I can’t believe May is almost over! Where does the time go? I was looking over my summer calendar earlier and it is really filling up. The next few months will be pretty busy, to say the least. There is so much I want to do, so many books I want to read, and so little time.

As far as this blog goes, there is one idea I want to devote a few posts to in the coming weeks: Ideas for alternative, viable business models for the publishing industry (Whew that’s a mouthful!). This ties in especially well with my obsession with ebooks. I don’t have anything yet, but the ideas are percolating, so stay tuned…

With that said, it’s Friday. For those of you here in the U.S. we’re back to our 2-day weekends. But hey, it’s better than nothing, right? If the weather is nice where you are, then go outside and enjoy it. If not, then stay inside and read.

As always, have a happy and safe weekend.

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This has been quite a week. It started when I was sick with the stomach flu (thankfully I’m better now) and is ending with this blog getting a new design and new features. Actually, the latter has been in the works for a while now.  As Brad’s Reader has grown and the content has evolved to include more about ebooks and the intersection of technology and literature, the need to upgrade became more pressing.

I believe that once the bugs are worked out and I become comfortable with all the new features, this blog will really explode with growth. At least that is my hope.

Anyway, it is Friday. And better yet, it’s a 3-day weekend for most here in the U.S., making this Friday better than most. As always have a happy and safe weekend.

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How much more rain can the Chicago area get? That’s the question I kept asking myself this week as we got a lot of rain. On the bright side, however, the grass is a lush green and all the local foliage has sprung back to life after a long winter.

This week included only one major milestone that involved me leaving my 20s behind and joining the ranks of those in their 30s. It was kinda depressing.

As always, have a happy and safe weekend!

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Highlights of this past week include: Going to see The Dead in concert in Chicago on 5/4, seeing Amazon release it’s new (and bigger) Kindle version, and of course, writing today’s Friday Link Love post! What’s on the menu for next week? I turn 30 and hate it.

Have a happy and safe weekend!

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The biggest news of the week, in my own little world at least, was Amazon’s purchase of Lexcycle – the makers of the popular Stanza ebook reading app. Considering all the blog coverage of the news out there, I decided to devote the bottom chunk of links to a sampling of posts I thought had an interesting take on the Lexcycle acquisition.

That said, it is Friday! And like I say every week, have a happy and safe weekend.

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There’s not much to say, except that it’s Friday and have a happy and safe weekend!

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I love spring! This morning I briefly indulged in one of those little pleasures that makes life worth living: Sitting outside, sipping my mocha latte and reading the current paperback I’m engrossed in. After a long and cold winter, sitting outside reading is like heaven!

If the weekend weather is warm and pleasant for the rest of you, then I imagine few will be spending their time inside reading blog posts. But just in case you’re unfortunate enough to have bad weather this weekend, then here’s some reading to get you through it.

As always, have a happy and safe weekend!

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Sorry for being a little late with this week’s installment of Friday Link Love. But as they say, better late than never! Right?

Anyway, as we get further into spring, I’ve been getting the itch to go to one of the many parks in this area, bring a good book, and enjoy the outdoors. Right now the temperature is still a little too cool to be comfortable. Keep your fingers crossed!

The weekend is here (always good news), and I got some fresh links for your reading enjoyment. As always, have a happy and safe weekend!

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The other day (Wednesday), I had the perfect topic to write about for this brief introduction to Friday Link Love. Did I write the idea down so I wouldn’t forget? Nope! So I forgot the idea (an idea I thought was cool) and now you’re stuck reading this boring drivel.

Now that April is here, I’m starting to get scared that I’ll be turning 30 in a little over a month! Where does the time go? How did I get so old? Is it possible to reclaim any of my youth? As I grapple with these questions and the impending crisis that is my 30th birthday, you can enjoy this week’s installment of Friday Link Love.

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What an exciting week this has been! The biggest news, on a personal note, is that I became an uncle for the first time this week. My brother and his wife welcomed a beautiful new baby boy into the world. I can’t wait to see my nephew later on this summer!

That big news pretty much overshadowed everything else. The rest of the week has been the same old stuff; work, write, sleep, work, write… You get the idea.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this week’s installment of Friday Link Love. There’s a lot of good reading here, so try to click on all these links! And as always, have a happy and safe weekend!

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