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Some Kindle Rumors and News

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CNet is reporting that Amazon is likely to ship a color e-ink kindle sometime in 2012.  E-ink screens are important because they do not have a backlight and require light from an external source just like a regular book.  This is better on the eyes and better for people that have sleep issues associated with backlighted screens (about 10% of the population).

Liliputing (a computer news site devoted to small sized computers and tablets) had two stories of interest.  One is that the USPS has said that starting May 16, 2012, you can no longer ship lithium batteries or devices that have lithium batteries overseas.  This would include Kindles, iPads, cell phones and a variety of other electronic devices.  This will impact several charities that use USPS to get ebook readers to troops.

Kindle Fire users have a new security features with the new update.  Parental controls, password protected purchases, locking the web browser and disabling portions of the library are all features in the new 6.3.1 operating system upgrade.  These features are useful for parents that are concerned about their children using the Kindle Fire unassisted.

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Requests for Books about Christianity and Beauty

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This weekend I have finished Frank Schaeffer’s Crazy for God (review tomorrow), watched Donald Miller‘s Blue Like Jazz movie and gone to visit the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.  All three of which, have made me think in different ways about the importance of beauty to our Christian faith and theology.  I have only read a few things that have tangentially related … Read more

Other Things Around the Web

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Daniel Darling reviewed Jonathan Merritt’s soon to be released A Faith of our Own The Englewood Review of Books has a review by Bob Cornwall of Amos Yong’s The Bible, Disability and the Church.  This is a book I have been meaning to read since it came out. Not a review, but a fix to … Read more

Bookwi.se Wife

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I am not a blogger. I have tried and failed miserably. Adam however, has found a way to challenge himself and enjoy reading more with this blog. He considers you friends, even though he doesn’t know most of you. He talks about “˜yall like you’ve know each other for years. So, in an effort to … Read more

Sacred Friendship Gathering

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Last March, Bookwi.se hosted a blog discussion of the book Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions by Dan Brennan. I also listed it as one of my books of the year.

cropped-jesusmarywpheaderv2-6Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions has the counter cultural idea that cross-gender friendship is actually important, should be encouraged, and should be championed by Christians.  I whole heartedly agree with the main thesis of the book, which is why I hosted the blog discussion and frequently talk about the book.

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Other Reviews Around the Web

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Carolyn Webber, author of Surprised by Oxford, I reviewed last year), Jane Austen’s Persuasion and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Weber is a former literature professor and now full time writer.  She is well worth reading. Also Parchment Girl recently reviewed Surprised by Oxford, interviewed Carolyn Weber and is giving away a copy if you want to enter _________ The Englewood Review … Read more

The Bookwi.se 1000th Post Book Give Away – 60 Books

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This is officially the 1000th post on Bookwi.se. (A few short term posts got deleted, so it is probably 1012 or something, but there are currently 1000 published posts on Bookwi.se)

In celebration I am giving away a bunch of books. Most of these were donated by an unnamed blogger who received them as promotional copies.  A few are books that I either bought or received as promotional copies.  Most are new, a few have been read once. I give away books as a personal commitment to get books into the hand of people that will read them more than a blog promotion, but I would be thrilled if I also get some new followers.

Here are the rules

  • Leave a comment below. First to ask gets the book.
  • You can ask for more than one, but if you ask for more than one, I would like, but will not require that you submit a review for Bookwi.se for one or both books.
  • I will pay the shipping.
  • It would be great, but not required if you tweet or post on Facebook about the give away or generally tell everyone you know how great Bookwi.se is 🙂
  • Give away end Feb 4, 2012 at Midnight Eastern. Anything not given away by that time will be given away another time.

Here are the books.  In no particular order because there are too many to give full descriptions

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Book Reviews Around the Web

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I read a lot of good book reviews.  So I thought I might start sharing them. The Cross and The Lynching Tree by James H Cone at Englewood Book of Reviews – Even if you don’t agree with Cone’s theology, he is a good writer and worth listening to.  EBR is giving away six copies of … Read more

Book Give Away

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I have been cleaning up my house and decided that it is time to give away some books.  Most of them I purchased and read before I stared Bookwi.se, a couple of them are review copies.

Here are the rules. Ask for the book(s) you want.  Please only ask if you are going to read them.  If you ask for more than one book, I would like you to post at least one review on Bookwi.se.  Anyone is free to write up a short review (whether or not the book has been previously reviewed on Bookwi.se).  I will pay for all shipping.

Here are the books:

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