The times they are a' changing...

Ebook blog
I subscribe to a blog about ebooks and ebook readers. The writer is prolific with long posts sometimes several times a day.

I let him do the research for me, once I got to the decision to buy a Kindle for my first ebook reader.

Heads up on free ebooks
One reason I subscribe is that it gives me a quick heads up on any free ebooks, because sometimes they are free for only a couple of days. If I don't check my multiple sources for a couple of days, I can be out of luck as far as getting them free, so I let him do the work for me and check my sources -- and others.

Technical aspects
Some of his posts are too technical for me, especially since I will never buy one of the peripheral brands -- at least I say that now, but who knows for the future! But I like to at least scan them so I have some awareness, and I know where to go for additional info if I need it.

Yesterday there was a post that 23 John Grisham books are now offered as ebooks. And you'll notice that not one of them is listed at the regular Kindle price of $9.99. That's a big deal for two reasons. First, Grisham had not originally wanted to do ebooks. Second, at least one other publishing house is trying to up the price of ebooks to $14.99, never mind that there are not significant costs to get them to an ereader. It is an attempt to keep publishing with publishers. But the times they are a' changing!

Here are the Grisham offerings for Kindle:

1. The Firm for $7.99.
2. The Pelican Brief for $7.99.
3. The Client for $7.99.
4. Ford County (short stories) for $9.99.
5. The Associate for $9.99.
6. A Time to Kill for $7.99.
7. The Brethren for $7.99.
8. The Runaway Jruy for $7.99.
9. The Innoncent Man for$7.99.
10. The Broker for $7.99.
11. The Partner for $5.99.
12. The Rainmaker for $7.99.
13. Playing for Pizza for $7.99.
14. Skipping Christmas for $6.99.
15. A Painted House for $7.99.
16. The Summons for $7.99.
17. The Appeal for $7.99.
18. The Street Lawyer for $7.99.
19. The King of Torts for $7.99.
20. The Last Juror for $7.99.
21. Bleachers for $7.99.
22. The Testament for $7.99
23. The Chamber for $7.99.

Kindle available for MAC
And more good news: Kindle is now available for MAC. It works for Mac OS X 10.5 and above.

Minimum system requirements -

A Mac with a 500MHz Intel processor or faster. At least 512MB of RAM.
Screen resolution of 800x600 or greater. 100MB of available disk space.
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

According to their press release it will allow users:

Access to their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon’s servers for free
To choose from 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line
To view notes and highlights marked on Kindle, Kindle DX, and Kindle for iPhone
To read books in full color including children’s books, cookbooks, travel books and textbooks

Getting a second ereader
I wonder what my second ebook reader might be? And I suspect I'd pass my first one on to one of my kids -- or not, in case some of the books I've purchased do not move from one reader to another because of proprietary decisions.

Personally, I think all ereaders should have the capability to be compatible. In a perfect future, that would happen. Of course, that would require cooperation (and payments) between ereader companies. Oh well! It still should happen!

What do you think?
Do you have an ereader? Do you like it? Would you buy a second one with other features? What features are you looking for? I know others would be interested to hear, because I believe many people are sitting on the fence trying to make a decision which to buy, just as I was a short time ago.

Karin
www.savvythinker.com

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