Daily Bookshot: Cheaper than Chips (with Salt)

Cheaper than Chips (with Salt), originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. Now before I begin let me make one thing clear, I have no affiliation with Salt Publishing whatsoever, I just know a good bargain when I see one - especially when it comes … [Read more...]

Daily Bookshot: In Perfect Harmony

In Perfect Harmony, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. I may have said once or twice already that I'm in love with my new Kindle, but really I am. I've owned an ereader for a couple of years now (a Sony one), but I've never been able to … [Read more...]

‘Book Bites’ for Tuesday 16th June 2009

Tolstoy’s up at Fifty Two Stories - Another week, and another story served up at Harper Perennial’s Fifty-Two Stories website (the website that shares a FREE short story every seven days). This week it’s a story some geezer called Leo Tolstoy, … [Read more...]

‘Book Bites’ for Wednesday 6th May 2009

The Kindle DX: out of rumour and into fact - Well the rumour-mill has been spot on for once as Amazon today announced the launch of a new 'bigged up' Kindle to US shores this summer. Christened the Kindle DX (which presumably stands for deluxe), the … [Read more...]

‘Book Bites’ for Tuesday 5th May 2009

Another Kindle to make non-US ebookers green with envy? - The rumour mill has been churning for a few days now, and it looks like the New York Times are providing concrete proof that Amazon (and the NY Times?!?) are on the eve of announcing a new … [Read more...]

Stephen Fry on the Kindle’s threat to books

Nice succinct quote for reading traditionalists from Stephen Fry on Twitter earlier today: "Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators" Wonderfully spoken Mr. Fry! I can't even think of anything to add to that :o) … [Read more...]