Once again, Amazon model of e-reader books and higher margins has escalated into Walmart-like bullying against vendors who won’t play their way—namely, continually lowering their prices until said vendor goes out of business, at which point Amazon/Walmart buys up the broken pieces or moves on to another target. With no stake in any brick and mortar locations, just warehouses ... Read More...
Armchair BEA 2014 Introduction
Last year I went to BEA and it was like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and the fashion closet in Devil Wears Prada all rolled into one- excitement and activity beyond belief. Unfortunately, living on the opposite coast means it's a bit expensive to go every year and while I love reading and blogging it's not bringing in the big bucks. I was surprised and ... Read More...
Sunday Sentence: Casebook
Sunday Sentence: The best sentence(s) from this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen. When I thought things like that, I just stopped. I could still stop my thinking then. But not for much longer. ... Read More...
Happy Mother’s Day
Here's to all the beautiful mothers who read to their children, ensuring another generation of book lovers. My special thanks to my mother whom I credit in the About Me section of this blog. Thank you for the best gift you ever gave me. ... Read More...
Dewey’s Readathon Recap
I'd love to say I made it until 5am but I didn't. By 1:30am I was loopy enough to think that all I needed was fresh air and I should go out and take a walk- in the midst of urban Seattle. Thankfully, I reconsidered but even sitting in an uncomfortable desk chair and taking a brief nap didn't help so I headed to bed hoping to read some more before crashing. All told I made it ... Read More...
Dewey’s Readathon: Updates
We're entering hour 5 now and I'm making good time on my first book Troika by Adam Pelzman. I'm on page 171 out of 274 so hoping I'll finish within the next hour or two. I'm also trying to make time to visit all the great blogs who are participating. One of my favorites is River City Reading- where she gets the energy I'll never know but she's reading, tweeting, ... Read More...
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