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Book Review: Devil Bat Diary: The Journal Of Johnny Layton by Peter H. Brothers

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[image error] 4 out of 5A novelization of the public-domain film "The DevilBat" (PRC, 1940).

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REVIEW:
Johnny Layton tried his hand at being a cop, then he fellback to being a PI, but in the end realized his calling was a reporter. Hislove of interviewing people led him to this position.
The newspaper that he works for has a large advertisingaccount with a leading cosmetics company. When one of the owner's sons lifeends in tragedy, Johnny, and the newspaper's best photography, 'one shot'McGuire, are sent to cover the story.
Johnny and 'one shot' are anything but friends. I found thejabs at each other comical in an otherwise somber situation. Both men slowlyrealize that if they want to make it home alive, and still employed, they aregoing to have to stick together.
FROM THE BOOK:
So there we were: twoguys who couldn't stand the sight of each other working together for theirmutual survival.
With Johnny's detective background, he realizes that thedeath of the fortunes heir was more than just a random attack. The body countstarts racking up, and everyone has their speculations to the true causes,besides the ever evident presence of a monstrous bat.
The premise of this story was taken from the 1940's movie"Devil Bat". I found myself reliving the movie "Clue" instead with the varietyof characters. The French maid with a thick accent, the older doctor with thepiercing stare, and the wise talking photographer, are to name a few. All ofthem holed up in an extravagant mansion investigating the mysterious murders.
The title of this book is the Devil Bat Diary: The Journal of Johnny Layton, and even though thebook does not read like a diary or journal, it is equally entertaining. PeterH. Brothers does a fine job of retelling the movie, and I would recommend thisis lovers of horror classics.

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Who the heck is that person?

[image error] You might be asking: "Who the heck is that person?"
Well, that's me. Most of you are used to seeing pictures of me covered in stage blood, or air brushed to look like a mindless zombie. Now I'm going to throw an odd one out at you.
Last month I submitted four poems to a small press that was calling for love themed poetry. The press wanted to print a collection of "Love Notes", and make the work available in time for Valentine's Day. In the words of the press: The plan is to produce alight-hearted volume of love poems, suitable for gifting, for those who can'twrite their own.

Out of the four poems I submitted, one was accepted. As part of the project the publisher has asked for a short bio and photo. 
If you have had a chance to look around my site you know that I mainly write horror, paranormal, and dark fantasy. I found it only fitting at the time to include what I refer to as "creepy" author photos. They can be seen in my banner above, on my contact page, and on various other site on the Internet. 
With the new love themed work, I thought that I should include a warm and casual author's photo. So if you see some strange photo floating around the Internet, with my name attached to it, don't worry, it's still me.
I will keep you updated on the Love Notes Anthology. It looks like the publication date is going to be January 31, and it will be available as an eBook and in print form. 
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Book Review: Monster Planet by David Wellington

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[image error] 5 out of 5Set twelve yearsafter the shambling zombie masses have overrun Manhattan, America, and theworld, Monster Planet is the mind-blowing conclusion to what must be thescariest trilogy ever. Oceans of blood, scattered limbs, wanton violence, andgeneral mayhem abound, along with revivified mummies, a Welsh sorcerer, andWellington's signature brand of cool high-tech weaponry and sly humor —zombies, after all, are the ultimate consumers. What do the undead want, asidefrom fresh meat? Do the steadily diminishing number of humans who have somehowmanaged to survive over a decade of living hell stand a chance on a planetwhere they've been reduced to the status of prey? It all ends here, on MonsterPlanet.
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Review:
It all comesdown to this – Monster Planet. This book is the finale to David Wellington'szombie trilogy, and being a fan, and having read his vampire series, he has yetto disappoint.
I wondered over toAmazon to get the info for this book, and noticed that the reviews were allover the board. I will admit it – this isn't your traditional zombie series.There are some readers that hardcore when it comes to monsters, and don't careto deviate from the hardened fast rules of what each monster is supposed to be.If you like your zombies slow, stumbling, and mindless, then this story mightnot be for you. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of your standard zombiesin this series, but the author adds so much more to the walking dead that itmakes it that much more terrifying for the living and the dead.
"What can be soterrifying for the dead besides a bullet to the head?" you ask. How about thedead that can think? Zombies that are so smart, that they possess a dark magicthat can bring the end of the world as we know it. The writer refers to them as'lich', and they battle centuries-old ghosts that inhabit zombie bodies, andmummies that have reanimated without the slightest yearning for human flesh.
In the firstbook we found one of these lich following orders of a ghost to destroy mankind.It is set six weeks after the zombie epidemic where ten percent of thepopulation is the undead. The lich, Gary, rebels with his own intentions inmind – farming humans.
The second booktakes us back the beginning of the outbreak. Nilla finds herself dead, withoutany previous memories of herself. She follows her inner direction to head westbut ends up finding the source of the infection.
Monster Planet,the finale, brings back all the key players to finish the story. A war is beingwaged between the living and the dead, between those who want to rebuild theworld, and those who want to end it all, and don't assume that you know whichside wants what outcome.
            From the book:
It was the last, the hope, that made herdespair. It looked like the others had been treated to the same act she had –the kindly guide leading them on a tour of what must look like paradise onearth. To many of these people the idea of a safe place where the dead werekept at bay and where there was a little something to eat had long ago fadedfrom possibility. They had been hiding, hiding for years in fallout shelters orhardened public buildings, eating when and what they could, resorting to whateverit took to stay alive – Ayaan knew that many of them could tell her what humanflesh tasted like. They had been cold and hungry and alone for over a decade.When the Tsarevich's troops dug them out of their holes it must have felt likeinevitable doom descending. What little fight or spark of anger left to themhad been shaken out on the long, horrible journey in the cages. Now they werebrought to this safe, clean place and told lies about apple trees. Their brainsno longer knew how to process bullshit. -
David Wellingtondoes a wonderful job of writing in third person. I've always been biased tofirst person POV, but his books seem to suck me in, and I forget about how thestory is being told. I was pleasantly shocked to find characters from this vampireseries hidden within his zombie trilogy. He brings the two series together togive you a feeling that his world, is all one world. I look forward to sinkingmy teeth into his werewolf series.  <A HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?rt=tf_... Widgets</A>

Book Review: Revive by Thomas James Brown

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[image error] 3 out of 5Christmas is coming. It is a time of celebration, ofgoodwill and the sharing of gifts… But not for Tammy Becks. Her mum is sick,her brothers need looking after and in her desperation she turns to a coffee shop,a quiet little back-alley place, far from the bustle of the high street. It iscalled Revive.
Phil has lost his job of twenty years. With the festivepressure mounting a family of his own to feed, he must do whatever necessary tomake ends meet, even if that means donning a beard, jacket and boots for theforeseeable future…
Except even that proves uncertain, when a last coffee onChristmas Eve sees him at Revive, A subtle horror has been brewing and theuntimely death of a regular unleashes it in all its ancient, bitter force.
Even the dead can't resist on last drink before closing…
REVIEW:
I had mixed feelings about Revive by Thomas James Brown. Thesynopsis gave me a feeling that I was in for a ride of grueling horror, but itwasn't the gut-wrenching bloody-terror that I thought it would be.
The day-in and day-out lives of two of the main characterstake up most of the story. Tammy Beck is a young girl, her mom is very ill, andshe has two younger brothers. With her mom unable to work, Tammy takes up a jobat a small coffee shop, while the other main character, Phil, suits up everyday as Saint Nick. Phil has recently lost his job and is willing to do anythingto keep his family fed through the rough holiday season.
The scare of this story didn't seem to be the unknownhorrors that lay waiting in the coffee shop, but the everyday struggles of two people,from different walks of life, as they fight through a terrible economy. All ofthe worries and terrors of families living pay check to paycheck seemed to bethe primary focus of Revive, with flashback of happier times that onlyintensified how dire the present was for the characters. Christmas is only afew days away, and everyone's minds want to linger on being able to feed theirfamilies, and provide them with a Christmas that feels unaffected by thedropping economy.
There were areas of the story were repetitive, and it wasintentional on the author's part. Thomas James Brown does extremely well with theoryof mind. (Theory of mind - the ability to attribute mental states of oneselfand others and to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentionsthat are different from one's own.) My only complaint would be that the dialogbecame confusing with no attributions in some areas, but overall it was wellwritten.
There was quite a bit of creativity to the plot, and in theend we still had our gruesome horror of the monsters the lay within the pages.I only wished that the ratio of everyday horror, and the supernatural horror,was heavier on the supernatural. The final sequence was thrilling, and theending was somewhat disturbing with the evidence that had been presented throughthe book, but that is what makes up horror – the disturbing aftermath.


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Book Review: Thursday Thistle: A Fairy Tale by August V. Fahren

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1: A dark, forgotten land from which all of our fairy tales originated.

2: A post-apocalyptic realm of twisted, magic wielding royalty locked in battle with a race of technologically superior Guardians (who seek to snuff out magic forever).
3: The world Thursday Thistle has journeyed to in order to locate Princess Monday, one of seven paranormal princesses each named after a day ofthe week.
In a world where speaking with "wise men" is more like dealing with tech support and romance can be deadly Thursday will have to contend with: the wicked cannibal queen, a zombie grizzly bear, wee werewolves, robotlaser-shooting mermaids, a steampunk tortoise, and a Zen archer monkey.
Additionally, she will meet the Schumacher Hound and find a haunted Halloween cuckoo clock temple and that's just the beginning in this tale of whimsical wandering in the dreamlike tradition of Alice in Wonderland.
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Review:
Thursday Thistle is a teen girl living with her loving widowed father, and two ungrateful step-sisters that treat her badly. On a night when she is left alone in the house, she is visited by a strange two headed mouse that beckons her to follow without delay.
She had twisted and turned across acountless number of streets only to reach this place. A place where thestreetlight oozed down, a greasy yellow spot on the asphalt and the two-headedmouse, which resembled a swirling oil slick, hurried across the lighted spotand down the hill. It went down into hell. No, that wasn't right. It wascolder, quiet, an unknown journey into the bowels of the world, down into longforgotten places where nobody walked, but sidewalks still remained.
Once Thursday has entered into this strange new land she is greeted with a nursery rhyme everytime she tells someone her name:
Me-O-My Monday is missing and Thursday has come again.
With what scarce information she can gather, there are seven princesses in this new land, and Monday is missing. She takes it upon herself to seek out what has happened to Monday in the hopes of find answers.
Along her journey she is runs into an assortment of strange creatures and characters including: a cannibal queen, a nymphomaniac princess, zombie bears, and insane wisemen, just to mention a few. Beyond battling these creatures to find answers, Thursday finds herself battling strong sexual urges in the presence of the princesses when she meets them.
August V. Fahren does a wonderful job assembling a strange and horrifying world that gives Alice in Wonderland a run for its money. My only grip would be that there were areas that seemed left out, as if the author expected the reader to already now certain information, and it left me slightly confused in an already maddening world. Thursday seemed to know things without being told in other areas, but overall I think the story was great and very imaginative.
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Endlessly is available as a FREE download on Amazon for a limited time. I am working to make this permanent. Here is the link  http://www.amazon.com/Endlessly-ebook/dp/B004OEKFC6/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1323421997&sr=8-8 Thank you for taking an interest in my stories. 

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Home by C.V. Hunt

It has been a while since I've written some poetry. Enjoy.
Home by C.V.Hunt
Come look at mydarkest days,As memories mixwith ash and mud,They are led by darkestways,And leave anaftertaste of blood.
Stepping downfrom a crumbling throne,That I have fashionedout of despair,I'll guide throughthe unknown,Explore only ifyou dare.
The palace was builtwith broke hearts,They used to illuminatethe dark,I used bits ofbrains and other parts,Now follow me,as we embark.
Terrors lurkbehind every door,Along withfleeting hope,If you wish to seemore,Follow the slipperyslope.
Just beyond thehurt and pain,Lays the Mountainof Dying Dreams.There are noattempts of being vain,This area isexactly as it seems.
The fortress wasbuilt on a sea of tears,It was so longago,The walls were constructedof my fears,And then itbegan to grow.
The monsters hereare not persuaded, Doubt, Loathing,Pity, and Madness,They have allgrown bitter and jaded,Now this placeis filling with sadness.
The end of thisjourney is nowhere near,The path - itcrooks and bends, It is less foryou to fear, For your stay isat an end.
This place existsin my mind,And it'saccessed by invitation only,It's not an easyplace to find,Thanks for visiting,I was lonely.

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Book Review: Jack the Theorist by Jon Hartless

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[image error] 4 out of 5Only one mandares to confront the meaning behind the crimes. Only one man sees through thetangled skein to the truth. Only one man knows the answers. 
Or, at least, only one man thinks he knows the answers... Follow ProfessorWolf, the world's first Ripperologist, on his delusional journey into the worldof the Ripper. Follow his long-suffering friend, Sir Arthur Smythe, whosuspects that it will all end in tears.

Gasp at therevelations. Tremble at the truth. Wonder at the sanity of a mind that leapsfrom conspiracy to conspiracy without ever touching reality.
AMAZON         Vagabondage Press
REVIEW:
A district inLondon known as Whitechapel, lived in fear of a vicious serial killer know asJack the Ripper in the year 1888. Those murders are a part of one of thebiggest 'who done it' in history. The ledged of Jack the Ripper has spawnedliterally hundreds of theories as to whom and how they were committed. Thepeople that study and research these theories are known as 'Ripperologist'.
Jon Hartlessexplores many of these theories in his book Jack the Theorist, and does a greatjob of keeping the reader engaged. The theories run from a mad man, to acalculated killer, and even a group of people with a political agenda. In theend though, the killer took his secret to the grave.
In this book,Professor Wolf, a self-proclaimed Ripperologist, and his friend Sir Author, aparanormal researcher, originally start their research by fumbling upon thefirst slaying. The wild guessing and accusations that fall through the rest ofthe book give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
The whole townof London is terrified, but still people are morbidly captivated by themurders, and everyone has their own theory. The papers and the police only seemto encourage the hysteria that fuels the Ripperology, and everyone is becomingan expert.
Ripperology has become a game, but aserious game. New theories, the more outlandish the better, sell very well withthe popular press and the paying public, but the game has bred envy and malice,and theories are appropriated by the unscrupulous.
Jack theTheorist is a quick read and a short history lesson. It's sure to captivate anymystery lover. I'm certain that you will finish it with a mindful of your owntheories. 
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jon Hartless was born in the 1970s and has spent much of his life in the Midlands and Worcestershire. He is the author of three bleakly humorous science fiction books under his own name, and two even bleaker works under the pen name Barnabas Corbin.
Rise of the Steampunk Empire will be published under the Barnabas Corbin name early in 2012.
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C.V. Hunt reviews the Kindle Fire

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[image error] 4 out of 5Connectivity: Wi-Fi Supports public and private Wi-Finetworks or hotspots that use 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, or enterprise networkswith support for WEP, WPA and WPA2 security using password authentication; doesnot support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
Content: 18 million movies, TV shows, apps,games, songs, books, newspapers, audiobooks, magazines, and docs.
System Requirements: None, because it's wireless and doesn'trequire a computer.
Content Formats Supported: Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotectedMOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF,PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8.
Web: Amazon Silk cloud-accelerated browser
Display: 7" multi-touch display with IPS(in-plane switching) technology and anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixelresolution at 169 ppi, 16 million colors.
Battery Life: 8 hours continuous reading or 7.5 hoursvideo playback
Charge Time: Fully charges in approximately 4 hoursvia included U.S. power adapter. Also supports charging from your computer viaUSB.
Storage: 8GB on device for 80 apps plus either 10movies or 800 songs or 6000 books. Plus free cloud storage for all Amazoncontent so you never have to worry about running out of space.
Dimensions: 7" x 4.7" x 0.45"
Weight: 14.6 ounces
Interface: multi-touch
USB Port: USB 2.0 (micro-B connector)
Audio: 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, top-mounted stereo speakers.
Amazon Prime: Amazon Prime is an annual membershipprogram that offers customers unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions ofitems, instant streaming of more than 10,000 movies and TV shows and access toborrow a Kindle book every month, including New York Times Bestsellers, with nodue dates -- all for just $79 a year. Eligible customers who purchase a KindleFire will be given a free month of Amazon Prime.
I received theKindle Fire in the mail a couple of days ago and have been playing with it eversince. This is the first tablet that I've ever owned; my previous Ereader wasthe second edition Kindle. There was nothing wrong with current Ereader, butthere were some features that the Fire owned that I could greatly benefit from.So I took the leap in technology and decided to upgrade. I'll go through eachaspect of the Fire in order from the list above that was provided from amazon.
Connectivity: The Fire fell a little short in this areaL. Amazon has dropped the 3G capability onthe Fire, and only allows Wi-Fi connectivity. I understand why they did this.Wi-Fi is faster than 3G, and with their new Cloud storage, it gives you theability to stream items from their internet-based storage. By eliminating the3G, they also eliminated any problems of TV and movies that were streamedhaving poor quality, choppy reception, or frozen vids. I think that they haveroom for improvement here. Mainly, I believe that they could bring back the 3G,but make the items that they are worried about unavailable on the 3G network.This would enable the customer to continue to shop, browse the internet, andaccess apps while away from home or hotspots.    
Content: There is more than enough content tokeep anyone entertained and busy for hours on endJ. I will mainly use the Fire to read Ebooks, and thatfeature works great. I have downloaded one movie and the quality is awesome.Also I have fiddled with a few of the apps, which just like everything else,the apps are endless. I already used the Cloud for my music downloads before Ipurchased the Fire, so all of my music was already accessible as soon as theFire was set up with my account information. Then there is the ability to readall kinds of docs, but I'll get to that in a minute.
System Requirements: Amazon claims that the Fire does notrequire a computer. I'm sure that would be true if you didn't need to transferdocuments over to it. There is a small catch with this. Make sure that the Fireis powered on before plugging it into your computer, or your computer will notthink that it exists. Also, you're going to have to purchase the cord thatconnects it to your computer (not includedL).
Content Formats Supported: It speaks for itselfJ: Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotectedMOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF,PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8. This is just awesome, andit is the #1 reason that I decided to upgrade. The ability for the Fire to readall of these documents is phenomenal for me. I write reviews, and sometimes anauthor doesn't have their book available for sell yet, but they have it as aPDF or DOC. I want to read their book, but now I'm forced to sit in front of mycomputer to read it, and that is only when I have time. Being able to readthese documents on the go now makes me give the Fire a huge thumbs up. Itransferred two books that I received as PDFs, and I was really impressed. Theyopened and interacted no differently than any of my purchased Kindle Ebooks.This is something that I am very happy with, and also something that some ofthe other tablets need to work on from what I hear.
Web: Amazon invented their own web browser call the Amazon Silkcloud-accelerated browser. Although they say that it is accelerated, I reallydidn't see much difference between it, and Google Chrome, which is what I useon my home computer. There is nothing wrong with it, but it is a slightdisappointment after being told that it's accelerated. It works… it's a webbrowser… I'm happy with itJ.
Display: Amazon had to let go of their claim beingable to read their products in the sun. The consumer wanted a touch screen LCD,and that is what they gotJ. I read some online complaints that thereaction time is slow, but personally I have not had any problems. I did buy anantiglare screen protector for it though.
Battery Life and Charge Time: My previous Ereader had a very longbattery life, the Fire is only 8 hours. That is mainly due to all the featuresand the LCD screen. I've charged it since I've gotten it, and have been playingwith it off and on, and I still have more than 50% of the battery left. I'venever messed with any other tablets so I can't really compare how much juice itsucks, but I'm impressed. I thought I would have to charge it every day. ApparentlyI don't mess with it as much as I thought it would, or my perceptions ofbatteries are offJ.
Storage: 8GB would be puny in the way of storagefor a tablet, if the Fire didn't also come with the Cloud storage. The Cloud -for some of you that don't know - is an unlimited online storage data base forall of your content. The Fire enables you to stream your downloads from theCloud, and never even download it to your device, in return saving you thatspace for other items. You can also download your items from the Cloud to yourFire's memory, so that you can view those items when you are not connected to aWi-Fi network, delete them at any time to save internal storage, and download itagain later if you want. The Cloud is a secure backup for all of your contentJ.
Dimensions, Weight, and Interface: The fire is actually smaller than mysecond generation Kindle. The screen is larger and it does weigh more, bit itfairly compact compared to some of the other tablets that I have seen. I guessit's a matter of personal preference on screen size for the customer. I likeit. Even with it in a case, it's about the same size as a small bookJ.
USB Port: This was almost a show stopper at myhouseL. If you buy a Fire, you will open thebox and find the tablet, and the power cord… that's it. My previous Kindle camewith the adapter cord and a nifty little attachment that plugged into the USBto convert it into a wall charger. People that own an iPhone (or otherelectronics) will know what I'm talking about. The Fire does not have this. Ifyou plan on transferring docs to your Fire, you need to buy this cord; it isnot included with it. Luckily my previous adapter worked. Also remember, thatthe Fire has to be powered on in order for your computer to recognize it whenyou plug it in.
Audio: I set up the Fire to play my favorite movie that Idownloaded (Fight Club) in my kitchen, and then went about fixing supper. Hereis another area that I think could use improvements. I found that over thenoise that I was making, that I had to turn the volume all the way up. So in anoisy area, headphones might be recommended. Also, there are not externalbuttons to turn the volume up or down, you have to use the touch screen panelto adjust the volumeL.
Amazon Prime: Amazon gives you one month of AmazonPrime free for purchasing the Fire. At first glance, I want to jump all overthis. The free 2-day shipping for one year on products purchased from themalone is enough to make me squeal, but on looking at it further, I'm not sosure if it would be worth it for me. For some people this may be a dream cometrue. With the Amazon Prime yearly package - which cost $79 year – you're ableto stream 10,000 TV shows and movies, and borrow one book a month for free. Itsounded pretty tempting until I investigated further. The TV shows and moviesthat they offer for free are much older, and they only offer the free booksfrom about 5,000 titles. That seems like a lot of books, but if you consider thatAmazon boosts that they house millions of books, it's really just a drop in thebucket. Free books, movies, and TV shows do nothing for me if they aren'tsomething that I want to watch and read. I'm sure that this is something thateach person would have to investigate on their own to decide whether it isright for them. I personally would have to still have to pay for: Fight Club(movie), American Horror Story (TV episodes), and Frostbite by David Wellington(Ebook). And after looking at my purchase history, I would be cheaper paying theshipping charges on items that I purchased. Remember, the free shipping is foritems purchased through Amazon, not the 3rd party merchants thatsupply a lot of items that are sold on Amazon.
With all ofthese cool features, Amazon almost forgets to mention their Whispersynctechnology. This is the ability to drop what you are reading on one device, andpick up in the same spot on another. For someone like me - that has the Kindleapp on my phone - this is great. I can read a book at home and take off for anappointment, find out that I'll be sitting in a waiting room a while, pull outmy phone and pick up exactly where I left off. Then when I get back home to mytablet, it is synced up to spot where I stopped on my phone.
Overall I'mimpressed with the Fire, and the pros more than outweighed the cons for me. Mymain purpose was to use it as an Ereader, and with its ability to read allkinds of docs, it has surpassed my expectations. On the tablet side of thedevice, there are areas that could use some improvement. In another words – Idon't regret spending the money on it, and I hope that it serves its purposewell over the years, just as my old second generation Kindle has. 

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