I’ve been reading all the social network posts about the Covid19 lockdowns and social distancing, and the many ways people have discovered or invented to keep themselves occupied. Singing opera on balconies, building Lego cities…there’s been some amazing ideas (here and here for some of them). My own response has been very cliched: When I […]
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I read both science fiction and fantasy, but growing up in the Australian outback, I had very little access to either of them. So whenever I hear about a “must read” book in my genres, or a list of books that one should have read to call themselves well-read in that genre, I always feel a
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You’ve most likely already had one or two emails from me about BookFunnel promos and giveaways. If you’re new to BookFunnel, or if you’re comfortable using BookFunnel and have your side-loading process down pat, then you may not have realized that in late 2019, BookFunnel released a new tool that is fabulously useful to readers.
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This post was updated on January 13, 2024. Everything always looks mysterious and profound, written in Latin, doesn’t it? It occurred to me that when I first started blogging here, I really didn’t do much of an introduction. I figure you might like to know a bit about me. Whenever I trip over a new-to-me
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Have you noticed that some or <gulp> most of the reviews you’ve written are being deleted by Amazon, lately? Yeah, it’s a big club. Some history. First, a bit of history about Amazon reviews, so you can understand why Amazon are doing what they’re doing. Amazon have always had a “review policy” that determined what was an appropriate
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The ebook versus print book topic tends to polarize people–readers are passionate about their print books…or not. I am very firmly in the ebook camp. I have been reading electronically for decades (yes, for more than 20 years), and these days resent having to read print books, if forced to it. I avoid it where
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