Hello Ladies, I just finished Free by Chris Anderson. I enjoyed it. It's about how folks like Google can give away software and still make money through ads. Or how Craig's List has killed the classified business from the old traditional newspapers. He talks about bites being free and atoms costing money and why it works for some and is really bad for others.
I tested Google's free phone directory assistance 1-800-GooG- 411 and not only did it give me my business number free but also connected me. I shared this with my 22 year old daughter and she reminded me that her phones connected to the internet so all she does is search and punch.

I'm going to follow up and read some of the lighter ideas from this forum as I've enjoyed them all and it's educational to stay diverse.

bye!


You can download a digital audio book from Audible for a limited time FREE of any Charge here http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/product...UseBVCookie=Yes Here's the Amazon link for the book http://www.amazon.com/Free-Future-Radica...8711&sr=8-1

(Not sure if my links will work - I guess I need to learn how to make them shorter like Dotsie's. Maybe the Software Maven or Jaw Jaw can fix them if they don't work. Please.... thanks

I am reading The Bookseller of Kabul, by Asne Seierstad. Asne is a Norwiegen journalist who lived with a middle class family near Kabul, Afghanistan. I am really enjoying it, especially after having read and discussed Three Cups of Tea, earlier this year. I can only say that the more I read about families in Afghanistan, the more I am grateful for being born into this country. What a difficult life, for everyone, but especially women.

Oh, and a quick reminder that we will be discussing Firefly Lane in September, shortly after labor day. It's an interesting read about two girls who are best friends and how they maintain that friendship through all of life's good and bad. Pick it up and join us!

Dear Underwearmaven, FREE is on my list. I just got Chris Anderson's 1st book, "The Long Tail, Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More" exploring advertising models online.

Do you know he coined the term "The Long Tail?"

It's not in book form - it's 7 CDs. I'll never get through those. I need it in book form. Back to the library...

Hi Saundra, I did learn that he coined The Long Tail and started it as blogs or articles in Wired magazine. I think you can buy Free but he charges for it because it's in atom form and not digital bits. I liked The Long Tail but learned more from Free.
2. I tried to get with you earlier about a signed copy of your book. My husband is a dentist and I thought it would be cool to have one or several. It was in my early Forum learning stage so who knows what or where I sent the note.
3. Anyway, if you still have copies maybe you can send me a private message on how I can buy with your signature.

I'm currently reading "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" - that's how I found this site.

And I love Kris Radish. She writes awesome stories for women.

Hi underwearmaven. Thank you so much for asking about my book. I have a copy for your husband and will send you a private message.

I enjoy reading mystery and romance, and I write them as well.
Most current reads that I particularly enjoyed: Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz, Tribute by Nora Roberts--two fine romantic suspense novels. Death and the Lit Chick by G. M. Malliet (cozy mystery), The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith (literary mystery). These are all books I would recommend.
I am currently finishing Mary Balogh's Seducing an Angel. This is part of a series set in Regency England. I am particularly fond of Regency romance.

Jacqueline Seewald
THE DROWNING POOL, Five Star/Gale 2009

I'm reading "The Fixer Upper" by Mary Kay Andrews. Just finished reading AGAIN, Lewis Grizzard, "Life is like a dogsled team, if you're not the lead dog, the scenery never changes." And yes, that's a title. He was so humorous!

I'm beginning, "Project Renewment," by Bernice Bratter and Helen Dennis, and I'm also in the middle of "Get Off the Couch, Potato," by Kathi Casey (and really liking it), and have others lined up. So many hours, so many books...

The obituaries to see if anyone has bitten the dust I know.