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Kindle Is Convenient But Not Always The Best Choice

20 May 2009

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I know that’s a bold statement, not cost affective. Why am I saying that? Let’s look at a few things. Utah author Brandon Sanderson (who, by the way is finishing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series), has The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, Book 2) for sale on Amazon in paperback for $7.99. The Kindle [...]

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Book Review: It’s Your Ship

5 August 2008

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My personal trainer recommended a book the other day called It’s Your Ship, by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff. As a former United States Marine, I try and read leadership books written by those who served in the military. I connect with them. I understand their leadership styles and I always learn something. Leadership comes in many [...]

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Learning The Value Of A Hot Story

2 August 2008

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Today was Breaking Dawn day. One of the hottest days in the book business. A day that compares to a Harry Potter day. Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight series, released book four today. Just to give you an idea the number of people who wanted to stand in line to get a copy, my [...]

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A Twitter Book Club

13 January 2008

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This is an interesting idea, connect Twitter users, assign a book to read and then post a review via the Twitters 140 characters. The group was started by Drew (http://twitter.com/digitalmaverick) and he also created a Wiki to follow the progress of the book. If you want to get involved, friend Twitter user @bookgroup and visit [...]

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The Cipher By Diana Pharaoh Francis

20 December 2007

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In September I attended MountainCon III where I met author Diana Pharaoh Francis. At the time of MountainCon her new book The Cipher hadn’t been officially released but she was able to read some of the book to us during one panel discussion. I purchased all three of her published books, Path of Fate, [...]

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