#kindle

Feb 27, 20121 min read

My e-reading stats for 2011

I bought a Kindle in 2009 and since then I’ve been keeping track of my reading statistics on Goodreads. My previous year’s stats are in...

Jan 10, 20112 min read

My Reading Stats for 2010

So I thought I’d get the ball rolling again by doing an easy post about my book numbers for 2010 (here’s last year’s). I got my Kindle 2...

Dec 20, 20101 min read

Biased Review of a Fabulous Essay: From Words to Brain by Livia Blackburne

What happens when you read? How does your brain derive meaning from words on a page? My writing buddy Livia, attempts to answer these...

Oct 12, 20101 min read

Cute animal photo: Red Panda (oh, and a list of Red Panda books)

I recently went to the Central Park Zoo (which isn’t nearly as impressive as the Bronx Zoo, but still pretty nice) and was thrilled to...

Jun 17, 20102 min read

Kindle 2 — My Reading Stats One Year Out

Here are my stats (made easier by Goodreads–I might have to add a new bookshelf for e-books): Books I actually purchased from the Amazon...

Oct 23, 20092 min read

B&N’s Nook

I haven’t blogged about this yet because for some reason I though Barnes and Noble’s e-reader had already been announced (probably due to...

Oct 19, 20091 min read

New E-reader from Spring Design

E-reader alert! Spring Design has announced their new e-reader Alex. Like Barnes and Noble’s new e-reader, Alex will have both a black...

Sep 9, 20092 min read

Last 20 highlights from my Kindle

One thing I like about my Kindle is its ability to highlight passages/words and view them outside of the book in a separate file. I use...

Aug 14, 20091 min read

E-reader with a flexible screen

this e-reader (called the Readius) looks really cool to me, but I guess they’ve been having trouble finding investors. I wish I could get...

Aug 3, 20092 min read

computer voice vs audiobook

Pregnancy brain has basically turned my mind into mush. My writing abilities have declined as has my drive to write. It’s been quite...

May 14, 20094 min read

How do I love to read? Let me count the ways…

I like to read. A lot (have you noticed?). Since I have gotten a Kindle, I’ve been paying more attention to the buzz around e-books. It...

Mar 13, 20091 min read

Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins

The story is an interesting and realistic glimpse into the lives of a normal Bengali family of this time period. At times, though, I...

Mar 8, 20091 min read

Nim at Sea

Just as cute as the first one–with a bit more action–though I wished it had taken place on Nim’s little island again. But there were baby...

Mar 5, 20092 min read

Kindle take 2

I have to eat my words. I previously posted a blog entry about how I wasn’t sure I would like the Kindle, but now that I actually have...

Jul 8, 20081 min read

Amazon Kindle

I am still not a convert. One would think that I would be after having read all of Mansfield Park on my Palm during downtime in medical...