jon Nelson for 99 cents.

And just a reminder: Amazon is offering free streaming ofMozart in the Jungle Season  from tonight from 9:00 p.m. PT to 11:59 p.m. local time on Sunday,  January 17th. You can buy Amazon Prime for the reduced price of just $73 until then, too.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is  The Finish: The Progress of a Murder Uncovered by Angela Elliott for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is The Forever Year: The Hearts of Men Book 1 by Lou Aronica for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is A Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable for $1.99.

The iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes My Spiritual Journey by The Dalai Lama 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 to preserve your work before the Internet eats it

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Thursday, January 14, 2016:

How to preserve your work before the Internet eats it (Poynter) – We keep saying that information on the internet never goes away. We may want to re-think that….

Oh Snap! Founding Fathers Didn’t Envision Snapchatting State of Union (California Magazine) – How 21st century technology like Snapchat is affecting politics.

Do Americans Care About Privacy? It Depends, Because Privacy Is Personal… (Techcrunch) – Recent research seems to be offering somewhat ambiguous answers.

BBC risks excluding viewers by prioritising online content (The Guardian) – Since BBC viewers have to pay for their television, there are some valid concerns here.

‘Braille Kindle’ developed for the blind: Tactile tablet will allow people to feel images and text on the screen (Daily Mail) – This reader has a lot of potential.

Onyx Boox Maclay Android eReader Launches in Russia (The Digital Reader) – Another Onyx Boox e-reader launches at a more affordable price point.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes Song of the Silent Snow: Stories by Hubert Selby Jr. for $2.99.

As one of their Today’s Deals, Amazon is offering a Motorola Nexus 6 Unlocked Cellphone for$249.99 to 299.99, depending on color and configuration.

And,  to celebrate their Golden Globe Wins, Amazon is offering free streaming of Mozart in the Jungle Season  from Friday, January 15, at 9:00 p.m. PT to 11:59 p.m. local time on Sunday,  January 17, 2016. Amazon Prime will be available for the reduced price of just $73 during the same period.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Scream Catcher by Vincent Zandri for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is paranormal romance Fated by Rebecca Zanetti for $2.99. B & N is also running a number of January promotions you can read about here.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Fix, Freeze, Feast: The Delicious, Money-Saving Way to Feed Your Family by Kati Neville and Lindsay Tkacsik for $2.99.  There is also a selection of Great Reads For $4.99 or Less.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: We Talked to a Witch Who Casts Viruses Out of Computers With Magic

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Wednesday, January 13, 2016:

We Talked to a Witch Who Casts Viruses Out of Computers With Magic (Motherboard) – Anybody out there tried this? Asking for a friend…

The first alpha release of Remix OS puts Android onto your PC (Android Central) – This is a fascinating evolution. I frequently find myself wanting some of the apps on my phone on my computer.

Skype Brings Group Video Calls To Mobile Devices (Techcrunch) – Skype is finally bringing this feature to mobile.

Yahoo settles e-mail privacy class-action: $4M for lawyers, $0 for users (Ars Technica) – What’s wrong with this picture? And the problem their sued over is still going on.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes an interesting selection of  biographies, histories and non-fiction works.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Dewey Decimal System by Nathan Larson for 99 cents. Books two and three three in the series, The Nervous System and  The Immune System are also 99 cents each. This is a near-future crime thriller about a man trying to restore order to the New York Public Library system after it has been decimated by terror attacks. What’s not to love? 🙂

Kobo’s Daily Deal is The New Basics Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and  Julee Rosso for $2.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Amanda Palmer’s The Art of Asking for $3.99.

(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: Harlequin Wants You to Pay $10.50 for a Multi-Author Serial Novel

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Tuesday, January 12, 2016:

Harlequin Wants You to Pay $10.50 for a Multi-Author Serial Novel (The Digital Reader) – A lot of readers hate serials  – and this is part of the reason why.

The Mobile App Divide (Techcrunch) – There is another aspect to the digital divide we need to look at.

Twitter wants to borrow your tweets to help promote brands (The Next Web) – This makes me extremely uncomfortable.

Amazon is reportedly building a smaller, cheaper Echo (Engadget) – Contrary many other opinions out there, I actually think there might be a market for these….

Why Women Aren’t Buying Smartwatches (Racked) – Interesting look at this issue.

T-Mobile CEO Apologizes For “Offending” EFF And Its Supporters (Techcrunch) – Turns out this Net Neutrality thing is not quite that simple.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes 15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius by Simon Monk and Gentle Warrior by Julie Garwood for $1.99 each.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Better Each Day: 365 Expert Tips for a Healthier, Happier You by Jessica Cassity for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Broken by Lauren Layne for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Maya Banks’ Seduction of a Highland Lass for $1.99.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s for $1.99.

Google is offering up to 75% off the first in series comic books.

(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: David Bowie wasn’t just an incredible artist, but a tech visionary too

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Daily Links for day, January 11, 2016:

daily_links_1David Bowie wasn’t just an incredible artist, but a tech visionary too (Quartz) – R.I.P. to an amazing artist.

Amazon To Stream Obama’s Final State Of The Union; Lyrics Site Genius To Power Annonations (Techcrunch) – Clearly a paradigm shift on so many levels.

iOS 9.3 will turn down the blue light on your iPad to help you sleep (The Verge) – Interesting that of all the new features, it’s blue light that grabs the headline….

The dying technologies of 2016 (ComputerWorld)- There is so much new tech. But what about the old stuff?

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes Killing the Dream: James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Gerald Posner for $2.99.  There also still have over 1000 titles for up to 85% off and 50 Kindle Book Deals for $2 Each.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast for $2.99. The Romance Daily Find is The Marriage Contract by Katee Robert for $1.99. B & N is also having a Dark & Twisty Romance Sale featuring titles priced at up to 75% off.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower for $1.99 It is also the last day for the New Reads for the New Year! Buy One, Get One FREE and the 30% Off Sale on Select eBook Box Sets with Promo Code: BOX30 promotions.

Still no update of iTunes’s Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 deals. 😦

Google Books has a selection of mysteries on sale called Cozy crimes under $5.

(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: Paying full price for your new phone is a good idea

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daily_links_1Daily Links for day, January 10, 2016:

Paying full price for your new phone is a good idea (CNET)- This is a big change for a lot of people, but once you have tried it, you may not want to go back.

Bonaverde Plans To Reinvent The Way You Drink Coffee (Techcrunch) – Because, coffee…

Headphone makers quietly prepare for the iPhone 7 (The Verge) – Yet a third angle on this story: the headphone manufacturers themselves.

Deals of the Day:

The Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal selection includes all four books in the The Warrior Chronicles series by K.F. Breene for $1.99 each.

And, as one of their Today’s Deals, Amazon has the 8GB  BLU Life One 4G LTE Smartphone – GSM Unlocked for $99 and the 16GB BLU Vivo Air LTE Smartphone – GSM Unlocked for $149.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Essentials of Business Etiquette: How to Greet, Eat, and Tweet Your Way to Success by Barbara Pachter for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Watch the Wall, My Darling by Jane Aiken Hodge for $2.99.

The Kobo Daily Find is Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs for $1.99. And through 1/11/16, Kobo is still offering a New Reads for the New Year! Buy One, Get One FREE deal and one for 30% Off Sale on Select eBook Box Sets with Promo Code: BOX30. .

iTunes hasn’t added any new books to their Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 deals.

Today, the Google Play Books store is featuring 80% off the first books in the romance genre.

(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: About that headphone jack? Let’s keep it…

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daily_links_1Daily Links for day, January 9, 2016:

Over 200,000 People Have Signed A Petition To Stop Apple From Killing The iPhone’s Headphone Jack (Techcrunch)- Evidently, a lot of people don’t want to lose the headphone jack.

2016 Google Tracker: Everything Google is working on for the new year (Ars Technica) – An update on all of Google’s 2016 projects.

The hand-held’s tale: For centuries, the powerful would never hold anything useful for themselves. How did devices become universal luxuries? (Aeon) – An interesting look at where our passion for handheld devices originated and how they evolved.

Failed mobile operating systems find life after death on the TV (The Verge) – Where does failed mobile software go after it dies?

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes all three books in Christina Farley’s urban fantasy series, The Gilded, for $1.99 each. There is also a selection of 50 ebooks from various genres for $2 each.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Temptation by Douglas Kennedy for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is Ruin & Rule by Pepper Winters for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is The Alloy of Law (A Mistborn Novel #4) by Brandon Sanderson for $2.99. Kobo is still offering a New Reads for the New Year! Buy One, Get One FREE deal and one for 30% Off Sale on Select eBook Box Sets with Promo Code: BOX30. Both deals are valid through 1/11/16.

😦 iTunes hasn’t added any new books to their Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 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 and on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Libraries may be contributing to decline in e-book sales

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daily_links_1Daily Links for day, January 8, 2016:

Libraries may be contributing to decline in e-book sales (Greenwich Time) – Lots of speculation, but, um… facts, please?

Want to buy a data plan? There’s a Microsoft app—and SIM card—for that (Ars Technica) – There is a new way for Microsoft users to get online with Windows 10.

Cutting the Cord This Year? Here’s How to Save Money on Internet Service – (Mediashift) – It is all about knowing the options!

Karma is cutting the speeds of its unlimited data plan (The Verge) -A lot of people are going to be angry about this. I was actually considering one of these until this change….

Deals of the Day:

The Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes a selection of books for $1.99 each.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is No Excuses Fitness: The 30-Day Plan to Tone Your Body and Supercharge Your Health by Donovan Green for $2.99.   The Romance Daily Find is The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord for $2.99.

The Kobo Daily Deal is  Defiant by Kris Kennedy for 99 cents. Kobo is also offering a New Reads for the New Year! Buy One, Get One FREE deal and one for 30% Off Sale on Select eBook Box Sets with Promo Code: BOX30. Both deals are valid through 1/11/16.

Google Books has an up to 80% off deal on first books in series deal in the Play Store. It includes books like 50 Shades of Gray, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 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: The Triumph of Email

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daily_links_1Daily Links for the day, January 7, 2016:

The Triumph of Email (The Atlantic) – An interesting look at why we keep coming back to email.

Why libraries should loan WiFi hotspots, not just books (Teleread) – An argument that the internet is just as important as books to the mission of libraries.

Netflix won’t commit to leaving its content uncensored around the world (The Verge) – While I can see the dilemma, I am not a fan of censorship. It will be interesting to see what happens here….

It’s the birthday of a pronoun: heer, himer, hiser, born OTD in 1912 (The Web of Language) –  Um… I don’t recall hearing these lately.

Amazon Expands Access To Prime Video To U.S. Military Members Overseas (Techcrunch) – Offering those serving overseas a taste of TV from home.

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes a nice selection of American Best of 2015 anthologies (mainstream short stories science fiction, mysteries, non-fiction essays, etc.).

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is The Normans: From Raiders to Kings by Lars Brownworth for $1.99. The Romance Daily Find is The Pryce Family (Books 1-3) by Nadia Lee for $2.99.

Kobo Daily find is Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for $4.99.

iTunes Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Augusten Burroughs’ Running with Scissors 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.