Amazon Prices J.K. Rowling's New Book Sky High

Checked out J.K. Rowling's new book The Casual Vacancy on Amazon today. Just wanted to see what the reader ratings were, and what the price would be. And to my surprise, the Amazon Kindle version at the time of this writing was $17.99. What the? I guess you can no longer justify the cost of an e-reader as a way to buy cheaper books. Publishers have...

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Book Review: Poke the Box

Stop whining. Stop making excuses. Stop worrying about failure. Stop stopping. In a nutshell, that's what I got out of Seth Godin's new book, Poke the Box. Seth is a great story teller. He's great at painting a picture you see yourself in, and then paints the alternative picture which he want's you to put yourself in. And this book...

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Kindle Is Convenient But Not Always The Best Choice

I know that’s a bold statement, not cost affective. Why am I saying that? Let’s look at a few things. Utah author Brandon Sanderson (who, by the way is finishing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series), has The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, Book 2) for sale on Amazon in paperback for $7.99. The Kindle version of this book is, $7.99. No savings, and...

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