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Kindle Women
Episode 6: Getting out of Dodge
Hi listeners! Looky here, we've finally got a new episode. This time, it's our in depth discussion about The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi. Kristy & I manage to cover just about everything, including our own personal experiences of living in Italy & dealing with the system. And just to make it interesting, we experience total internet fail & even the loss of some of the audio. I think Il Mostro di Firenze was out to get this episode! At any rate, here it is for your listening pleasure.
**To download for Kindle on Safari, right click on the Download button & choose "download linked file as..." On IE, right click on the Download button & choose "save target as..." This will allow you a direct download you can drag/drop into your Kindle when it's connected to your computer. Happy listening & reading!
Don't forget: next big book review will be The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot for the end of March 2010. Send us questions & mp3 for the show at kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com.
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**To download for Kindle on Safari, right click on the Download button & choose "download linked file as..." On IE, right click on the Download button & choose "save target as..." This will allow you a direct download you can drag/drop into your Kindle when it's connected to your computer. Happy listening & reading!
Don't forget: next big book review will be The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot for the end of March 2010. Send us questions & mp3 for the show at kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com.
Internet Fail #2
Once again, we've got a classic internet fail. Kristy & I were 17 minutes into recording our In Depth discussion of The Monster of Florence. We were making progress... then I lost the Skype connection. I thought it was my internet. But this time, it was Kristy's internet!
At this point, we're planning on finishing & posting the show on Tuesday. With the time zone difference between the two of us, recording during the week can be very challenging. We're going to give it our best shot tomorrow & will get it out to our listeners as soon as we possibly can.
Thanks, once again, for bearing with us. After all, it wouldn't be Kindle Women without internet fail.
At this point, we're planning on finishing & posting the show on Tuesday. With the time zone difference between the two of us, recording during the week can be very challenging. We're going to give it our best shot tomorrow & will get it out to our listeners as soon as we possibly can.
Thanks, once again, for bearing with us. After all, it wouldn't be Kindle Women without internet fail.
Douglas Preston on TMOF
This video is from Amazon.com; you can follow the link to the video of Douglas Preston talking about his book, The Monster of Florence.
I think it's a great intro to the book... it's the video that caught my attention enough to want to cover it as an In Depth book for the show. It's a particularly interesting topic; I still live in Italy (& Kristy has lived here), so I hope our conversation will be enlightening... I can guarantee it will not be "P.C." *is it ever? wink wink*
Just a reminder: we'll be talking In Depth on Feb. 21st, so if you've got questions, email them to us at kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com.
I think it's a great intro to the book... it's the video that caught my attention enough to want to cover it as an In Depth book for the show. It's a particularly interesting topic; I still live in Italy (& Kristy has lived here), so I hope our conversation will be enlightening... I can guarantee it will not be "P.C." *is it ever? wink wink*
Just a reminder: we'll be talking In Depth on Feb. 21st, so if you've got questions, email them to us at kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com.
Episode 5: I Want a Mulligan
After a short hiatus due to life getting in the way, the Kindle Women are back on track with our latest news-related episode. In this case, it's primarily about the fight between Amazon & Macmillan...& how a certain CEO is probably laughing all the way to the iBank.
Don't forget: next big book review will be The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston. Send us questions & mp3 for the show at kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com.
Hope you enjoy the show!
**To download for Kindle on Safari, right click on the Download button & choose "download linked file as..." On IE, right click on the Download button & choose "save target as..." This will allow you a direct download you can drag/drop into your Kindle when it's connected to your computer. Happy listening & reading!
Don't forget: next big book review will be The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston. Send us questions & mp3 for the show at kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com.
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**To download for Kindle on Safari, right click on the Download button & choose "download linked file as..." On IE, right click on the Download button & choose "save target as..." This will allow you a direct download you can drag/drop into your Kindle when it's connected to your computer. Happy listening & reading!
Tell us what you REALLY think
First of all, I know this video might not fit our page, but I thought it would be good to pass along. As I have no idea about how to write HMTL, it's pretty much a cut/paste job for me.
To the point. After the iPad announcement, Walt Mossberg of All Things Digital spoke with Steve Jobs:
It's upsetting to me that Steve Jobs appears annoyed by Mr. Mossberg's specific questions about how the iPad will function as an eBook reader. He states "You're not going to sit down & read for 10 hours," when speaking to the battery life of the device... which is why he thinks the LED backlit screen will be great for "at night reading." Any eye doctor I've ever seen tells me not to sit in the dark & use my computer without any additional light. Why? Because it's awful for the health of your eyes. Another point here: Steve Jobs points out all books will eventually be the same price. He actually mentions publishers pulling books from Amazon. Considering the events of the past few days, this is an enlightening conversation. I thought about this as I observed the pricing during the iBookstore demonstration & came to the same conclusion as Jobs (though obviously he thought about it waaaay before me).
We'll be chatting more about the Amazaon/Macmillan standoff (or cave in, depending on your point of view) on our upcoming full length show. If you'd like to chime in, please send us emails or mp3s to kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com. We'd love to know what the community thinks about the future of the Kindle & eBooks!
BTW: I have sat down & read for 10 hours straight. Longer, in fact. I have Harry Potter to thank for that.
To the point. After the iPad announcement, Walt Mossberg of All Things Digital spoke with Steve Jobs:
It's upsetting to me that Steve Jobs appears annoyed by Mr. Mossberg's specific questions about how the iPad will function as an eBook reader. He states "You're not going to sit down & read for 10 hours," when speaking to the battery life of the device... which is why he thinks the LED backlit screen will be great for "at night reading." Any eye doctor I've ever seen tells me not to sit in the dark & use my computer without any additional light. Why? Because it's awful for the health of your eyes. Another point here: Steve Jobs points out all books will eventually be the same price. He actually mentions publishers pulling books from Amazon. Considering the events of the past few days, this is an enlightening conversation. I thought about this as I observed the pricing during the iBookstore demonstration & came to the same conclusion as Jobs (though obviously he thought about it waaaay before me).
We'll be chatting more about the Amazaon/Macmillan standoff (or cave in, depending on your point of view) on our upcoming full length show. If you'd like to chime in, please send us emails or mp3s to kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com. We'd love to know what the community thinks about the future of the Kindle & eBooks!
BTW: I have sat down & read for 10 hours straight. Longer, in fact. I have Harry Potter to thank for that.
Episode 4.5: Bionic Pad
Hey gentle listeners! We've got a quicky episode about the announcement of the Apple iPad. ...figured we'd get in on the talk before the talk gets lame. Hope you enjoy!
**To download for Kindle on Safari, right click on the Download button & choose "download linked file as..." On IE, right click on the Download button & choose "save target as..." This will allow you a direct download you can drag/drop into your Kindle when it's connected to your computer. Happy listening & reading!
Played: 433 | Download | Duration: 00:33:19
**To download for Kindle on Safari, right click on the Download button & choose "download linked file as..." On IE, right click on the Download button & choose "save target as..." This will allow you a direct download you can drag/drop into your Kindle when it's connected to your computer. Happy listening & reading!
Episode 4: Kick in the What?
After 2 days of internet fail, welcome to our in depth discussion about Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese! As it turns out, a corrupted file was the source of our uploading troubles.
In this episode, Kristy & I talk about anarchy, physical violence, & why I hate ABBA. And yes, we manage to find a way to put Nathan Fillion in our movie version of the book & reveal my In Depth Discussion selection for February. Wanna know if we enjoyed Mercury Falls? Then listen!
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**To download for Kindle on Safari, right click on the Download button & choose "download linked file as..." On IE, right click on the Download button & choose "save target as..." This will allow you a direct download you can drag/drop into your Kindle when it's connected to your computer. Happy listening & reading!
Internet Fail
Kristy & I recorded a brand new podcast on Sunday. Since then, I have been struggling with my ISP & hosting service to get it uploaded. I have no idea why it's not working. All I can say is that something is broken. So I will continue to try & fix it. I mean, we read Mercury Falls for a reason!
Bear with us while we work out this crazy snafu.
Are You Reading Mercury Falls?
Don't forget! We're recording a new episode of the show next Sunday (the 24th), in which we plan to have an in-depth discussion about our selection this month, Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese. Hopefully he doesn't mind. If we can figure out how it works, we may even broadcast live on UStream. Of course, I still don't have the recording software down just yet, so the whole thing could blow up in my face.
If we can figure out how it works, we may even broadcast live on UStream. Of course, I still don't have the recording software down just yet, so the whole thing could blow up in my face.What have we, the Kindle Women, been up to lately? I've begun training for a half-marathon in April in Milan, & Kristy has been attending to family matters. I've also been trying to figure out how to make the web site a bit nicer; that's how we ended up with an Amazon store, actually. It can be pretty dangerous when I get near a computer. Plus, we were watching the developments at CES & now we're waiting to hear from Apple on January 27th. January has been a crazy month for us!
In other words, we're catching up on our reading, too. Please send along any questions you have about the book, points you'd like us to address, or comments about the show to kindlewomen [at] gmail [dot] com. We'll get back to you as soon as we can!
CES Highlights
This week has been an interesting one for fans of eReaders & eBooks. Why? Because CES is happening in Las Vegas right now. This year, eReaders have had their own section of the floor at CES to cover all the new releases.
So what's interesting? There's the Liquavista by Phillips' Research Lab. This has a full color screen using a process called "electrowetting," a nice step away from eInk. It's not especially pretty & won't be released until 2010/2011 (i.e. no word on cost), but it's still a pretty development.
The Skiff is a big development as an eReader. It's got an 11.5" display. It's got the most screen real estate of any eReader on the market. It also has a revolutionary screen made of "metal foil" by LG, making it pretty bendy when the casing is off. It works on Sprint's 3G network, comes with WiFi, & is 100% touchscreen. No word on pricing yet, so it's hard to determine what the cost of this will look like.
My personal favorite: the Plastic Logic Que. Plastic Logic developed the Que for business people, so it's very organization-centric. The screen real estate measures in at 8.5x11, so it's fully paper-sized. It can read PDF, Microsoft Office documents, & can sync to MS Outlook (not compatible with Mac's iCal & Mail, though). Newspapers look great on this thing; the size of the screen helps in this area. It's a full touch screen. Len Edgerly at The Kindle Chronicles got a great interview with Maureen Mellon, senior director of product marketing at Plastic Logic. The big ouch? The price. The WiFi 4GB model will cost $649, the WiFi + 3G with 8GB memory will cost a whopping $799. Not even close to being the least expensive out there, but I would be sucked into it if I traveled a lot for business.
There's lots more happening at CES for all eReader/eBook fans out there. Check out cNet.com for the latest highlights from CES.
