As I foreshadowed last week, Google has unveiled their Google e-Bookstore (emphasis mine): Today is the first page in a new chapter of our mission to improve access to the cultural and educational treasures we know as books. Google eBooks will be available in the U.S. from a new Google eBookstore. You can browse and …
“Internet Retailer” has just released their list of 10 groundbreaking mobile-retailers–companies selling products through cell phones and other mobile devices–and a huge surprise popped up on the list. Amidst Amazon, eBay, and Walgreens, the small, faith-based Catholic Company made the cut. I regularly review books for The Catholic Company, so I may be a little …
If you’ve read even a small number of posts here, you’ll know that I love all things bookish. I’ve posted before about the rise of e-books, but some exciting news has come out introducing a new contender in the e-book market: Google. For years, Google has been systematically scanning in millions of out-of-print books into …
If you’re looking for some Catholic gifts for Christmas, here are some deals from around the web. There are some particularly good one-day deals for Cyber Monday: Amazon.com Cyber Monday Deals (not Catholic, but some really good deals) Books (includes a small selection of Christian books) Bargain Catholic Books Best-Selling Catholic Books (I’m not sure …
By now, you’ve probably come across the controversial remarks made by Pope Benedict XVI on condoms in a recent book-length interview. The media quickly ran with some leaked paragraphs, doing their usual anti-Catholic twisting and misinterpretation. Before reading any news articles on this topic, I suggest you read the Pope’s exact words first (they …
