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Extra! Extra! News- JK Rowling’s next novel coming in Sept. 2012

Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the new adult novel by J.K. Rowling, The Casual Vacancy.  It is a hardcover, of course, and the pre-order price is $21.00 or the Kindle edition for the outrageous price of $19.99.  The book is … Continue reading

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Happy New Year from Deet

Those of us who live at the beach know how the tide washes away all the old stuff.  Here’s hoping that the new stuff is to your liking.  Stay healthy and happy, it is true that you only go around … Continue reading

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Celebrate Jane Austen’s Birthday with eBooks for $1.99!

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 236th Birthday with eBooks for $1.99! (December 13-December 30, 2011) The Darcy of your dreams is just a click away! This promotion gives you Darcy as a tortured vampire, a modern day rock star, a Texas rancher and … Continue reading

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Movie- One For The Money (coming in January)

For years now I’ve read Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum Series and all those years I’ve been casting the movie in my head along with my internet friends Shelly and Loretta and my daughter, Kris.  We have been on the floor … Continue reading

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Book- 101 Uses for My Ex-Wife’s Wedding Dress by Kevin Cotter

101 Uses For My Ex-Wife’s Wedding Dress by Kevin Cotter (Available Now) I haven’t read this book or been to Kevin’s blog but the pics at E.W. were hysterical. I thought you might like to take a look.  there were … Continue reading

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Top 100 Sci-Fi and Fantasy books of all time

NPR (National Public Radio) p0lled their website readers asking them to determine the top 100 Sci-fi and fantasy books of all time.  The design team at SF Signal transformed the list into the flow chart above which is really fun … Continue reading

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Extra- Deet’s off traveling

I will be on the road doing one of my fave things, traveling.  It should mean no interruption in my blog posts although I may not respond in a timely manner.  To my son-in-law: At this time there will be … Continue reading

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Extra! Extra! 4 New Kindles announced today

Have you been holding out for a good e-reader at a price you can afford?  Then today may be your day.  Amazon announces 4 new Kindles starting at $79.  Below is the news from Amazon.  Check it out.   New … Continue reading

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Tongue-in-Cheek Reviews

Kindle NUCLEAR ENERGY book The most expensive book on the Kindle list is NUCLEAR ENERGY by Landolt-Bornstein.  This book is on sale so you might want to hurry on over for the 20% savings.  It can be yours for $6,232.00.  … Continue reading

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Kindle books available from the library

  Are you a Kindle owner in the USA?  Amazon has expanded their beta-test from the Seattle area libraries to 11,000 U.S. libraries.  Now you will be able to borrow Kindle books from your local library.  This will most likely … Continue reading

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