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Another little legacy from Steve the Great

April 11, 2012 by Dave Knadler

Since acquiring an e-reader last year, one of the great mysteries of life has been why e-books cost so stinking much money, since there’s no ink, no paper and no physical logistics to consider. I had my suspicions, of course, and now the Department of Justice has confirmed them: Apple and most of the […]

Filed Under: Books, e-book readers

An old-school ghost story for Halloween

September 30, 2011 by Dave Knadler

the seance by John Harwood

Judging by displays in big-box stores all over this great land, Halloween is just around the corner. The other day I was in Lowe’s and there was a life-size animatronic witch on display. The witch would periodically move one arm in a spastic way, then deliver an annoying cackle and some phrase that was […]

Filed Under: Books, e-book readers

Here’s the booze; the bottle’s extra

September 29, 2011 by Dave Knadler

amazon fire jeff bezos

I was about to make a few remarks regarding my Nook e-reader, but then Jeff Bezos announces all the new Kindles and renders my thoughts even more irrelevant than usual. I am beginning to hate gadgets of all kinds, simply because it’s impossible to be content with the device you have for more than […]

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Hey, Steve. I’m back.

September 18, 2011 by Dave Knadler

under the dome stephen king

I used to love Stephen King’s books. But until getting Under the Dome on my Nook last week, I don’t think I’d read anything he’s written during the last 10 or 12 years — except for his excellent On Writing two or three years ago. It wasn’t a conscious decision to boycott his later […]

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A late adopter acquires a Nook

June 29, 2011 by Dave Knadler

barnes and noble all-new nook

I finally succumbed to the e-reader craze. As of about a week ago, I’m the proud owner of an All-New Nook. That’s actually what it’s called, presumably to distinguish it from the Nook Color and the Relatively Old Nook. So far, I’ve purchased and read one book on it, and sampled a couple more. […]

Filed Under: Books, e-book readers

A trash bin in the palm of your hand

December 7, 2010 by Dave Knadler

kindle

More than three years ago, I mocked Amazon’s Kindle in a manner that has become my trademark: with a smirking blog post that was not very timely, very funny or very smart. It’s the “not very smart” thing that’s bothering me now, because I can see from looking at my groaning and chaotic bookshelves […]

Filed Under: Books, e-book readers, kindle, Other Stuff

Is the Kindle right for you?

November 17, 2007 by Dave Knadler

You’ve probably heard of Amazon’s Kindle. It’s like a book, only it costs $399 — just like every other electronic gadget now on the market. Notice how everything costs $399? When I was a boy, everything cost $1.98. Except for DC comics, which, at the beginning of my Superman period, would fetch anywhere from […]

Filed Under: e-book readers, kindle

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