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6 Geeky Books to Load on Your Kindle
The price of the Kindle has been taking a nosedive recently, but some of you still aren't buying. For those of you who are taking advantage of the new sticker price, you're going to need to decide on which books to load onto your new tech toy before you take off on your next reading trip. Want some help?
Website of the Day: Chegg
I may talk a lot of game about refreshing your gadgets and accessories before you head back to school, but let's face it — things can get pretty expensive. Between a new Fall wardrobe, books, and tech, you may blow your budget before the school year even starts.
But good news!
Snaptell App Lets You Comparison Shop, Read Reviews
It comes as no surprise that I like books. There's just something about having a shelf full of good reads to comb through when I need it. And although I like having the option of reading a book on my iPhone, I prefer the real deal.
Safari Launches a Mobile Version of Books Online
I still haven't gotten into the habit of reading eBooks on my cell phone. Call me crazy — because I seem to manage reading pages and pages of emails just fine — I just can't seem to wrap my mind around the idea of reading an entire book on my phone. But for those of you who have already jumped on the phone-reading bandwagon, Safari has just launched a mobile version of its online bookstore.
Website of the Day: What Should I Read Next?
I belong to a few online book communities (GoodReads is my fave), and after spending some quality time adding members as friends and circulating around the site to see what other people like, I can end up with some recommendations about books to read.
But sometimes I don't have the time to spend searching and I need instant suggestions on what I would like.
On What Should I Read Next?, all you have to do is enter in a book's title and author, and you'll get several suggestions about what you should curl up with next (along with links to comments and where to buy that book).
"Flying" LED-Lit Books Light Up San Francisco's North Beach
On Sunday night, I witnessed the unveiling of a new art piece consisting of LED-lit books, hung high above a square in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. Called "Language of the Birds," artists Dorka Keehn and Brian Goggin participated in the literal unveiling — at first, each book was shrouded and unlit, and one by one, a string was pulled to reveal each book, which were then lit up as the night darkened.
If you find yourself in the city, go by Columbus and Broadway at night, for it's not everyday you can see a flock of illuminated books in flight.
Download of the Day: Books
I know my geeks are a literate lot, so I've dug up a new, free application for Macs to keep your analog books organized electronically. Where GoodReads is a great way to keep track of all books you've read, the download Books is your electronic library for all the books you own.
All you have to do is enter titles of the books you own, and Books will quickfill all the details of that book, including the cover art (once you've selected a quickfill metric in preferences).
Would You Buy a Cheaper, Thinner, More Stylish Kindle?
Word on the street is that the current generation of the Kindle is going to be replaced by a newer, younger, and prettier model.
It sounds like it's going to take a crack at improving upon the things that many (and I personally) dislike about the Kindle: the price, which will go down from $359 to a rumored $249, and the design, which is angular and slightly awkward (but surprisingly lovely in person), is to be refined. It's also rumored to be much thinner, and have a better screen.
Website of the Day: DailyLit
The creators of DailyLit sound frighteningly familiar — they say that they saw the need for their website, which delivers "installments" of books to your RSS Reader or email so you can take in equal parts Anna Karenina and Engadget. Why? Because they said they were spending all their time catching up on their Reader and emails, but had no time for books.
Website of the Day: BookMooch
Recycle, reuse, reread! BookMooch is totally a website of my dreams. While I've been marveling about finding the perfect Netflix-for-books service, I never even thought about the green option!
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