Is the iPad a "Kindle Killer?" I don't think so....

A seventy-five year old widower, John Perry finds the Colonial Defense Force's offer of a new, youthful life intriguing. The CDF fulfills their end of the bargain, now he needs to fulfill his: ten years' commitment as a space marine, fighting the worst the universe has to offer. Funny, thoughtful, and packed with action, Old Man's War is a great read and one of Scalzi's seminal works....

So begins the Assassin Without a Name series. In the very first story in the series (available to read for free right here), the Assassin Without a Name makes a deal and, while he doesn't know it yet, an alliance that will prove very useful in the future....

I really wanted this one to work. With names like William Gibson, Lester Dent, H.P. Lovecraft, L. Ron Hubbard, Louis L'Amour, and Chester Himes all playing roles in the story, who wouldn't want it to? Ultimately, though, The Chinatown Deatch Cloud Peril was too confusing and did not contain enough of the ingredients I love in a good book....

In the seventh installment in my ongoing series on how to Sell Your eBook Without a Publisher, I take a look at Lulu's print on demand, or POD, service....

My initial take on the Amazon Kindle eReader. This post was written way back in 2010. In other words, a lifetime ago in technology terms. The Kindle has come a long way and proved the dominant eReader in that time....

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie is a gritty, in-your-face, rollicking good time of a story. Full of deeply thought out, colorful characters, there's something for every fan of the fantasy genre here....

You can still read eBooks without an iPhone or dedicated eReader device using one of these eReader applications for your PC or Mac....

A breakdown of the many eBook format file types....