National Novel Writing Month occurs in November each year and inspires tens of thousands of people to write novels within thirty days. This is the tenth year of National Novel Writing Month. According to the NaNoWriMo website (as it’s shortened to), National Novel Writing Month is, a fun, seat-of-your-pants...

About a week ago I wrote about Oprah declaring the Kindle as her favorite gadget. I was interested to see how her choice would affect one of my favorite blogs, Living Oprah. In case you haven’t heard of it, Living Oprah is a project run by a woman who is following Oprah’s advice to the letter....

As mentioned before, Oprah chose the Kindle as her new favorite gadget. As a gift to potential Kindle customers, Oprah and Amazon have provided a $50 discount through November 1st. According to Engadget, if you enter the code OPRAHWINFREY at checkout, you’ll receive a $50 discount. This is an...

Another great question I received about the Kindle is, “Can you read it on the treadmill?” A lot of people like to read while walking on the treadmill, since it passes the time while exercising. Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to do this because I get dizzy if I read while moving...

I recently wrote a guest post for a great site called Ask MJ. The site is focused on answering readers’ questions, such as “What is an RSS feed?” and “How much does money weigh?” My post is called “Should I buy a Kindle?” and went live a few days ago. Click...

The best book I’ve read all year has been Scott Sigler’s Infected (which I reviewed). It was fast-paced, immensely entertaining, and extremely well-written. I would recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat. Needless to say I was thrilled to see Sigler mentioned on Amazon’s Official Kindle...

Amazon’s Official Kindle Blog has announced that Frommer’s travel guides are now available on the Kindle. This is fantastic news for travelers since the Kindle is lighter than most travel guides. Personally I’d like to test out the bookmarking and notes feature on a Frommer’s...

The Amazon Kindle, Books and Amazon News Blog picked up a great story about how Oprah Winfrey loves the Kindle. This is huge news for Amazon, since Oprah’s followers tend to rely heavily on her recommendations. After all, that’s why the books chosen for Oprah’s Book Club sell so well,...

With baseball season winding down, I thought it only appropriate to feature a new book by a baseball player. Josh Hamilton, center fielder for the Texas Rangers, has written a book called Beyond Belief. The Amazon description reads, Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the...

Since I’m the only one of my friends and family that owns a Kindle, I often get questions from them about the device. I decided to share these questions with you since many of them are worthwhile questions that either aren’t answered in other places or aren’t addressed directly. The...