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Ebook Sample Chapters: Best Idea Ever

January 20, 2010
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Growing up, I loved game demos and shareware.  There was something sublime about the variety of choice one had with free partial games.  If I wanted to play DOOM, I could.  A level of Jumping Flash? Why not?  I could even play multiplayer Twisted Metal and wash it down with some Warhawk or the entry [...]

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Review: The “Old Man’s War” Series by John Scalzi

January 11, 2010
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When I got my Kindle, the first book I went for was John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War.  I had been told two things about it: that it was a counterpoint to Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers and that it was awesome.  What I was not told, however, was that Old Man’s War was the first [...]

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Review: Amazon Kindle 2

January 8, 2010
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When I heard about the Amazon.com’s first generation Kindle, I scoffed.  I thought that ebooks would be a fad because the machines were clunky, there was no standard format for files, and the most sought-after books were simply not available.
And on top of that, I like holding books.  I love being able to go [...]

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Looking for New Authors to Read

January 6, 2010

My personal library is made up almost entirely of eclectic yet mainstream pop fiction.  You’ll find sections dedicated to Stephen King, Dean Koontz, J.K. Rowling, Michael Crichton, George R.R. Martin, Jim Butcher, and Orson Scott Card.  I have the whole A Series of Unfortunate Events on my top shelf beside hardcovers of all four [...]

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How I Shortlisted John Scalzi as a New Favorite Author

January 4, 2010
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My lovely wife bought me a Kindle for Christmas.  It has rarely left my side since I opened the box.  Within the first six days of owning this most beloved Kindle, I finished three full books: Old Man’s War and The Ghost Brigades and The Last Colony by John Scalzi.  I have just begun [...]

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John Scalzi’s The God Engines – Free First Chapter

December 31, 2009
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Today marks the release of John Scalzi’s newest book, The God Engines.  In order to promote it, Scalzi and Subterranean Press have released the first chapter of the novella for free.
It’s a change from Scalzi’s military/political science fiction norm (which I’ve only recently discovered), but from what I can see, The God Engines’ dark [...]

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