tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6854968377450078882024-02-19T23:26:30.678-08:00KINDLE IN THE PHILIPPINESSurprisingly, while users in Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Thailand,and New Zealand will not be able to order the new International
Kindle, Philippine users will be able to do so. And buy e-books as well. http://kindlephilippines.blogspot.com/fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-1998290310859564122010-03-19T15:05:00.001-07:002010-03-19T15:05:37.952-07:00Score Free AudioBooks at BooksShouldBeFree & Colleges test Kindle e-book reader as study tool<span class="titlec"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Headlines Click the headlines below to read full story</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-kindle-app-2010-2"> How Apple Stacked The Deck Against Amazon's Kindle App</a><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5486514/score-free-audiobooks-at-booksshouldbefree"> Score Free AudioBooks at BooksShouldBeFree</a><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5493850/librophile-makes-quick-work-of-finding-free-audio-and-ebooks"> Librophile Makes Quick Work of Finding Free Audio and Ebooks</a><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5273983/booksfree-is-like-netflix-for-audiobooks"> Booksfree Is Like Netflix for Audiobooks</a><br />
<a href="http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/super/super/view/20100227-255532/Which-e-reader-is-for-you"> Which e-reader is for you?</a><br />
<a href="http://charles-tan.blogspot.com/2010/02/essay-playing-tricks-with-ebooks.html"> Playing Tricks with eBooks</a><br />
<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-02-23-IHE-Amazon-kindle-for-college23_ST_N.htm"> Colleges test Kindle e-book reader as study tool</a><br />
<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703798904575069681174687948.html?mod=WSJASIA_hpp_MIDDLEFourthNews"> PC Makers Ready iPad Rivals</a><br />
<a href="http://www.gmanews.tv/story/184192/tablets-smartbooks-aim-to-fill-pc-phone-gap"> Tablets, smartbooks aim to fill PC-phone gap</a><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5473123/the-book-depository-offers-free-worldwide-shipping-and-thousands-of-free-e+books"> The Book Depository Offers Free Worldwide Shipping and Thousands of Free E-Books</a><br />
<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10458551-260.html?tag=nl.e404"> Predicting iPad competitors</a><br />
<a href="http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=527664522-3830dcdfc84ebca9bafee7ef31abe27f-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5"> Nintendo getting on e-book reader train, too</a><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5466901/the-majority-of-you-arent-interested-in-paying-more-than-10-for-an-e+book"> The Majority of You Aren't Interested in Paying More than $10 for an E-Book </a><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5464232/hack-your-kindle-to-support-bluetooth"> Hack Your Kindle to Support Bluetooth</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/business/media/01conde.html?ref=technology"> Condé Nast Is Preparing iPad Versions of Some of Its Top Magazines</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/01/articles/free-kindle-for-pc-app-amazon-could-have-done-more.html"> Free Kindle for PC App: Amazon Could have done More</a><br />
<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/apple-ipad-arrives-in-stores-on-april-3/index.html?hpw"> Apple iPad to Arrive in Stores on April 3 </a><a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/tech-times/12928-videogame-makers-racing-to-develop-ipad-games"> Videogame makers racing to develop iPad games</a><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5493850/librophile-makes-quick-work-of-finding-free-audio-and-e+books"> Librophile Makes Quick Work of Finding Free Audio and E-Books</a><br />
<a href="http://www.megaleecher.net/Apple_iPad_Vs_HP_Slate"> Another Reason For Why Not To Buy Apple iPad Now !</a><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5493850/librophile-makes-quick-work-of-finding-free-audio-and-ebooks"> Librophile Makes Quick Work of Finding Free Audio and Ebooks</a><br />
<a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/922247/5419529/60240/0/"> Apple's iPad Won't Tether with iPhone, Report Says</a><br />
<a href="http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=529523028-3830dcdfc84ebca9bafee7ef31abe27f-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5"> All about the Apple iPad (FAQ)</a><br />
<a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/920529/5419529/59903/0/"> Report: Apple's iPad Won't Tether with iPhone</a><br />
<a href="http://ct.cnet.com/clicks?t=528041329-3830dcdfc84ebca9bafee7ef31abe27f-bf&brand=NEWS&s=5"> Scribd goes mobile, adds sharing to iPhone, Kindle</a><br />
<a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/905876/5419529/57603/0/"> Five Tips to Prevent iPad Eye Strain</a><br />
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<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5468581/turn-your-netbook-into-a-feature+rich-e+book-reader"> Turn Your Netbook into a Feature-Rich E-Book Reader</a><br />
E-book readers are popular for reading digital books, but they've got their limitations. If you have a netbook, you already have a powerful and virtually unrestricted portable e-book reader on your hands. You just need to know how to set it up. <br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5468581/turn-your-netbook-into-a-feature+rich-e+book-reader"> More</a>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-30398584104988753122010-02-12T15:09:00.001-08:002010-02-12T15:09:45.109-08:00Publishers smile again as Kindle rivals emerge & Kindle Books in Snack Sizes<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Click the title below to read the complete article </span> </div><a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20100210-252370/Disney-CEO-seduced-by-iPad"> Disney CEO seduced by iPad</a><br />
<a href="http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=524686995-3830dcdfc84ebca9bafee7ef31abe27f-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1265420349_24">Barnes & Noble rolls out second Nook update</span></a><br />
<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/available-soon-at-a-barnes-noble-near-you-the-nook/?ref=technology"> Available Soon at a Barnes & Noble Near You: The Nook</a><br />
<a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/tech-times/11177-publishers-smile-again-as-kindle-rivals-emerge"> Publishers smile again as Kindle rivals emerge</a><br />
<a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/tech-times/11179-survey-interest-in-apples-ipad-wanes-after-launch"> Survey: Interest in Apple's iPad wanes after launch</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/business/media/08condense.html?ref=technology"> Kindle Books in Snack Sizes</a><br />
<a href="http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100208/barnes-nobles-nook-finally-limps-into-stores-too-late/?mod=ATD_rss"> Barnes & Noble's Nook Finally Limps Into Stores. Too Late? [MediaMemo]</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2010/02/08/08gigaom-fear--loathing-over-ipad-pricing-10910.html"> Fear & Loathing Over iPad Pricing</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/business/media/08condense.html?ref=technology"> Kindle Books in Snack Sizes</a>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-26148120238999910882010-01-28T14:57:00.001-08:002010-01-28T14:57:49.069-08:00Apple Reveals the iPad Tablet & 8 Things That Suck About the iPad<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Click the title below to read the article</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> <a href="http://www.gmanews.tv/story/182645/apple-debuts-highly-awaited-tablet-the-ipad"> Apple debuts highly awaited tablet: the iPad</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/technology/companies/28apple.html?hp"> Apple Reveals the iPad Tablet</a><br />
<a href="http://www.gmanews.tv/story/182451/apple-tablet-could-write-a-new-chapter-for-e-books"> Apple tablet could write a new chapter for e-books</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/187944/its_official_jobs_announces_apples_ipad.html"> It's Official: Jobs Announces Apple's iPad</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/187780/apples_tablet_and_the_media_hype_machine.html">Apple's Tablet and the Media Hype Machine</a></span><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/187780/apples_tablet_and_the_media_hype_machine.html"></a><span style="color: blue;"><u> </u> <br />
<a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/859274/5419529/49240/0/"> Apple Tablet: What's the Killer App?</a><br />
<a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/859274/5419529/49241/0/"> Apple's Tablet: Who'll Buy it? </a><br />
<a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/859274/5419529/49243/0/"> Apple Tablet: What You Should Know</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/187792/edisons_kindle_and_other_groundbreaking_gadgets.html">Edison's Kindle and Other Groundbreaking Gadgets</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/187787/apple_tablet_due_on_wednesday_mcgrawhill_ceo_says.html"> Apple Tablet Due on Wednesday, McGraw-Hill CEO Says</a><br />
<a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/859274/5419529/49252/0/"> iPad Specs: What Apple Announced (and What We Still Don't Know)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/187745/state_of_the_tablet_why_touchbased_pcs_havent_caught_on.html">State of the Tablet: Why Touch-based PCs Haven't Caught On</a><br />
<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/the-ipads-name-makes-some-women-cringe/?ref=technology"> The iPad's Name Makes Some Women Cringe</a><br />
<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/demo-of-the-ipad/?ref=technology"> A Video Demonstration of the iPad</a><br />
<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/chart-monitoring-twitters-ipad-commentary/?ref=technology"> Monitoring Twitter's iPad Commentary</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/01/27/27readwriteweb-will-the-ipad-be-as-much-of-an-enterprise-s-57347.html"> Will the iPad Be as Much of an Enterprise Success as the iPhone?</a><br />
<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/three-reasons-why-the-ipad-will-kill-amazons-kindle/?ref=technology"> Why the iPad WILL Kill Amazon’s Kindle</a><br />
<a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad"> 8 Things That Suck About the iPad</a><br />
<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/27/the-netbook-is-dead.html"> The netbook is dead: 10 things to know about the iPad</a></span>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-84586546885377043792010-01-23T13:54:00.001-08:002010-01-23T14:29:21.234-08:00Amazon's Kindle gets its own application store & With Kindle, the Best Sellers Don’t Need to Sell<div><h2><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Click the title to read more</span> </h2></div><div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/23/books/23kindle.html?em" title="Click to go to this article">With Kindle, the Best Sellers Don’t Need to Sell</a><br />
</div><div><a href="http://www.neowin.net/news/amazon039s-kindle-gets-its-own-app-store">Amazon's Kindle gets its own app store</a><br />
<a class="contentpagetitle" href="http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/tech-times/10128-kindle-beefs-up-for-what-apple-has-in-store">Kindle beefs up for what Apple has in store</a><br />
<b><a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/853249/5419529/48051/0/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1c609f; display: block; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kindle, Tablets Promote Gaming on the Go</a></b><a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/853249/5419529/48051/0/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1c609f; display: block; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong></strong></a><strong><a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/853249/5419529/48062/0/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1c609f; display: block; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Building a Better E-Reader: A Developer's Daydream</a></strong> <b><a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/853249/5419529/48051/0/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1c609f; display: block; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> </a></b> <br />
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<div>After making the Kindle 2 available for Philippine customers last October, Amazon is now ready to add the bigger 9.7″ Kindle DX to that list. Aside from the larger screen (9.7″ on the Kindle DX vs. 6″ on the Kindle 2 ), the DX also has bigger capacity with up to 3,500 books (4GB built-in storage). The device also has an auto-rotating display so you can position it horizontally while reading. Of course, there’s the price difference — $489 — almost twice the price of the Kindle 2. <br />
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</div><div>Amazon is accepting pre-orders now and will start shipping the Kindle DX on Janaury 19, 2009. Order page here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015TG12Q?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_15240_14063870_fe_img_1&linkCode=shr&camp=213733&creative=393173&tag=amboah06-20<br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Crushed by an Avalanche of E-Books: A slew of new e-book readers (including the much anticipated Plastic Logic Que and iRiver Story), plus Amazon's announcement of a global Kindle DX and the unveiling of Microsoft-centric Blio software for graphics-heavy content, were the major symptoms of e-book fever at CES. If the makers can get the prices down, e-books could really go mass market. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Comments found online at PC World <br />
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E-Reader Done Right: I've seen a lot of e-readers lately, and in spending some quality time with <strong><u>Spring Designs' $349 Alex Reader</u></strong>, I came to appreciate much about the company's approach to e-readers. It doesn't have the biggest display, nor the most colorful one. But this Android-based device does have a highly usable and well-integrated LCD, and its ability to flow content browsed anywhere on the Web to the e-reader gives this model a unique edge over the competition.<br />
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Actually, I Liked This One Better: E-readers were one of the hottest categories of the show this year, and the most compelling new model we've seen is the <strong><u>Plastic Logic Que</u></strong>. This 10.7-inch reader sports a capacitive-touch display that lets you gesture through page turns; it also downloads books from Barnes & Noble's e-book store. It will be available in April in a 4GB Wi-Fi version for $649, and an 8GB version with Wi-Fi and 3G for $799. <br />
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At the Showstoppers party at CES in Las Vegas, senior editor Mark Sullivan took a look at Plastic Logic's CUE eReader and HP's first touchscreen netbook, the HP Mini 5102. And he walked away impressed by both: take a lok for yourself. Check out his video here http://www.pcworld.com/article/186501/the_impressive_cue_ereader_and_hps_first_touch_netbook.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl</span></div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-65435631040154429632010-01-08T19:05:00.003-08:002010-01-09T00:51:34.931-08:00Samsung's New E-readers Add up to Four & China's Hanvon Aims for Europe With E-readers<b> <a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/832528/5419529/44196/0/"> Samsung's New E-readers Add up to Four</a> <br />
</b>Samsung is showing off 4 e-readers at CES, two more than previously announced. <b> </b><br />
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<b><a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/832528/5419529/44197/0/"> Asus Unveils Netbook That Unfolds to Big-screen Tablet</a> <br />
</b>Asustek showed off a few new prototype designs based on its 'wave' design effort, including a netbook that folds out into a big screen tablet PC.<br />
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<b> <a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/832528/5419529/44199/0/"> Slates, E-Readers Face Off at CES</a> <br />
</b>Tablet or e-reader: How do you know which is right for you?<br />
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<b> <a href="http://lm.pcworld.com/t/832528/5419529/44203/0/"> China's Hanvon Aims for Europe With E-readers</a> <br />
</b> Chinese e-reader maker Hanvon Technology is trying to sell more of its devices in Europe and the U.S.<br />
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<div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/technology/personaltech/09reader.html?hpw"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">A Deluge of Devices for Reading and Surfing </span></a></div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-14842272031003386452010-01-08T14:12:00.001-08:002010-01-08T14:12:43.660-08:00Microsoft upstages Apple's tablet HP Slate with an Amazon (AMZN) Kindle version<style>
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<div>Steve Ballmer demos an HP "slate PC" at CES and steals a bit of Steve Jobs' thunder<br />
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Steve Ballmer's keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Wednesday night ran for more than an hour and a quarter.</div><div><br />
But what got the most attention from the press gathered to watch it were the three minutes Microsoft's (MSFT) CEO spent talking about his answer to the tablet computer Apple (AAPL) is expected to unveil in less than three weeks.</div><div><br />
Ballmer displayed three versions of what he called "slate PCs" running Windows 7 — one from Pegatron Corp., another from Arcos, and a prototype from Hewlett Packard (HPQ) that Ballmer says is coming "later this year."</div><div><br />
In a subtle dig at his competitors in Cupertino, he demoed the HP Slate with an Amazon (AMZN) Kindle version of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight." The book's cover shows a pair of hands cradling an apple.</div><div><br />
You can watch Ballmer's full keynote here. The slate portion begins at the 49:30 mark .http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ces/VideoGallery.aspx</div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-33941210389517869892010-01-08T13:39:00.000-08:002010-01-08T13:39:41.783-08:00Plastic Logic Que business e-reader & Samsung joins e-reader craze<style>
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By David Lieberman, USA TODAY Several big-name newspapers, magazines, and blogs teamed up with Plastic Logic on Thursday to support its effort to establish its new...Continue reading here http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/01/plastic-logic-flexes-newspaper-muscle-for-its-que-business-e-reader-/1<br />
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Samsung joins e-reader craze<br />
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Add Samsung to the list of companies selling e-readers -- but at a much higher price tag than competitors Amazon, Sony and Barnes & Noble. Continue reading here http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/01/samsung-joins-e-reader-craze/1</span>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-48915469908942438872010-01-07T00:00:00.000-08:002010-01-07T00:00:12.221-08:00MSI Dual-Screen E-Reader ! Has Intel Atom Z CPU, Runs Windows 7 via Engadget<i>Engadget</i> had the sheer pleasure of snapping the first press shots of MSI's secretly manufactured, yet-unnamed, Dual-Screen E-Reader. Here are the photos:<br />
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Opens like a book - runs Windows 7 OS<br />
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Works like a netbook with its touchscreen keyboard<br />
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Lid closed - shows time, battery and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3"><span style="color: #3366ff;">wifi connection</span></span> status. <br />
Hopefully, even the owner's name ~ like 'TechPinas' E-Reader' in marquee<br />
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Way to go, MSI! Is this how do you it? Work quietly, then surprise everyone with a product prototype?</i></center><br />
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MSI hasn't disclosed much <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4"><span style="color: #3366ff;">information about</span></span> this e-reader yet. All we know is that it runs on Intel Atom Z processor, has two 10" capacitive touchscreens and has enough powerful to run Windows 7.fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-22224143832904559612010-01-06T15:09:00.000-08:002010-01-06T15:09:43.612-08:00Amazon takes larger-screen Kindle global<style>
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LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is to sell its larger Kindle electronic reader, aimed at students, businesspeople and newspaper readers, in more than 100 countries for $489, following the rollout of its original device last year. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Continue reading here http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/technology/6649660/amazon-takes-larger-screen-kindle-global/</span></div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-23075066304515610002009-12-29T15:01:00.001-08:002009-12-29T15:01:52.291-08:00Amazon Christmas day e-book sales beat print sales<style>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tuesday, 29 December 2009 via manilatimes<br />
On Christmas Day customers bought more electronic books than hard-copy books on Internet retail giant Amazon.com, the company said in a statement Saturday.<br />
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Amazon also said that its e-book reader, the Kindle, "has become the most gifted item in Amazon's history." </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Continue reading here http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/tech-times/8636-amazon-christmas-day-e-book-sales-beat-print-sales</span></div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-86944355740768724682009-12-28T04:52:00.001-08:002009-12-28T04:52:20.532-08:00E-books spark battle inside the publishing industry<style>
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By Marion Maneker Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, December 27, 2009 <br />
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The evolution of publishing from print to digital has caused a schism in the reading world. There are now two constituencies: readers (and writers) on the one hand, and the publishing world on the other. And they don't want to hear each other. <br />
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Readers want books that are plentiful and cheap, publishers want to preserve their profit, and authors want a larger share of revenue. The conflict has created a strident internecine battle inside the publishing industry. At issue are the price and timing of e-books, and who owns the rights to backlist titles. While publishers, agents and Amazon.com bicker, there is little time for conceiving new content that satisfies customer demand. If the book business doesn't tune in to that demand, it could wind up as a transitional source for the e-readers. Continue reading here http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/24/AR2009122403326.html?hpid%3Dsec-tech&sub=AR</span>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-64603320018783766172009-12-27T21:23:00.001-08:002009-12-27T21:25:40.254-08:00Using Amazon’s Kindle in the Philippines<style>
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</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;">There are plenty of free ebooks online as well you can read on the Kindle.<br />
From the unlawyer blog: The latest Kindle firmware update, Version 2.3, has a PDF reader already built in, so an updated Kindle can now read PDF files without being first converted into an AZW file.<br />
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On the negative side: since my Kindle 2 is associated with a Philippine address, I can only make purchases from the international section of the Kindle store. The selections are somewhat less due to what I think are Amazon’s limited rights to sell certain e-books outside of the United States. Plus, they cost more to boot – I suppose to help pay for the cost of sending all that data through a foreign mobile phone network. I might as well mention that certain elements of newspapers and magazines, like graphics and pictures, are omitted from the downloaded material if purchased from said store.Continue reading here http://www.unlawyer.net/?p=3025<br />
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My note: There are plenty of free ebooks online as well you can read on the Kindle. </span><br />
</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Check out some at my postinghttp://kindlephilippines.blogspot.com/2009/12/you-can-find-more-than-ten-thousand.html <br />
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</div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-9037426328140573172009-12-24T20:17:00.001-08:002009-12-24T20:17:21.999-08:00Amazon’s Kindle customers aren’t getting any happier about the end product.<style>
</style><span style="font-family: Arial;">From MY Times blog: A quick perusal of the comments show customers repeatedly griping about poor screen quality, unattractive device design and the constraints of digital rights management software on books and newspapers. Mr. Bezos may be right when he says an e-reader is better than a book, but the customer satisfaction suggests why so many companies are rushing in to compete with his Kindle. Continue reading here http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/is-amazon-working-backwards/?ref=technology</span>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-74681909462885389562009-12-21T21:32:00.000-08:002009-12-21T21:32:40.161-08:00E-readers and e-books: The new bestsellers & Amazon Kindle FAQClick the headline below to read the whole article<br />
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/business/media/13ebooks.html?hp">Legal Battles Over E-Book Rights to Older Books</a></span></div><div><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/12/14/amazon-kindle-comes-to-iphone-in-over-60-countries&ct=ga&cd=W1E3i_48ZVo&usg=AFQjCNGH81IWXR090iMe-A2NHerV30jbew">Amazon Kindle Comes to iPhone in Over 60 Countries</a></span></div><div><span class="yshortcuts"><a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/five-major-magazine-and-newspaper-publishers-unveil-their-digital-newsstand/index.html?hpw">Five Magazine and Newspaper Publishers Introduce Their Digital Newsstand</a><br />
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/ref=pe_68470_13802220_tcg_html/B0015T963Cfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-72314226171380361522009-12-16T16:16:00.000-08:002009-12-16T16:16:03.595-08:00Taiwan Plans to Roll out E-readers in Schools & Amazon Kindle FAQClick the headline to read more<br />
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color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="field-content"><span class="head3"><span style="color: #1e5b7e; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="field-content"><span class="head3"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1e5b7e; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="yshortcuts"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="head6"><span style="color: #1e5b7e; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="yshortcuts"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704825504574584372263227740.html">Two Publishers Delay E-Books </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="head6"><span class="titlec"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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font-family: serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="field-content"><span class="head3"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1e5b7e; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="yshortcuts"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="head6"><span style="color: #1e5b7e; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="yshortcuts"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2009-12-10-baig10_ST_N.htm" onclick="s_id='mainphoto Default-Tech 1 lede 1';"><span style="font-size: small;">Barnes & Noble Nook e-book reader arrives with wrinkles</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="head6"><span class="titlec"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="field-content"><span class="head3"><span style="color: #1e5b7e; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="field-content"><span class="head3"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1e5b7e; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="yshortcuts"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="head6"><span style="color: #1e5b7e; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="yshortcuts"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="yshortcuts"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/technology/personaltech/10pogue.html?hp"><span style="font-size: small;">Not Yet the Season for the Nook</span></a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-41385754605333585802009-12-15T16:25:00.000-08:002009-12-15T16:25:22.329-08:00Does the Amazon kindle have a backlight and does it hold a SD card?<span class="titlec"><span class="titlec"><span class="field-content"></span></span></span><style>
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<div>No real e-book readers have a back light. Backlight cuases eyestrain, so instead they use e-ink. This makes them much, much easier to read on a bright sunny day though. If you need a light at night, you can use a clip on light.</div><div><br />
The Kindle 1 has an SD slot, but the Kindle 2 does not. You don't really need it as it holds 1500 books and archives ALL your Amazon books for you for re-download as needed.</div><div><br />
Newer books you'll have to get from Amazon. You can get older books from any site that offers e-books without DRM (though some may need converted first). For public domain books I recommend Project Gutenberg or Manybooks.net. I think they're both formatting better than Google books.<br />
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No real e-book readers have a back light. Backlight cuases eyestrain, so instead they use e-ink. This makes them much, much easier to read on a bright sunny day though. If you need a light at night, you can use a clip on light.<br />
The Kindle 1 has an SD slot, but the Kindle 2 does not. You don't really need it as it holds 1500 books and archives ALL your Amazon books for you for re-download as needed.<br />
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You need this light to use the Kindle for reading in the dark, it doesn't have backlight:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RV3IIPVW8NO6W?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_rdp_perm">http://www.amazon.com/review/RV3IIPVW8NO6W?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_rdp_perm</a><br />
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It doesn't have SD card, but 2GB internal memory. And you just need to get the books directly from Amazon.<br />
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Does it have a backlight? <br />
The Kindle does not have backlight for easy reading with your eyes. Read here and you'll know:<br />
http://www.amazon.com/gp/tagging/tag/kindle/forum?ie=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1D7SY3BVSESG&ref_=cm_cd_ef_tft_tp&cdThread=Tx164P1YL79AI6U<br />
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you can find more than ten thousand free books for the Kindle. So no need to go to library to borrow them, you can actually own them:<br />
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http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page<br />
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http://manybooks.net/<br />
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Review written by a person who has tried Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, and some other ebook readers. It is also the best review I've ever read about ebook readers:<br />
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Soul of the e-reader; Kindle 2 gets closer to delivering the promise., February 23, 2009<br />
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3QM7LGL62MZ4X?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_rdp_perm<br />
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The Dinosaur & the Kindle, May 6, 2009<br />
http://www.amazon.com/review/R9J54TZ1541OR?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_rdp_perm</div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-37846886291646535452009-12-15T03:00:00.000-08:002009-12-15T03:00:08.206-08:00Buy Amazon Kindle 2 now or wait for Kindle 3? & How much will it take for Kindle 3 to come out?<style>
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Their next release will be the international DX early next year. No one knows when the K3 will come out, and it could be a year or two. Are you that patient? If so you're better than me! There's not even an announcement yet let alone a release date, though I'm sure its in the works.<br />
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IMO, the K2 is better than the Nook and the store is certainly better so Amazon already has B&N beat unless they can figure out all the problems they're having with the Nook software.<br />
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Oh and just so you know, you can read PDFs on the Kindle. Either natively or converted. I prefer conversion because they you can highlight, etc.<br />
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I own the Kindle 2 and I do think the Kindle 2 is a mature product that is worth to buy. It has price cut recently and it is now selling at a good price. When Kindle 3 comes out, it must be selling at a higher price, so you'll need to wait even longer.<br />
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This is a review from a top reviewer and a book lover, see how she says:<br />
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?i…<br />
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BTW, there are some websites like these two, where you can find more than ten thousand free books for the Kindle. So no need to go to library to borrow them, you can actually own them:<br />
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http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page<br />
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http://manybooks.net/</span>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-55069462691572489662009-12-14T03:44:00.001-08:002009-12-14T03:44:30.240-08:00Reviews of the Amazon Kindle 2Review written by a person who has tried Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, and some other ebook readers. It is also the best review I've ever read about ebook readers:<br />
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Soul of the e-reader; Kindle 2 gets closer to delivering the promise., February 23, 2009<br />
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3QM7LGL62MZ4X?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_rdp_perm<br />
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The Dinosaur & the Kindle, May 6, 2009<br />
http://www.amazon.com/review/R9J54TZ1541OR?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_rdp_permfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-56419052249608653622009-12-14T03:43:00.003-08:002009-12-14T03:43:59.666-08:00you can find more than ten thousand free books for the Kindle. So no need to go to library to borrow them, you can actually own them: http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page http://manybooks.net/you can find more thanyou can find more than ten thousand free books for the Kindle. So no need to go to library to borrow them, you can actually own them:<br />
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http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page<br />
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http://manybooks.net/ So no need to go to library to borrow them, you can actually own them:<br />
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http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page<br />
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http://manybooks.net/fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-63194825951300259682009-12-14T03:43:00.001-08:002009-12-14T03:43:12.912-08:00Does the Amazon kindle have a backlight and does it hold a SD card?<style>
</style><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <div>No real e-book readers have a back light. Backlight cuases eyestrain, so instead they use e-ink. This makes them much, much easier to read on a bright sunny day though. If you need a light at night, you can use a clip on light.</div><div><br />
The Kindle 1 has an SD slot, but the Kindle 2 does not. You don't really need it as it holds 1500 books and archives ALL your Amazon books for you for re-download as needed.<br />
Newer books you'll have to get from Amazon. You can get older books from any site that offers e-books without DRM (though some may need converted first). For public domain books I recommend Project Gutenberg or Manybooks.net. I think they're both formatting better than Google books.<br />
<br />
No real e-book readers have a back light. Backlight cuases eyestrain, so instead they use e-ink. This makes them much, much easier to read on a bright sunny day though. If you need a light at night, you can use a clip on light.</div><div><br />
The Kindle 1 has an SD slot, but the Kindle 2 does not. You don't really need it as it holds 1500 books and archives ALL your Amazon books for you for re-download as needed.<br />
<br />
You need this light to use the Kindle for reading in the dark, it doesn't have backlight:<br />
http://www.amazon.com/review/RV3IIPVW8NO6W?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_cr_rdp_perm<br />
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It doesn't have SD card, but 2GB internal memory. And you just need to get the books directly from Amazon.<br />
<br />
Does it have a backlight? </div><div><br />
The Kindle does not have backlight for easy reading with your eyes. Read here and you'll know:<br />
http://www.amazon.com/gp/tagging/tag/kindle/forum?ie=UTF8&cdForum=Fx1D7SY3BVSESG&ref_=cm_cd_ef_tft_tp&cdThread=Tx164P1YL79AI6U</div></span>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-69286125111595828302009-12-11T03:42:00.001-08:002009-12-11T03:42:34.462-08:00The Age of the Internet Tablet Is Nigh<style>
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December 10th, 2009 from Mashable web: Much like the eReader space has been heating up (with a host of new entrants like the Nook and Que taking on Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s Reader), the tablet device form factor race has seriously begun. Rumors have been flying about both an Apple Tablet and the Microsoft Courier, and now two new companies may have plans to bust out a tablet device: Dell and Asus.<br />
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Dell’s forthcoming tablet is still officially in the rumor stages, according to Pocket Lint. It will reportedly run AndroidAndroid and have a 5-inch screen, making it more akin to something like the Archos 5 Internet Tablet than either the Apple Tablet or the Courier, both reportedly featuring bigger screen real estate. Asus, too, who kicked off the wildly popular netbook craze with its line of Eee PCs, reportedly has plans to release an Eee Pad tablet device.</div><div> </div><div>Continue reading here <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/10/age-of-the-tablet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29">http://mashable.com/2009/12/10/age-of-the-tablet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29</a></div><div> </div><div><br />
</div>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685496837745007888.post-54090103825228732992009-12-10T14:42:00.001-08:002009-12-10T14:42:42.895-08:00Not Yet The Season For a NookEvery one of the Nook's vaunted distinctions from Amazon's Kindle comes <br />
fraught with disappointing footnotes. Read the story here <br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/technology/personaltech/10pogue.html?ref=technology">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/technology/personaltech/10pogue.html?ref=technology</a>fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980367652867322283noreply@blogger.com0