Kindle Fire owners have been reporting a problem: their books seem to sporadically disappear from ‘the cloud’ or their device. Andrys Basten over on A Kindle World blog investigated, and with the help of some other users, reports back on a solution. From A Kindle World: THE KINDLE BOOKS APP ON KINDLE FIRE HAS A … Read more
Yesterday, Random House Audio gave Stephen King fans everywhere a Valentine’s Day gift those fans have been waiting decades for: they released the uncut, expanded edition of The Stand in audiobook form. This special edition, which includes some 500pp more than the original release, was released in print over twenty years ago, but never before has it been made … Read more
“The book’s better than the movie.” How often have you heard this from a knowing, bookish friend? Very often, it’s true simply because the film adaptation can’t possibly contain as much of the source material as it took to fill the original book. Consider The Princess Bride, William Goldman’s excellent, rip-roaring book (now available in … Read more
The audiobook recording of Betty White’s memoir, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t), won the 2012 Grammy(TM) for Best Spoken Word Album. Rated an average of 4.2/5 stars across 118 customer ratings on the Audible site, the book is narrated by the inimitable Ms. White herself. From the Audible site: It-girl Betty … Read more
You may have owned a collection of ebooks in various, non-DRMd formats before getting your hands on the Kindle Fire, and you may have transferred (or, “sideloaded”) these books onto your device. And if you did, you may have been surprised to find your collection listed under “Docs” instead of on the “Books” page of your Fire. … Read more