Gone are the short dramatizations that repeated part of the text. Instead, there are mini-documentaries that relate to the chapter. I wasn’t against the dramatization, per se, but I had not liked the way it repeated the text, providing no new content. It makes sense to me that this version of the Vook didn’t have them. [...]
In fiction, it is often said that the first line of the story is the most important. I have my favorites, as I’m sure you do. As a non-fiction writer, though, I began to wonder about first lines of non-fiction. So, without having to go far, I looked up the first lines in the following works of non-fiction and thought I’d spring them on you. [...]
Wow, I had never realized how much I didn’t want a Kindle until a free one was offered to me. Yes, as the earth shudders in anticipation of the Apple iPad, Amazon has heard the buzz–and is responding. [...]
Pop-up books rule in the toddler age of book readers! This series by Marie Cimarusti has guaranteed me a gift that I can give and be sure that the receiver will rave about it. You can’t beat that! [...]