The Big News in the Kindle World!

Well, at least it is huge news to me.
It is now possible to give someone a Kindle book as a gift!
You can click here for the specifics About Kindle Books as Gifts
Who do you know who would love some books as holiday gifts?

Something Missing

This book is totally fascinating! It is funny but thought-provoking. It is not a mystery but it is mysterious. The bad guy is a good guy, but he has some disturbing quirks.
Love it!
I'm so excited that I now am able to add a sample of the book right to the blog! Check it out and let me know what you think.

The Pawn

I just finished The Pawn by Steven James. It was so suspenseful and kept me guessing right up till the end. I loved the character of the daughter. She has such a combination of intelligence and creativity! I have a feeling she will be making major appearances in the remaining books in the series, and believe me, they are all on my "to be read" list!
Other books in the series are The Rook, The Knight and The Bishop.

I'll be Kindling this

I can't read this yet, but I have pre-ordered so that as soon as March 22, 2011 hits I'll have it.

I just can't get enough of these characters.

Leaving

Amazon Customer Service

I've been telling everyone who asks my opinion of the various e-readers available. One of the main points in favor of the Kindle is that Amazon has a reputation for quality customer service. This weekend I experienced it for myself! On Thursday late afternoon my Kindle froze up when I tried to wake it. I was on the phone with a Kindle customer service representative within minutes thanks to Amazon's call me back feature.
By Saturday I had a new Kindle in my hands and a prepaid mailing label to send back the other one.
Absolutely the best!

Current Reads

With the Collections feature on my Kindle I have created a grouping I call "Current Reads" because quite frankly even I tend to forget what I'm Kindling now.
Here's a quick glimpse at the eclectic list I have in that Collection right now.
Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines A thriller at a super-reasonable price!
The Pillars of the Earth The last post told you how that one ended up there.
The Complete Father Brown Mysteries This is a collection of short stories. So I like this in my "Current Reads" for those times I don't have a huge chunk of reading time.
Thank God It's Monday This is a great business resource, and all reading and now work makes Joyce an ineffective employee.
Critical Care Medical drama

A Funny Thing Happened

A funny thing happened on my way to reading the plethora of unread books on my Kindle.

I read on a discussion board that a mini-series had been made based on The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I’ve loved this book since I read it on my Kindle over a year ago. In fact I enjoyed it so much that I sent a hard copy version to my son. This and its companion World Without End are two of the few books I did NOT archive but retained on my Kindle when I finished reading them.

So naturally I had to investigate this mini-series, found it was being shown on Starz and also streaming through Netflix. I watched the first episode and began to wonder about a few things in the book. I was going to search in the book (what a handy feature of the Kindle that is!) to get some answers. Next thing I knew I was hooked into the book again.

So now the question is to I view an episode and then read to catch up in the book or do I read ahead and watch the episode later. Hmmm???  I’ll have to puzzle on that.