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BookLending.com

BookLending.com is a website that matches lenders and borrowers of Kindle ebooks. To participate in lending and borrowing Kindle books, you must first register as a user on the site or connect with Facebook Connect.

Kindle lending is a feature launched by Amazon on December 30, 2010. Any Kindle book that has lending enabled can be loaned by one Kindle user to another for 14 days. At the end of the loan period the title is automatically transferred back to the book owners Kindle. Each Kindle book you own can only be loaned once.

When you are registered and logged in to BookLending.com, you will see a link to your profile at the top right-hand corner of the screen. It is on this page that you can review the status of your loan offers and requests. You can initiate loans from your profile page. You can also delete loan offers and borrow requests.

For more information visit BookLending.com by clicking HERE.

“Wise Men and Other Stories” Released as E-book

Wise Men and Other Stories, a collection of holiday-related essays by Mike O’Mary previously released as a trade paperback, is now available as an e-book for Kindle, Nook, iPad and other e-readers. For more information, click HERE.

“The twenty-three stories in this collection are all treasures. Mike O’Mary writes poignantly about episodes in his life, from making ice cream out of snow to experiencing his sister being placed in an orphanage to competing against the national Scrabble champion. The outstanding pieces in the collection are the first and last: a tale about playing one of the three wise men in a nativity scene, and a moving story about an evening Christmas drive the author took with his daughter.” –Stephen Parrish, author of The Tavernier Stones

BookGorilla.com

“Everything ebooks, Every Day”

If you love your Kindle or Nook or iPad, keep up to date with all news concerning ebooks with BookGorilla.com. BookGorilla’s job is to help point readers in the direction of important news in the world of ebooks.

BookGorilla reads like a blog with weekly updates.  Check in with this great site daily so that you will know the latest news in the ebook world.

Find out more by clicking HERE.

There Are No Rules Blog from Writer’s Digest

WritersDigest.com is the one-stop shop for information, resources and writing community. Writers can connect with other writers on the Writers Digest forum, visit their blogs and sign up for their free weekly e-newsletter. Writers will also find weekly writing prompts, contests and competitions, conference listings, and online exclusive articles.

Visit the Writer’s Digest blog, There Are No Rules, and get on the cutting edge of today’s publishing trends and how authors can succeed in a world of fast-paced technological change, guided by the editors of Writer’s Digest. You’ll get an inside look at the work, play, and passion of the publishing business and find practical tools for success.

Visit the blog by clicking HERE.

Take a minute and read this recent guest blog post by Rob Eagar featured on There Are No Rules:

“I enjoy watching the television show, The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan on the National Geographic channel. I don’t own a pet, but the show is appealing because of what takes place during each episode – real life change.

The program is about people who beg The Dog Whisperer to come fix their peculiar dogs with supposed aggression, obedience, or phobia problems. The interesting part is that Cesar doesn’t just focus on helping the dog. Instead, he usually winds up counseling the human owner, who unknowingly has contributing issues, such as high stress, apathy, or an aversion to discipline. As Cesar helps the owner address these issues, the dog suddenly transforms into a better pet…”

Read the rest of this post by clicking HERE.

Kindle Nation Daily

Dream of Things wants to tell you about a great site for readers–Kindle Nation Daily!

Thousands of readers check in with Kindle National Daily every day either through the website, newsletter, Facebook, or Twitter.

By keeping up to date with Kindle Nation Daily, the avid reader is able to keep tabs on new books, best sellers, various books of interest and new additions to Amazon’s Kindle store.  If you own a Kindle already, you can opt to have the Kindle National Daily newsletter sent directly to your Kindle.  Try a free trial by clicking HERE.

Kindle Nation Daily also has a “Freebie” section.  In this section you’re able to download a free ebook, different publications are added frequently!

Register with Kindle Nation Daily for free and your book world will open up!  If you love your Kindle, you’ll love this site.  Visit the site by clicking HERE.