Amazon.com: Erik C. Pihl “Readerman”’s review of Legends of Wingchun: Embers of the Shaolin
Wingchun, one of the short, in-close fist styles of Chinese Wu Shu, has, like other Chinese martial arts, many legends associated with it. This book expounds and expands on a combination of several of them.The writing style is very cinamatographic in nature, and, at times, a little disjointed. It is, however, an engaging tale told in an action-oriented manner.It’s certainly worth the read for anyone who may have the slightest interest in the martial novels that have a base in China.
Yes, the title is blog-bait, but I think I’m entitled after trying to add a feed to my Amazon author blog and getting this:
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Cheers for the dark prince of DRM finally coming to his senses and selling proper music in MP3 format.
Jeers for playing Universal’s stupid, self-defeating game of selling only through Amazon and not giving users the option of other services, like iTunes, which could give one-stop-shop functionality for a myriad of content.
AppleInsider | Warner picks Amazon, not Apple for DRM-free debut; more
In a potentially significant move, Warner Music Group today said it has licensed its catalog to Amazon for use with its Amazon MP3 music store.
The deal is not fully explained by the music label but will include “album bundles” with tracks unavailable anywhere else, according to the two companies. Like all Amazon MP3 tracks, the songs go without digital rights management and can be copied an unlimited number of times and played back on nearly any device, including iPods.
Faster retailers, faster. Kill. Kill.
Amazon and Wal-Mart unwittingly team up against DRM
As if DRM needed more of a hint to get its coat and leave, Amazon is set to announce a promotional giveaway of one billion MP3s during next year’s Super Bowl. Billboard was first to note that this announcement signals an all-out offensive on DRM, which is made even more powerful by parallel pressures brought by Wal-Mart. In a bid for more of the digital download space, the brick-and-mortar retailer heavyweight has reportedly given an ultimatum to some of the largest record labels, including Warner Music Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment, to provide more of their respective music catalogs in MP3 format (that is, without DRM) next year.
If this isn’t just a case of the Bloguminati plotting against Amazon’s new baby, then a keyboard boasting, large screen, uber-readable appliance like Kindle performing so poorly is stupefying.
We need a good eReader. If this isn’t it, I really hope it’s not a concept-killer either…
Kindle: Web Browsing Experience Is Horrible
I asked Robert to pull up a web browser and load TechCrunch. He did it once and it took so long I asked him if I could video it. He agreed, and did it again. It took him 55 seconds to pull up the browser and enter the TechCrunch URL. I then pulled out my iPhone and did the same thing in 14 seconds.
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