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Amazon’s Fire HD 8 With Prime Reading Is the Perfect Entertainment Package

October 18, 2016Anthony Karcz1

Amazon’s new Fire HD 8 tablet is the new darling of the Fire tablets, with more storage, better performance, and a price that leaves everything in the dust.

Amazon’s Discounted Kindle for Kids Bundle Includes Cover and Warranty

September 22, 2016Anthony Karcz

Amazon has released a new Kindle for Kids bundle that combines an e-reader, cover, and warranty at a substantial discount.

Kindle Oasis vs. Kindle Voyage – Worth the Premium?

July 12, 2016January 1, 2018Anthony Karcz9

The Kindle Oasis is the best e-reader that Amazon has ever made. But how does it compare to the other best reader they’ve ever made, the Voyage?

A New Haven for Your eBooks: Amazon Announces Kindle Oasis

April 14, 2016Anthony Karcz1

Amazon has a new flagship e-reader. The Kindle Oasis. With an included leather cover, months of battery life, and a sleek ergonomic form factor, it’s going to be the e-reader to beat. But oh, that price…

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Why E-Readers Are Still Relevant (Even After Night Shift)

March 25, 2016December 13, 2017Brad Moon5

Two recent developments have many people once again questioning the relevance of standalone e-readers, but I’m still a fan of e-readers and I think they are also a worthy investment for kids.

GeekMom Deal of the Day: Kindle Under Fifty

November 23, 2015Corrina Lawson

The $49.99 Kindle is our deal of the day.

Between the Bookends – August 2015

August 15, 2015Sophie Brown

Read on to find out more about what the GeekMoms have been reading this month.

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Late to the Game: ‘Elder Sign’

June 20, 2015Sophie Brown1

Elder Sign is a cooperative dice-rolling game based on the Cthulhu Mythos in which you and your fellow players work together as a team of researchers investigating a museum, attempting to prevent the rise of an Ancient One.

Fight Summer Brain-Drain With the Kindle for Kids Bundle

May 31, 2015Ken Denmead

Amazon is doing some good stuff to keep your kids reading and engaged this summer.

Clinging to Antiquated Tech

April 22, 2015December 13, 2017Sarah James3

Clinging to technology past it’s expiration date? You are not alone.

Five Gift Ideas for the Geek Who Has Everything

December 19, 2014December 13, 2017Z4

You are currently down to the proverbial wire. You’re in a gift-shopping crunch, and likely the folks remaining on your list aren’t still they’re because they’re your least favorite; they’re likely just difficult to shop for. With that in mind, here are a handful of helpful suggestions.

Amazon Presents the Top 10 Misquoted Holiday Lyrics

November 29, 2014November 23, 2017Z2

Celebrate the season with this list of yuletide musical missteps, and don’t forget that Amazon has special pricing on Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets all holiday weekend.

Every Tablet Deserves a Tail

June 21, 2014December 16, 2017Z1

In my house are many tablets: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a stand for them.

10 Things Parents Should Know About the Kindle Fire HDX

June 6, 2014December 16, 2017Z4

Late last year online retail juggernaut Amazon again tried its hand at a consumer-friendly tablet. The Kindle Fire HDX, the third generation of their Kindle Fire line, not only makes Amazon’s specialized environment a viable option for mobile computing, it makes for a fine device in its own right.

These Days by Jack Cheng on Sale This Week

April 30, 2014Jonathan H. Liu

These Days by Jack Cheng is a Kickstarter-funded novel about our relationship to technology, and this week it’s on sale for only 99 cents.

Amazon Acquires Comixology

April 11, 2014Z5

Yesterday’s big news — at least for folks who are fans of drawings with words — concerned Amazon.com’s acquisition of digital comics platform Comixology. The open letter to readers from co-founder David Steinberger didn’t exactly get into the finer points of the deal, but it did specifically mention Amazon’s wildly successful Kindle reader line and the fact that Comixology “will retain its identity as an Amazon subsidiary.”

Life Geekery Tablet Covers

June 20, 2013December 13, 2017Jackie Reeve

I wasn’t even looking for a Kindle/iPad/iPhone cover but when I found this shop I had to have one.

OGIO Manhattan Bag Review

April 23, 2013Dakster Sullivan1

Bags are one of my geeky pleasures. Lately, I’ve been checking out the Ogio: Brooklyn. It’s a simple messenger bag and thanks to my geeky button collection, I was able to give a little bit of a face lift. Underneath the Superman, Flash and Batman buttons is actually three regular buttons that once you undo, lets you access a hidden pocket under the flap.

E-Book Recommendation Terms of Enlistment by Marko Kloos

April 15, 2013Ryan Carlson1

I couldn’t put the book down and had the final chapter completed the day after starting it. I may have selfishly given the older kids an extra hour of screen time Saturday morning in order to finish the book.

Aetna Rising by Erik Wecks

December 29, 2012Anton Olsen

Fellow GeekDad Erik Wecks has his recent science fiction novel, Aetna Rising up on Amazon Kindle for free today. If you’re in the market for something new and different to read, this should fit the bill, and any budget.

A One-Stop List for Geek-Friendly Cyber Monday Deals

November 26, 2012Ruth Suehle

Here’s a roundup of some of the best deals for geek shoppers on Cyber Monday.

Kobo Announces Their New E-Readers

September 6, 2012November 22, 2017Jules Sherred

Today has been a busy day for both Kobo and Amazon with the announcements on their new E-Readers. But what does this mean to you as a consumer? What E-Reader is the best one for you? How do they compare to each other? Should you get the Kobo Arc or the Kindle Fire HD? Should you get the Kobo Glo or the Kindle Paperwhite? What about the Kobo Mini? Or should you just keep your Kobo Touch or regular Amazon Kindle?

Bio of Nobel Prize Winner Barbara McClintock Free on Kindle This Weekend

April 14, 2012Melissa Wiley

Geneticist Barbara McClintock, whose birthday we GeekMom types celebrate on June 16, won a Nobel Prize in 1983 for her discovery (decades earlier) that small pieces of DNA can move from one place to another in a genome–a phenomenon known as “jumping genes.” Her biography, Barbara McClintock: Nobel Prize Geneticist, written by children’s book author […]

102 Essential Science Fiction Books for Your Kindle

February 5, 2012May 9, 2020Erik Wecks

So while we all wish we had a better means for choosing books than just the cover, for better or worse, that cover art is where many book sales start. Frankly, I think the cover art is one of the …

Last Minute Geek Gift Ideas

December 23, 2011Tony Sims

It’s down to the wire — and you still have shopping left? Well, if the people you have left to buy for are into geek culture (like you, since you’re reading this) then we are here to help. Here are …

M-Edge Trench Runner Messenger Bag and E-Books for Troops

November 14, 2011December 13, 2017Brad Moon

I’ve reviewed a number of products in the past from gadget accessory manufacturer M-Edge. The company offers a wide range of e-reader and tablet covers, cases and lights, offering a range of well designed ways to protect or dress up …

Ebook Piracy and the Libraries of the Future

November 8, 2011December 16, 2017Sarah Pinault16

My husband has been lucky since acquiring his iPhone. He was looking for a book to read to test out the reader function, saw a commercial for A Game of Thrones, decided to read the book and it was being given away as a free ebook that month in preparation for the show. After that, […]

Want to Hear a Really Scary Story?

October 1, 2011Jonathan H. Liu

This week I came across one of the scariest stories I’ve read in some time. It doesn’t have zombies or vampires or werewolves, dastardly masterminds or super-powered villains or even your guy-next-door-who-turns-out-to-be-evil. What makes it frightening to me, actually, is …

Amazon Unveils The Kindle Fire, Complete With Geek Content, And Three New Kindles

September 28, 2011Ruth Suehle1

This morning Amazon officially announced its much-awaited Android-based tablet, the Kindle Fire. The big news is that at $199, it’s half the price of the cheapest iPad and nearly as cheap as the $149 TouchPads that went flying off shelves when HP discontinued support last month. The Kindle Fire will have a 7″ display ready […]

Library eBooks Coming Soon to a Kindle Near You

September 22, 2011Melissa Wiley6

Last summer I wrestled mightily with the biggest question of the year: Kindle or Nook? Ultimately, I went with a Kindle because I do a lot of book reviewing, and I knew I’d be able to read review copies of new books on Kindle via Netgalley. This was a tremendous relief to my children, who […]

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