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Bookwi.se is a better book review site when more people contribute reviews.  Over the past year or two nearly 10 different people have contributed at least one book review.  Bookwi.se reviews have been everything from children’s books to serious academic books to light pop fiction to classics.  This post is an open invitation to submit … Read more

I saw on Lilliputing today that Walmart has announced that it will no longer sell Kindle products.  The article also noted that Target announced the same earlier this year.  I missed the Target announcement but I am not really all that surprised by either. It is good for Amazon to get eink devices into brinks … Read more

I am currently using built in WordPress email system to allow people to subscribe to Bookwi.se post via email.  Lately there have been several problems. 1) The ‘continue reading’ links do not work.  This is a problem with the email system and not my formatting unfortunately.  If you click the post title at the top of … Read more

This is an interesting art project. A compilation of images from 56 different broken kindle screens has been turned into a printed book. I certainly have broken my share of kindle screens. And these are very representative images. I am not sure I want to be reminded of all of those broken screens. I will … Read more

Blogging is not a lucrative project.  Since starting this blog my return has been less than $0.50 per post, and that is before expenses.  My blogging is not primarily to make money, but I also do want to pay attention to both costs and my time.  Last fall I added advertising spots onto the blog. … Read more

The Department of Justice sued HarperCollins, Hachette, Apple, Macmillian and Penguin over price fixing.  Essentially, Apple proposed that the publishers should be able to set the retail pricing of their ebooks instead of the retailer.  When the iPad came out, five of the six major publishers in the US worked together to require all ebook sellers sell … Read more

I hadn’t noticed, but this is Bookwi.se’s 1500th post. Below are the most read reviews from August 2012.  Part of what this shows is I am getting better paying attention to Search Engine Optimization.  Because only 3 are from this month. The books in order: Fifty Shades Darker, Discovering Your Heart With the Flag Page … Read more

Let the speculation begin (or increase).  It is being reported on The Kindle Chronicles and Lilliputing that Amazon has sent out press invitations for a press conference.  There is little more information than the date and location (Sept 6, 10:30 AM in Santa Monica, CA), but it is widely expected that there will be an … Read more