Tag: Rants

When Authors Cross the Line

When Authors Cross the Line

Today author Jacquelyn Frank put up an..interesting..blog post. Apparently she’s having some personal problems and felt the need to share her side of it with the interwebs. Fair enough. She’s an adult and can post whatever she wants on her blog, right? Right. Her mother never thanks me. In fact, she treats the whole thing […]

#nook Complaints: Lend Me feature and Highlight/Note taking

Posted June 10, 2010 by Holly in Discussions | Tagged: , , , , , | 9 Comments
#nook Complaints: Lend Me feature and Highlight/Note taking

I’ve had my nook for close to 4 months now. I would say I read at least 1 book a week on it, if not more. While I’m still very happy with it, there are several things that bother me about it. 1) Lend Me: this was one of the things I was most excited […]

Who Really Screwed Up, Amazon or Macmillan?

Earlier this year I blogged about Why I Buy From Amazon.com despite all the nastiness floating around about them and their business practices. What it comes down to for me is convenience. I’m willing to buy from Amazon because they offer me what I need at a reasonable price with no shipping charges. So even […]

Delaying eBook Releases: One Star Reviews to Strike Back?

Delaying eBook Releases: One Star Reviews to Strike Back?

I was reading Keishon’s blog and came across this article. Apparently readers are up-in-arms over Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime (Hardcover) not being available in Kindle format. The publisher decided to delay the digital release 30 days, which frustrates Kindle owners. Which I can understand. […]

Brotherly Love?

A few weeks ago I picked up a new YA series for my teenage daughter on a whim at Walmart. The books were marked down to $7 (for trade paperbacks) and I thought they sounded like something she would enjoy. I tend to be a rather strict parent, however, and I wanted to make sure […]