Category Archives: Daily Links

Daily Links: Zuckerberg Launches Book Club

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naimDigital Life:

Zuckerberg Launches Book Club (Publishers Weekly)

VPN Services consider leaving Canada to protect customer privacy (Torrent Freak)

Netflix, VPN Users and the Real Question for Content Providers (Teleread)

Apple to make price adjustments in the App Store due to VAT and exchange rates (Talking New Media)

Angie’s List launches a new digital-only weekly magazine into the Apple Newsstand (Talking New Media)

Gaming and streaming news:

PS Now subscriptions to offer all-you-can-play access starting at $15/month (Ars Technica)

You Can Finally Get ESPN on the Web, for $20 a Month (Recode)

Google announces “Cast” line of home audio products (Ars Technica)

Broadband and telephone news:

Only 25Mbps and up will qualify as broadband under new FCC definition (Ars Technica)

AT&T offers data rollover, but with much stricter limits than T-Mobile (Gigaom)

Deals and Finds:

The first book in Zuckerberg’s book club is The End of Power by Moises Naim.

The Amazon Fire Phone is now priced at $189.

There are over 30 mysteries and thrillers priced at $1.99 or less in today’s  Kindle Daily Deals.  Features book include Max Alan Collins’ Nathan Heller Novels.

Barnes and Nobles Daily Find is featuring 18 thrillers and mysteries for just 99 cents . They are also offering Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger games for $1.99.

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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 links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Over 2300 MS-DOS games Free

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bustamoveToday, there are several must-read stories from Ars Technica:

NYT editor says NYT Now mobile app has not proved a success, but NYT Cooking app is a winner (Talking New Media)

FCC Launches Consumer Complaint Help Site: Says filing complaints contributes to consumer protection (Broadcasting Cable)

Moon+ Reader Pro sporting new Material Design (Teleread)

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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 links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

 

Daily Links: Public Domain Day

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pdd2015Happy Public Domain Day!

January 1st is the day when new titles whose copyrights have expired enter the public domain. Unless you live in the US, that is. Thanks to laws which have extended the length of the copyright term, no new previously published works are entering the public domain until 2019. I THINK THIS IS A TRAVESTY. To read about the titles  by authors such as Issac Asimov, Ian Fleming,  Rachael Carson, and Martin Luther King that could have been freely available, take a look at the Duke University Center for the Study of the Public Domain website. For Canada and countries in the EU with sensible laws, enjoy!

Apple offers EU customers 14-day money-back returns on e-purchases: “No questions asked” digital refunds for iTunes, iBooks, and apps (but not in US) (Ars Technica)

HarperCollins Wipes Israel Off the Map (Digital Reader)

The Interview earns a stunning $15M from online sales:  Sony got close to the $20 million weekend it was aiming for (Ars Technica)

Today in the Amazon bonus Gold Box deal, there are  Over 40 Books to Jump-Start New Year’s Resolutions  for $2.99 or less. These include books on fitness, diet, goal-setting, inspirational  and more.

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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 links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

 

 

 

Daily Links: Blackberry Classic launches today

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Blackberry classicFor die-hard Blackberry fans, the factory unlocked BlackBerry Classic smartphone launched today for just $449. (Amazon)

Bloomsbury joins Oyster (Oysterbooks blog)

Macmillian reaches contract with Amazon, will try subscription services (Publishers Weekly)

Budapest’s beautiful book stations (Teleread)

Several IOS apps were updated:

Comcast will finally let Roku owners stream HBO and Showtime (Recode)

Amazon brings Kindle Unlimited to France and Brazil (Ebook Reader)

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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 links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

 

 

Daily Links: Kobo e-readers on sale

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picture of Kobo ereader and coverKobo e-book readers on sale  (Ebook Reader)

Are e-book gift card sales on the rise or in decline? (Digital Reader)

Are you a subscriber? (Dear Author)

CIA Torture report to be released in print and digital (Publishers Weekly)

What devices are you reading on? (Teleread)

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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 links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Google Play Sends Refund Emails

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googleGoogle starts sending refund emails for unauthorized app purchases (Android Central)

When great ideas arrive before their time, (Digital Reader)

Kindle Android app 4.8 adds new features (Ebook Reader)

Brasil and Asia are key emerging books rights territories (Publishing Perspectives)

Ebooks can tell which novels you didn’t finish (The Guardian)

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.

 

Daily Links: Wattpad goes Freemium

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I found a lot of goodies today!

Several interesting articles from the Digital Reader:wattpad

From Fortune: More on the Apple e-books litigation.

A couple fun links from Teleread:

And look at this: The Yotaphone 2 is a dual screen phone with epaper and amoled screens, from The Ebook Reader.

From Publishers Weekly, In libraries, digital audiobook lending is finding its groove.

In Today’s Deals,  Amazon is offering a interesting bundle: Rosetta Stone software with the Kindle Fire HD 7. The language software is offered in eight different languages.

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.

Daily Links: Want a $30 credit towards for your old Nook?

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WIFI_NOOK_Front_BackFrom the Digital Reader, Barnes and Noble will give you a $30 credit for your old Nook.

Hello 21st Century! Girl Scout cookie sales finally go digital, from Ars Technica.

From ReCode, Jeff Bezos says more Amazon Fire Phones are coming.  (The unlocked GSM version of the  Fire Phone is $199 until 12/3/2014 – the price change seems to have been a temporary sale rather than a permanent price reduction.)

Wanna Open your door with a smart phone? Steve Wozniak gives an impromptu product demo, also from ReCode.

Finally, from Ars Technica, the New York Public Library will rent wi-fi hotspots to people who need it most.

My Kindle deal find of the day: Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (The 99U Book Series) for $2.00

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.

Daily Links: Children’s Socioeconomic status affects digital reading preference

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Child readingFrom the Bookseller, Children’s Socioeconomic status affects digital reading preference.

A new art form rises: Audio without the book, from the New York Times.

From Talking New Media, Brazils Editora Tres dedicated to producing native language tablet editions.

Just in time for Cyber Monday, Don’t fall for this online shopping scam, from CBS News.

Amazon is offering over 2000 ebooks at up to 80% off for their Cyber Monday Kindle Deals. The wide variety of choices (fiction and non-fiction), include works by Octavia Butler, Leo Uris, Pat Conroy, Dorothy L. Sayers and many, many more.

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.

Daily Links: French Language Ebook store launches in US

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numilogFrom the Digital Reader, Numilog launches French Language E-bookstore.

Free download of all of the Publishers Weekly starred reviews of 2014, from Publishers Weekly

From Android Central, The top Android accessory and app deals for Black Friday, 2014

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.