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Tablets are gaining popularity these days as a means for extending the functionality of desktops and laptops. Tablets are lightweight, compact, and not only smart enough for productivity but also great companions for reading ebooks while on the go.

Top 5 eBook Reader Apps for Android Phones/Tablets - Android Authority

http://www.androidauthority.com/top-5-ebook-reader-apps-for-android-phonestablets-44253/

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite review

http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/6021/amazon-kindle-paperwhite-ebook-reader-review The biggest issue with the Amazon Kindle and its E-Ink technology is that while it's fantastic for reading on the beach, in broad daylight, or lasting for what seems an eternity on a single charge, try to read it in bed and you'll struggle without some light. Not any more. The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite adds a light to the screen that allows you to ditch the torch or bedroom lamp and still read in the dark. But is it really that simple?
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-20021227-82.html

LCD vs. e-ink: The eyestrain debate | Fully Equipped

Eye on e-reader displays: straining for an answer. (Credit: webfreebies4u.com) As most people know by now, Barnes & Noble is releasing a new Nook Color e-reader in a few weeks, and that e-reader's color screen is an LCD. As soon as the company announced that its new e-reader had an LCD and not some sort of more exotic screen technology, some readers cried foul. In fact, the first comment out of the gate on our Barnes & Noble unveils Nook Color post was about eyestrain. "It's very neat-looking, and the price point seems aggressive enough to make an impact for sure.
Books to Read

Exercises for Fiction Writers - Page 2

http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/assign/e50xs2.htm English 50 – Intro to Creative Writing: Exercises for Story Writers
iBooks

http://slodive.com/design/top-websites-to-read-download-free-ebooks/ Internet is an amazing source of information.

45 Top Websites To Download Free EBooks

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18 Best Sites To Download Free Audio Books

Books are the best companion of any human being – we read them when we are alone, not feeling good, travelling, want to gain knowledge about anything or just for fun. Everyone got its own taste and you can find books according to that such as fiction, comedy, suspense, inspirational, study related and many more. One thing we also know that digital age is expanding at a rapid pace, we almost spend more than half of a day on our laptops or computers for professional or personal reasons.
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: A Sport and a Pastime , by James Salter http://www.sheilaomalley.com/?p=8137

The Books: “A Sport and a Pastime” (James Salter) | The Sheila Variations

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/this-is-your-brain-on-metaphors/

This Is Your Brain on Metaphors

The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers on issues both timely and timeless.
Literature

Classics - A Nerd’s Guide to Reading

Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering the king, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king's widow and Prince Hamlet's mother. The play vividly portrays both true and feigned madness – from overwhelming grief to seething rage – and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.