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Daily Links and Deals: Fair Use Week 2016 is Now Underway

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Monday, February 22, 2016:

Google will start linking to Accelerated Mobile Pages on Feb 24, Buzzfeed, WSJ readying sites (9 to 5 Google) – Will faster pages make you want to use the mobile web more?

Fair Use Week 2016 is Now Underway (Infodocket) – Yes, an entire week of events dedicated to fair use.

How Germany’s Gruner + Jahr is winning the fight against ad blocking (Digiday) – Why is it always desktop content that get’s blocked?

The Ad Blocking Wars (NYT) – This is definitely heating up….

Eleven Wants to Bring Back Adverts in Books (The Digital Reader) – *Shudders* Let’s just not even go there….

Deals of the Day: 

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals includes The Beautiful Ashes (A Broken Destiny Novel Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost for 99 cents and The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ by by Roger Stone and Mike Colapietro for $1.99.

Once again, Amazon is offering the Fire HD 8 in an unannounced sale. You can get the 8GB version for $79.99 or the 16GB version for $99.99. This is been offered several times this week for only a few hours at a time, so I recommend getting it now if interested.  The 7′ Fire Kids Edition is also only $99.99 and you can $50 off if buy two with the code KIDS2PACK. You can see all the Fire tablets here.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is Blood and Steel: Throne of the Caesars: Book II by Harry Sidebottom for $2.99. The Romance Daily Find is Accelerate: A Hotwired Novel by Tracy Wolff for $3.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Mangrove Island box set (books 1-3) by Neve Cottrell for $2.99.

Today is also the last day of Kobo’s Super Sale. You can get up to  70% off select titles hat are also eligible for Kobo’s Super Points program.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig 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 and Deals: Google Will Soon Shame All Websites That Are Unencrypted

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daily_links_1Daily Links for Thursday, January 28, 2016:

Google Will Soon Shame All Websites That Are Unencrypted (MotherBoard) Is losing a site’s Google rank the solution the web’s security problems?

The FCC wants to totally overhaul how cable boxes work (The Verge) I would definitely want a combination ROKU and cable box if I could get one!

Google brings comments to its entire mobile office suite (The Verge) – Is this a feature you have been waiting for?

Rest in Hell, Java Plug-in (Gizmodo) – At long last, Java bites the dust.

Aereo’s ex-CEO wants to bring wireless gigabit internet to everyone (The Next Web) – The Starry wireless internet that works in an urban setting is an interesting idea, but can they pull it off?

Deals of the Day:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deal includes Sarah Woodbury’s Of Men and Dragons (The Lion of Wales Book 3) for 99 cents. Who doesn’t love King Arthur? Books 1 and 2 of the series are also 99 cents and book 4 is $2.99.

And, as part of Today’s Deal, you can get a Kindle Fire HDX 7″, HDX Display, Wi-Fi, 16 GB (Previous Generation – 3rd) for $149.99. That is $65 off the regular price.

The Barnes and Noble Nook Daily Find is What I Tell You In the Dark: A Novel by John Samuel for $2.99 (interesting angel storyline in this one…). The Romance Daily Find is Honor Reclaimed (HORNET Series #2) by Tonya Burrows for 99 cents.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is Cold Betrayal (An Ali Reynolds Novel) by J.A. Jance for $1.99. And, Kobo’s  Buy 2, Get 1 free sale still continues through February 1st.

iTunes’ Weekly Bestsellers Under $4 includes Gold Shimmer by P.T. Michelle for 99 cents.

(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: 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.

Library Corner: 12-3-2015

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Library corner imageHere is this week’s roundup of library news:

US Library News:

Nebraska: Can Fewer Books On The Shelf Improve Nebraska Libraries? (Net Nebraska)

Pennsyvania: County may absorb library system, give more money to member libraries (The Lancaster Online)

A Slippery Number: How Many Books Can Fit in the New York Public Library? (NYT)

MU library looks for new ways to improve after fee failed (The Maneater)

International Library News:

Luxembourg libraries roll out ebook rental service  (Wort)

Australia: New mobile library unit lands at Rockhampton Airport (The Morning Bulletin)

Policy and Privacy:

The Future Of Libraries Is Collaborative, Robotic, And Participatory (Fast Company)

Campus Libraries Rethink Focus as Materials Go Digital (Chronicle)

Google: No, We’re Not Snooping on Students With Our Chromebooks, Apps (ReCode)

Penguin Random House Announces New Ebook Terms of Sale for Libraries (Library Journal)

ALA Responds to Penguin Random House Ebook Licensing Announcement (American Libraries)

Japan librarians cry foul over leaked Murakami reading list (Yahoo)

Copyright:

Understanding the Turnitin/Wikipedia Collaboration (Plagiarism Today)

Reference and Statistics:

New Statistics Reveal a Variety of Characteristics About U.S. Families (Census.gov)

Digital map shows spread of KKK across United States like ‘a contagion’1915-40 (VCU)

New Research Hub Launches to Focus on Digital Asia (Harvard)

Digital Collections:

Free Images: National Library of New Zealand Adds More Than 3500 Hi-Resolution Images to Flickr Commons (Infodocket)

45,000 Works of Art from Stanford University’s Cantor Arts Center Now Freely Viewable Online (Open Culture)

Educational Resources (Free): Oxford University Press Launches “Illuminating Shakespeare” Website (Infodocket)

About once a week, I post links to digital-related library news articles and information about digital collections available online.  I also post other links of interest about the digital life daily on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Library Corner: May 5, 2015

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Library corner imageWhen Google is your librarian and Starbucks your WiFi, do we still need public libraries? (Washington Post)

PA unveils digital library at Central Mall (Port Arthur News)

Reinventing the Modern Library as a Tech-Forward, Eco-Friendly, Community Hub (Slate)

The last online library you will ever need: Borges’s Library of Babel lives (Teleread)

Video: Internet Archive Founder Brewster Kahle Delivers Keynote Address at Coalition for Networked Information Spring Meeting (Infodocket)

Library Groups Join Effort for ‘Balanced’ Copyright (Publishers Weekly)

K-12 Librarians’ Roles Shift to Meet Digital Demands (Education Week)

Rhode Island: Millions of State Historical Records Stored In Flood-Prone Basement (Infodocket)

France’s libraries discovering a new lease of life beyond just books (The Guardian)

Digital Collections:

Six Museum Partners Begin Adding 3D Scans of Objects to Google Cultural Institute Database (Infodocket)

MoMA’s Digital Art Vault (MoMA)

Reference: Canada’s National Energy Board Launches Interactive Pipeline Incident Map (Infodocket)

Getty Research Institute Releases The Unprecedented Digital Publication Pietro Mellini’s Inventory In Verse, 1681 (Getty)

Reference: Women’s Political Speeches and Ads Available Through Online Archive From Iowa St. University (Infodocket)

Library of Congress Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (LOC)

“150 Years After Lincoln Assassination, Massive Online Archive in the Works” (Infodocket)

Newly Digitized Foreign Relations Volume on the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (US State Dept.)

New Resource: EPA Launches New Website to Track Safe Drinking Water Compliance (Infodocket)

WikiLeaks publishes an analysis and search system for The Sony Leaks (Wikileaks)

About once a week, I post links to digital-related library news articles and information about digital collections available online.  I also post other links of interest about the digital life on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Google allows company news to top search results

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daily linksDigital 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.

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 lets you upload 50,000 songs to the cloud for free

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daily linksDigital Life:

Google now lets you upload 50,000 songs to the cloud for free (Verge)

Amazon Publishing Expands Into France, Spain (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

 You Won’t Be Able to Use Your AOL ID to Access iTunes for Much Longer (Recode)

Google, Tumblr Remind Us That If You Don’t Own The Platform, You Don’t Control It Either (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

Whose digital content is it anyway? (The Guardian)

Google Launches Distraction-Free Reading Mode for Chrome, But It’s Not Worth Using (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

Apps and Software:

Marvel Mighty Heroes Game Announcement (Gear Diary)

Gaming and Streaming:

The long, bouncy saga of PC Grand Theft Auto V delays (Ars Technica)

Obituary: Gaming pioneer Steve Bristow helped design Tank, Breakout (Ars Technica)

Broadband and Telephone News:

Verizon will fix your landline in a month—or give you wireless right now (Ars Technica)

T-Mobile launches update tracker for Android devices (Android Central)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

Top 10 tips and tricks for Google Maps on Android (Android Central)

Kindle Text-to-Speech Review (Video) (The Ebook Reader)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals today include Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh’s newest series, science fiction, romance and time management titles.

The Nook Find of the Day is Moira Young’s Rebel Heart (Dust Lands Series #2) for $1.99.

The Kobo Daily Deals is Joseph Kanon’s Istanbul Passage for $1.99.

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: Tumblr blocking infringing content

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daily linksDigital Life:

Tumblr Is Now Blocking Uploads of Infringing Content… (Digital Music News)

Tumblr censors torrent related tags and searches  (Torrent Freak)

Google set to launch kid-friendly YouTube app on Feb. 23 (Android Central)

Fast Facts: Tax ID theft tops FTC complaints in 2014 (Infodocket)

Can Sponsorship Save Small Bookstores? (New Yorker)

Why digital natives prefer reading in print (Washington Post)

Apps:

15 best recipe apps for Android tablets (Tab Times)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

How to Download Your Kindle Notes and Highlights and Export Them (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

10 Tips to Help Make Your eBook Reader Last Longer (The Ebook Reader)

6 common problems with the Nexus 7 (2013) and how to fix them (Tab Times

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Deal of the Day todays has JLab headphones and earbuds for up to 80% off. I own several pairs of each and have found them to be an amazing value for the price.

The Kindle Daily Deals include post-apocalyptic science fiction, inspirational, romance and kids’ genres. And, until March 11, you can get 175 Kindle Books for $1.99. There’s a GREAT selection in this group: Ed McBain (87th Precinct Mysteries), Bob Mayer (Area 51) and many, many more.

The Nook Deal of the Day is The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan for $2.99.

And finally, how about a really fun Kindle cover? This 6″ TLC Slim book Fluffies cover for the Paperwhiteis so cuddly!

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: Browser issue fixed on Kindle Keyboard

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kindle pixDigital Life:

Kindle Keyboard Firmware Update Fixes Web Browser Issues (eBook Reader)

Translate with your phone’s camera: Google Translate adds Word Lens (Liliputing)

Canadian Government Outlaws Bogus Piracy Notices (Torrent Freak)

Customers Bank launches no fee mobile and tablet banking platform, BankMobile (Talking New Media)

Humanities Open Book Program seeks to give new life to out-of-print books in the humanities (Talking New Media)

Games and Video Streaming:

Mobile Entertainment Revenue Approaches U.S Box Office Totals (Recode)

Web TV Startup NimbleTV Goes Dark, Promises to Return (Recode)

Wavelength Lets You Share Hollywood Movies With Your Friends, for Free, on the Web — At Least for Now (Recode)

Broadband and Telephone news:

Verizon Aims to Connect Older Cars With $15-a-Month Service (Recode)

Republican net neutrality bill would gut FCC’s authority over broadband (Ars Technica)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals today include White Hot by Sandra Brown ($1.99).

The NOOK Find of the day is Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews ($2.99)

The Kobo Daily Deal is Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke ($1.99).

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.

 

 

Black Friday E-Sales: Kobo, OReilly, Google and more

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DCUSA.Gallery10.TargetBlackFriday.WikipediaI have already covered the Amazon and Barnes and Noble holiday sales in previous entries. (Amazon has added 40 free apps for this weekend.)Here are some links

Nathan from The Ebook Reader has done some nice roundups of the other sales:

At the Kobo Store:  Deals include a Kobo Aura for $99 and up to 75% off bestselling books.

At the O’Reilly Store: Deals include 50% off ebooks and videos.

At Google: Deals include 75% off popular e-books (and Amazon is price-matching!).

And for the online traffic report: Best Buy’s website was down this morning when I checked (more details here). Walmart.com and NewEgg were running a bit slow for me this morning. And it’s not even Cyber Monday yet! Happy shopping!

Have you seen anything on line today that you just couldn’t resist?

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