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Customer Service Chronicles - Barnes and Noble eBook Store

November 23rd, 2009
Well, my experience with the Barnes and Noble eBook Reader app and the store started off pretty good. I started the app and logged in to find several free books waiting for me (peep the GearWERKZ Twitter feed). Of course, I was then unable to download an… more »
Tags: account management, amazon, b&n, barnes and noble, credit card, ebook, ebook reader, front-end, kindle, nook, transaction

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Making the Drought Bearable

November 10th, 2009
Thanks a lot Apple. With the announcement that Cupertino's holiday product line-up is set, the rest of the computing industry seems content to do the same. Sure; if I peeled the onion back from the consumer level view, I am sure there are dozens of neat… more »
Tags: 3g, amazon, b&n, barnes and noble, black friday, data plan, kindle, netbook, nook, sony, sprint, vaio p, verizon, wireless carrier

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Are eBooks Readers Enough?

October 6th, 2009
It is no secret that eBooks are big these days. The Amazon kindle apparently sparked a digital revolution while everyone was distracted by things like the iPod Touch and the EeePC. Being a staunch user of TabletPCs for over 5 years, I am familiar with th… more »
Tags: amazon, apple itablet, eeepc, ipod touch, kindle, kindle dx, microsoft courier, sony ebook reader, zinio

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Not Gonna Buy It...this year...

April 16th, 2009
The times have definitely changed. I am in the process of (hopefully) getting rid of five computers and 2 game systems. I will likely have as much to write about the things I am not buying this year as the things that I am. And so, let’s get that topic s… more »
Tags: amazon, apple, intel, iphone, kindle, mid

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