Tag Archives: Amazon

Some New Books (new to the non-ANZ world at least)

Posted on 04/05/2014 by nickearls

Almost three years ago, I turned my hand to crime. Crime fiction, at least. Actually, not even precisely crime fiction. Fiction with a crime in it. The idea had been on my mind for years, on and off, but in … Continue reading →

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Reading Blogblurt Part 4: Abby Geni’s The Last Animal

Posted on 16/01/2014 by nickearls

Source of book: recommendation from Fiona Stager at Avid Reader in Brisbane on 29 Dec 2013 (this time I paid RRP) Text below : new I pay close attention to Amazon, but I must admit I don’t think I’ve bought … Continue reading →

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Tag, You’re It

Posted on 10/03/2013 by nickearls

I’ve been glancing through my blog stats. Actually not glancing – it’s been more purposeful than that. I thought I’d noticed a pattern in the search terms people were using to get here, and it turns out I was right. … Continue reading →

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Ho Ho Ho – ’tis the season to give things away

Posted on 04/12/2012 by nickearls

Around 1700 years ago, Nikolaos, Bishop of Myra, got into the habit of secretly slipping coins into the shoes of people who chose to leave them out in case rumours of his nocturnal good deeds were true. Fast forward a … Continue reading →

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Philby and Frank and the Marathon that Never Was

Posted on 05/11/2012 by nickearls

There are always risks writing stories set in the here and now and, as I’ve learned these past couple of days, even greater risks in placing a safe-looking bet on the near future. Most of the time when I’ve tried … Continue reading →

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How We Read When We Read On Our iPads

Posted on 09/10/2012 by nickearls

Last December, Amazon sold around 5 million Kindle devices of one kind or another. (Remarkably, it seems that about a dozen or so of those devices still don’t have ebooks of mine on them, but that’s an issue for another … Continue reading →

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