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 Great Bang for Buck March 28, 2008
I usually find one gem of an article every one or two days. To get bang for buck ratio, however, you have to divide by zero. The New York Times news blog is also a gem at 1.99/mo and is updated a few times a day.
Gosh, I would pay even 5 cents per month February 13, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
One cent per month? Ok. I bit.
I'm glad I did. Updated several times a day (whenever they feel like blogging) on a wide variety of subjects. The other day an article was about an early 1970s car, and how it influenced later models, etc. We had thoughts on the Grammy Awards, recipes, new devices, book reviews, on and on.
Previously, I would turn the Whispernet (or whatever it is called) off in the morning after receiving my newspapers. Now, I tend to leave it on all day so I can enjoy (or skip, as the case may be) any new Amazon blog.
Why not five stars? Due to the presence, in many articles, of links for you to click: IF you were on a computer. Since the Kindle will not follow those links, they are a bit intrusive at times.
UPDATE: Now its free? Heck, why not.
A plea for more of an Indie spirit for writers, readers and publishers January 1, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I should begin by saying that I love reading Amazon Daily each day. What would improve it, I think, would be kind of a weekly corner devoted to the independent movement in writing, publishing, and yes, reading. Beyond the literary-industrial complex there are great things going on, from all of us who play "Six Degrees of Dave Eggers" to all kinds of little magazines to the good work that many excellent writers and small publishers are publishing in different ways, on different platforms, here at Amazon. An indie literature corner would help readers and writers connect with each other around writing of distinction, never an easy process but always an important one. I suspect that the Kindle will ultimately provide important ways for this to happen, and one small contribution that I will continue to make will be to try to publish helpful material on how to publish content (books, stories, articles, etc.) for the Kindle:
20 Effective Steps to Publishing a Kindle Edition of Your Book or Document: How to Connect Your Amazon Kindle Book with Readers (Publish and Market Your Book on Amazon Kindle)
How to Use the Amazon Kindle for Email & Other Cool Tricks: Read and Answer Email Anywhere, Anytime on the Amazing Amazon Kindle (The Amazing Amazon Kindle)
The Amazon Kindle Basic Web Wireless Service: Why It Is a Revolutionary Feature, and Why Amazon Should Keep It Free or Cheap
 What is with the bulleted lists? December 24, 2007
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
I am pretty pleased with the Amazon daily so far. I do not know if I will change my mind in the future. Below are some details:
Pro #1: It has a post called Reviewing the Reviewers. In this post, snapshots of book reviews from the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, etc, are included. Con #1: The book names are linked to the item detail pages on Amazon, which does not make sense with the Kindle browser, since you have to go through pages of navigation items first. I wonder why they did not link the book names to relevant Kindle store pages.
Pro #2: Pictures included with certain posts are pretty clear. Con #2: Sometimes, on a certain page, you only see a picture, no text at all. I don't think the pictures should be emphasized so much, unless they are crucial for the posts.
Pro #3: Cooking recipes are included in some posts.
Con #3: (This is the most important one for me!) All bulleted and numbered lists are MESSED UP! More often than not, you will either see bullets with no content, or numbered lists that go 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 12. I am sure this is due to a conversion problem from HTML to .azw, but I am sure it can be easily fixed as well.
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