Game of Thrones eReader Companion

Image via WikipediaHave recently got hooked on the fantasy series of books collectively known as "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin that starts with the Game of Thrones.

The reading of the first, and now second book is being done on an iPhone via the Amazon Kindle app. As any reader of this series knows, there are an immense number of characters and places to keep track of. Difficult enough in book form and harder still on iPhone.

Just when I was going to give in and print off the maps associated with the books, a search of the Apple Apps store revealed the "Game of Thrones Companion" by Jason S. Rosenblum App.

Game of Thrones fans get this app, I can highly recommend it.

Stuck on those "Ser Who?!" type questions? Or on "where is THAT place" problems? Just fire up the app and you have easy access to a large data base of characters, the maps from the books, places, houses and the regions.

Easy stuff!

eBooks Take Over: Amazon UK Sells 242 e's for Every 100 Hard.

"In the UK, Amazon announced it had sold 242 ebooks for every 100 hardbacks since 1 April 2011. "Amazon.co.uk customers are choosing Kindle books more often than hardcovers at a rate of more than 2 to 1," said Gordon Willoughby, European director at Kindle."

from The Guardian

see Amazon and Waterstones report downloads eclipsing printed book sales


This time the UK is ahead of the US as "The company said that in the US it has sold 105 ebooks for every 100 print books since 1 April this year, less than four years after it introduced its Kindle electronic book reader."

The Future of Publishing

Referring back to my previous post

Online Digital Music - Pandora's Box

Now why can't the music industry do the same thing?

See from SAI Business Insider

"he gets to keep 70% of her book sales -- and she sells around 100,000 copies per month."

Full article This 26-Year-Old Is Making Millions Cutting Out Traditional Publishers With Amazon Kindle