Even the most hardcore ebook enthusiast (like myself) might be putting their Kindle down in favor of a print book. Why? Parents are finding that print books are still the best medium for reading to their little ones.

I fall into this category. My son is a young toddler and he’s still at the age where he likes to explore things by putting them in his mouth. That’s what toddlers seem to do, put stuff in their mouths. They also throw, bang, drool on and have numerous other destructive methods in their arsenal. This means toddlers and eReaders don’t mix.

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Do you do most of your writing on a computer, or still use good old fashion longhand? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately because my writing habits are a hybrid of the computer and a pen and paper.

I know this post seems to come out of left field, especially considering I recently wrote a review about how much I love the writing software Scrivener. That hasn’t changed. I still use (and love!) Scrivener for all my writing projects.

And I do a majority of my writing on my computer, or iPad, whichever is more convenient. Though sometimes it just seems easier to pick up a pen and paper to scribble out a scene or section for a current writing project.

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No matter how careful you are, it always seems inevitable that you will one day drop your tablet computer. Whether it’s an iPad, Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet, gravity doesn’t play favorites.

So which tablet can take a tumble and come out unscathed? Here’s a quick video demonstrating a Nook Tablet and a Kindle Fire falling from different heights on to different ground surfaces. Enjoy!

The Authors Guild isn’t holding anything back in their criticism of Amason’s Lending Library. The library program is available to Amazon Prime members, who pay $79 per year for membership.

The Authors Guild’s main complaint is that Amazon is lending out ebooks for free without the publisher’s permission, or even the author’s permission.

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Amazon’s Kindle Fire is now available to order. I’ve read a few reviews of the Fire, and they all seem pretty positive. A lot of reviews do point out the big differences between the Fire and iPad. Overall though, I think the Fire will be a viable, lower cost alternative to the iPad.

Here is a good video review from laptopmag.com that shows the Kindle Fire being put through the paces. Enjoy!

Like it or not, writers are entrepreneurs. This is especially true for indie authors who do it all: Write, publish, market and sell their own books. Indie authors are turning themselves into a small “cottage industry.”

A cottage industry is basically where products are made at home, rather than at a manufacturing plant. I’ve covered this briefly in a 2009 post, but thought it’s worth revisiting. Why now? Because with the economy in the tank people are looking for alternative ways to make a living.

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Barnes & Noble unveiled their newest Nook iteration: The Nook Tablet. This is the book chain’s answer to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. I speculated in an earlier post how B&N will respond to Amazon’s tablet computer. I only said if they don’t already have something in the pipeline, it could be a bad holiday season for the world’s largest bookseller.

Luckily for them, that’s not the case.

Let’s get down to the nitty gritty. Here are some of the features the new tablet/eReader sports:

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A few days ago I posted my prediction about where eReader technology is going. I said that bendable ebook screens will be common in the next decade. It’s not that bold of a prediction given that the technology already exists, it just needs to be perfected.

The next day, Fast Company posted an article that’s also about bendable eReaders. However, they approach it by asking the question: Will bendable technology be a fad, or will it have sticking power?

The article starts off by saying:

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I should first state that I’m firmly against ebook piracy. The reader should pay the price that is set by the author or publisher. Or, if the option is available, borrow the ebook on the Kindle or Nook from a friend/family member or check it out from the library.

There are a lot of ways to gain access to the ebooks you want to read without pirating them. There have been many times in the past when I purchased an ebook for a price I thought was too high. But I paid it anyway because I really wanted to read the book.

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I’m going to make a bold prediction: In the next decade we’re going to see eReaders on the market that are as flexible as paper. Forget those clunky Kindles and Nooks, you’ll read your ebooks on a paper-like screen that you can fold up and put in your pocket.

Actually, my prediction might not be all that bold after all. According to Gizmodo, this technology is already in the making:

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