Creeping Shadows: Three Dark Tales
Grab a book and settle down during the spring storms with Creeping Shadows. The tales will keep you... Read More »
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Warning: Socially Conscious Zombies Ahead
Book Review: Zombie, Ohio: A Tale of the Undead What’s worse: being a zombie in Ohio or being... Read More »
Down and Personal with “The Obamas”
Jodi Kantor, New York Times reporter and author of new book “The Obamas” on the presidential couple and... Read More »
Identity Shift : Book Review
Vice President of Maketing, Communications, and Public Affairs Allison Cera and Director of Solutions Marketing Christina James at Alcatel-Lucent, both join worlds as they construct the book Identity Shift. Allison has over 15 years of marketing, sales, and product management experience. Christina James also holds an experience level of over 15 years including marketing and communications within technology. Both use their level of experience and an extensive research study conducted by global communications leader Alcatel-Lucent to find the answer to a series of important questions. Read More »
My iPad 2 and iPad 2 at Work: A Book Review
With the rate at which tablets are being developed, updated and purchased, it is no wonder there are books to help assist with their navigation. Two separate books were published through Que Publishing, which is an imprint of Pearson. Jason R. Rich brings Your ipad 2 at Work and Gary Rosenzweig releases My iPad 2: Third Edition. Read More »
A Secret Code to Wealth: Book Review
Dr. Jerry Lockhart's self-published A Secret Code to Wealth focuses on topics ranging from investment and estate planning to the steps required for creating a secure, seven-year retirement plan. As a CPA with over 40 years of experience in accounting and tax industry fields, he uses his extensive knowledge to create worksheets and extensive guides for those looking to ensure their future and build a "million-dollar nest egg." The book is presented in an unwieldy, outline-like format and filled with excessive, awkward phrasing (“At the bare minimum, you should earn as much as possible ,” 7) and multiple appeals to continue reading. Read More »
SwoopThat’s Take On The Modern Bookstore
A completely free service to consumers called SwoopThat has compiled the largest online collection of college textbooks. This service saves the average student up to 75% on used and new textbooks. A great feature, available through SwoopThat, is the ability for students to rent textbooks rather than buy them since textbooks for education are usually used for a brief period of time and no longer needed after a semester is complete. Read More »
Amazon Prime Announces New eBook Lending Program
Amazon Prime is an odd creature, offering just enough of everything to garner interest, but not delving deep enough into any of its markets to make it stand out among its various competitors. Prime offers instant streaming of certain television series and films via Amazon Instant Video, free two-day shipping (which is actually incredibly convenient), and the recently announced book lending program. While the Amazon Instant Video can now be accessed on Amazon Fire and streamed on television screens via devices like the Roku, the offerings still don’t compare to that of Netflix or Blockbuster Total Access (for those willing to forgo instant streaming for variety). At a $79 yearly subscription rate, Amazon is setting itself as the Jack-of-all-trades, master of none--everything is offered almost as more of a bonus to the program than an actual reason for purchase. Read More »
Twick or Tweet: R.L. Stine Emerges from Captivity
In the early 80s, Pat Sajak utilized a rare form of wizardry to trap the power of R.L. Stine in the Wheel of Fortune bonus round. With this majestic power harnessed, players of the Wheel were left to rely simply on the letters of his name to solve complex puzzles. But now, Stine is released, and is turning Facebook into FRIGHTBOOK! Read More »
Kindle Comes to the Chicago Public Library and 11,000 Others
Kindle books are now available to borrow from over 11,000 United States libraries, including the Chicago Public Libraries. Until recently, Kindle was not compatible with OverDrive, the book lending program employed by U.S. libraries. Now with an updated format, all you need is a Kindle and a valid library card to start borrowing. An additional bonus is that this works with any generation Kindle and any of the free Kindle reading apps. Read More »
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