https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/amazon-kindle-unlimited-self-publishing/565664/ The Authors Who Love Amazon The e-commerce giant has finally made self-publishing lucrative. But does its dominance come at a cost? ALANA SEMUELS  JUL 20, 2018 TSERING TOPGYAL / AP For most of Prime Day, Amazon’s annual sales bonanza, an unfamiliar face topped the site’s Author Rank page: Mike Omer, a 39-year-old Israeli computer … Continue reading How many authors who self-publish on Amazon make money? And how do they do it? →

Before I give you the list of Amazon Prime benefits, please be wary about whether they're actually available to you. One of my pet peeves is that membership in the Kindle Unlimited Program pre-empts the receiving books for free books as an Amazon Prime benefits. It's one or the other. The good thing is that … Continue reading Interaction of Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited plus an article about Prime benefits →

Amazon is presently selling refurbished editions of the 2017 Kindle Oasis (second Oasis, month's generation) in both the 8GB and 32GB sizes. With Amazon's dynamic pricing I can't tell you exactly what will appear on your screen but mine shows $40 to $60 off -- close to $200. If you read a lot or are … Continue reading Great prices now for Kindle Oasis →

There's some overlap between this and other lists because certain readers have a history for almost perfect presentations. If you're brand new to listening to a book, you might want to try one from this list or one of those readers. https://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/incredible-audiobooks-you-wont-be-able-to-stop-listening?utm_term=.gkeBVz2R6#.qhZzv6G3n 24 Audiobooks You Won't Be Able To Stop Listening To Your commute is … Continue reading 24 highly recommended audiobooks →

This book, first published in 1999 and since reprinted multiple times, has a funny history with me. Before the advent of the Amazon Kindle, I used to travel with half the space devoted to clothes and other non-essentials and the other half allocated to BOOKS!!!! particularly when I'd have time to read on vacation. I … Continue reading “Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters” by Matt Ridley (books that matter to me) →

Looking back, I marvel at the number of audiobooks I fit in while I was commuting between DC and NYC by train. I listened to Jim Dale's reading of the entire Harry Potter series with its 140 characters which won well-deserved awards with every volume. Superb. I also will listen to the departed Frank Muller … Continue reading Audiobooks count as reading (so there!). And it’s amazing how much you can fit into your day. →

First, if you buy the Amazon Kindle version of this book, you'll get a 40% credit of the price toward the next book you buy. Do check on the website to make sure this offer is still in force. National Book Critics Circle Award Winner New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of the Year … Continue reading “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide” by Carol Anderson PhD →

"Fast Food Nation" was first published in 2001 during the relatively early days of focusing on the environmental and human costs of factory farming and other bulk production of food. Eric Schlosser focused on both. By the time I'd finished his book the first time, I'd decided to never again eat in a restaurant with … Continue reading “Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal” by Eric Schlosser (books that matter to me) →