Kindle Daily Deals Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante A stunning first novel, both literary and thriller, about a retired orthopedic surgeon with dementia, Turn of Mind has already received worldwide attention. With unmatched patience and a pulsating intensity, Alice LaPlante brings us deep into a brilliant woman’s deteriorating mind, where the impossibility of recognizing […]
Daily Deals & Freebies – February 2
Kindle Daily Deals Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson We were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948 and one of the first days of July. Trond’s friend Jon often appeared […]
Visionect Launches New ePaper Devices and DIY Software Platform
Some interesting news crossed my desk this morning about a new way to design and develop epaper products. Visionect, a Slovenia based company, has launched a new do-it-yourself type of platform that lets anyone develop an epaper-based product, and not just ebook readers, but other types of devices such as restaurant menus. Then Visionect’s V-Platform […]
Get Android 4.4 Kitkat Free on Nook Color, Tablet and Nook HD/HD+
I’ve seen a number of news stories this past week in regard to an email the folks at N2A sent out about them releasing an update to their N2A cards to bring Android KitKat v4.4 to the Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Nook HD, and Nook HD+. That’s all fine and dandy for those of you […]
Daily Deals & Freebies – February 1
Daily Deals Google Nexus 7 – The latest 16GB Nexus 7 for $189, which is $40 off the regular price. Kindle Keyboard (refurbished) – A4C has the old school Kindle 3 with Wi-Fi and 3G wireless for just $39.95. $239 Kindle Fire HDX – Staples has the 7″ 32GB HDX on sale for $30 off […]
Daily Deals & Freebies – January 30
Kindle Daily Deals Poppet by Mo Hayder Mo Hayder has for years been a master of chilling, seamlessly-plotted thrillers that keep the reader glued to the page long after lights out, and fresh off of winning the Edgar Award for Best Novel for Gone, Hayder is at the top of her game. Her latest novel, […]
Daily Deals & Freebies – January 29
News and Deals $30 off tablets $149 and up at Staples with coupon code 50053 $215 ASUS Transformer Infinity – Refurbished from Newegg via eBay. How the ‘Netflix of books’ won over the publishing industry (Q&A) – Oyster has grown its library of books available to its all-you-can-eat subscribers to more than 100,000 titles. CEO […]
How to Fix a Frozen or Unresponsive Kindle
It’s not that unusual for tablets and ebook readers to occasionally freeze up or stop responding. Even Amazon’s devices are susceptible to it sometimes. If your Kindle Fire tablet—including HD and HDX models—or Kindle Paperwhite or Basic Kindle is frozen or unresponsive, there are a few things you can try to get things back up […]