Smart Bitches Trashy Books | All of the romance, none of the bullshit.

Over at Dear Author, I’m reviewing the Kindle, which I own, and now owns .39% of my soul and counting. Here’s a sample of my review:

My present option for ebook reading was my Blackberry screen, which was all of this big --> . My external reader options included hacking an iPhone should I buy one (oh, how I lust for thee, sweet iPhone) or an eBook reader. But like the VHS/Beta debate, eBook reader manufacturers can’t seem to nail a format any better than ebook publishers can nail good cover art that depicts people nailing one another, and I’m left with a six-to-eight step process to get one ebook on my Blackberry. Used to be I was happy to hack my way through multiple steps. Now, I don’t have that kind of time.

This is where the Kindle excels. Yes, I am aware I am tying myself to Amazon and giving them a measure of control over my purchasing, my ebook ownership, and my choice of formats - in that I don’t have a choice of formats. The Amazon integration with the Kindle unit is so fan fucking tastic I am happy to give up that measure of control, just like I’m happy to strip naked and walk through security control at Newark Airport if it’ll just get me there quicker oh, my God, this line is six years long. It’s all about expediency and efficiency; the Kindle drop kicks awesome through the goal posts of life.

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And thus it came to pass that coming out became a fad, and who am I if not to jump on the fad wagon?

Seems Jane has come out, and in doing so has forced my hands. Both of them. The evil ones that type out the nefarious blog that is Smart Bitches. Or Dear Bitches, depending on which day in April it is.

I’m not actually named Sarah.

My name is Jane Litte. I am a Doctor of Arts and Letters, which makes my full name Jane Litte, D.Litt.  I’m a giant sock puppet with big button eyes, though they are really, really cute, especially when I blink them and ask for more ice cream. I’m not an attorney, but I play one on tv. I’m a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, a double major in Nefarious Plotting and Underhanded Evil with an emphasis on Absurd Malarkey, and a JD/PhD/MD/DO/DA combined degree in Utter Insanity.

And I really like me some romance novels.

By the time July rolls around, we aim to have so many identities that our panel will be the show of the century. Come on down. And hi, Jane! Way to go! Nice to re-meet you again! 

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Categories: General Bitching • The Link-O-Lator
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