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Get Your Reading On: eBooks

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Michael Koby

To further explain, an ebook, is a file that contains the contents of a book in a computer file. An ebook can come in several formats including (but not limited to) text, HTML, LIT, PRC, and even Microsoft Word’s format. While many purchased ebooks are going to be in a proprietary format specific to that vendor (or reader), there are places to download free ebooks. These can either be in the vendor’s proprietary format, or they can be in an open format that would allow you to read the book using a web browser or one’s favorite text editor. Continue reading →

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Get Your Reading On: Audiobooks

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Michael Koby

Earlier this week we took a look at reading books via email and RSS feeds. Today, we are going to look at something a little more friendly on the eyes, audiobooks. I say “friendly on the eyes” because it doesn’t really require your eyes so much as it requires a good set of ears and some earphones or speakers. Audiobooks have been around for a while in some form or another. There was “Books on Tape” then we graduate to “Books on CD” and now with iPods, there is digital audiobooks. There are a couple of sites that sell audiobooks online and we’re going to look at several of them in this article. Continue reading →

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Get Your Reading On: DailyLit.com

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Michael Koby

This is where DailyLit.com comes into play. DailyLit.com makes reading on a daily basis a snap. You simply sign up for an account (they will send you a registration verification), pick the book (or books you want to get in your email, and the next day you begin reading the books you’ve always wanted to read. Continue reading →

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Getting Your Reading On (Introduction)

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Michael Koby

Over the next week few days or so, we will take a look at things like digital audiobooks, eBooks (and eBook readers), ways to read books via email and RSS, and we will even look at a couple of social networking sites that are centered around reading. There is a lot out there in technology when it comes to reading and expanding one’s mind. Join me as we take a look at some of that technology. Continue reading →

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Yahoo Shuts Down Premium Music Service

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Michael Koby

Yahoo has announced plans to shut down their premium music service. The subscription based music service built on Microsoft’s “Play For Sure” technology has been a long time competitor to the likes of Real’s Rhapsody. The service is scheduled to … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo!

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Michael Koby

In a move that has come as both shocking and expected, Microsoft has made a public bid for Yahoo!, the search company. While everyone on the internet debates the impact such an acquisition could have on said internets, I find it incredibly interesting that Microsoft would make such a move. However, the more I think about it, the more I see this as a smart move on their part. Continue reading →

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