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Media interviews are a popular way for writers to introduce new books they hope will catch the viewer’s eye and generate interest in their work. Here’s a selection of forthcoming Kindle books by authors scheduled for interviews on TV and radio programs. Books are arranged in chronological order by the date of the scheduled interview. ON NPR’S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED (31 AUG 2010): Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language , by Deborah Fallows. Bloomsbury. Print Length: 208 p. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. Annotation. “Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life learning languages and traveling around the world. But nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China’s most common language, or the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. Over time, she realized that her struggles and triumphs in studying …

Many best-selling authors are going direct by publishing through epublishers instead of traditional publishing companies. Here’s why. More

Spend less time searching for new genre fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don’t have to. Recent genre fiction releases in sci-fi, romance and western fiction include: SCIENCE FICTION The Evolutionary Void by Peter F. Hamilton. Del Rey. Print Length: 704 p. Kindle edition $14.74. Text-to-Speech: Disabled. “Exposed as the Second Dreamer, Araminta has become the target of a galaxywide search by government agent Paula Myo and the psychopath known as the Cat, along with others equally determined to prevent – or facilitate – the…

News – 1) Scattered reports of Kindle 3 freeze-ups and crashes echo my own experience.  Late-breaking news from Abhi indicates Amazon may be working on a software fix soon.  2) Sony announces three new Readers. 3) Staples to begin selling Kindles. Tech Tip – Via A Kindle World , I learn about an easy way to convert Google …

Amazon is offering a whole slew of cases , covers, sleeves and skins for the new Kindle, including nice looking stuff from Diane von Furstenberg, Timbuk2, Belkin, BUILT, and, my favorite, LeSportsac. Who said ebooks couldn’t be beautiful? [ Amazon ] More

Why does Apple dominate all aspects of the digital music market, but fail in TV? Why does Microsoft do so well in desktop operating systems, but can't translate that winning formula to cell phones? Why is Google so good at search, yet so clearly miss with Google Orkut? How did a guy like Mark Zuckerberg create a runaway success like Facebook? The answer to these questions can determine the winners and losers in the $174 billion per year consumer technology industry. So what is the answer? Apple's announcement this week gives us a hint . Permalink | Leave a comment

Each week Entertainment Weekly reviews a small selection of popular new books. Titles available for the Kindle reviewed in the September 3rd issue include: Freedom , by Jonathan Franzen. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Print length: 576 p. NOVEL. EW’s slant: “…a deep dive into a fascinating family that feels very real, and fully grounded in our time.” Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (5 reviews). Kindle edition $14.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. “In his first novel since The Corrections , Jonathan Franzen has given us an epic of contemporary love and marriage. Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers…

Steve Jobs launched an insta-meme today by suggesting in his keynote that Apple’s new multi-touch iPod nano could be worn as a wristwatch. The meme becomes a fad next week when the nano arrives in stores and people start actually wearing them on wrists. It’s going to happen, especially when third-party companies begin offering special-purpose wristwatch straps for it. I know it’s going to happen because I’m going to do it. But serving as Apple’s first-ever foray into the wristwatch racket isn’t what’s

Media interviews are a popular way for writers to introduce new books they hope will catch the viewer’s eye and generate interest in their work. Here’s a selection of forthcoming Kindle books by authors scheduled for interviews on TV and radio programs. Books are arranged in chronological order by the date of the scheduled interview. ON NPR’S MORNING EDITION (27 AUG 2010): 101 Places Not to See Before You Die , by Catherine Price. Harper Collins. Print Length: 272 p. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled. “From the Grover Cleveland Service Area to the Beijing Museum of Tap Water to, of course, Euro Disney, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die brings you …