http://davidboultbee.com/blog A World of Ideas Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:07:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Originally written for eBookGuru - The Digital Magazine Devoted to eBooks Amazon recently announced two new Kindles slated for release at the end of August. While the Kindle seems to hold the edge in eReader sales it is definitely not standing still. The new model comes in two flavors, which I've dubbed ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=69 In my novel The Gender Divide the protagonist Ryan Peters is hired as the VP of Security for a biotech firm. One of the first things that he does is centralize security by combining a number of disparate systems into one.  There are a number of high tech twists involved ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=70 Originally written for eBookGuru - The Digital Magazine Devoted to eBooks Amazon.com issued a press release on Monday (July 19th) stating that they have "... reached a tipping point with the new price of Kindle--the growth rate of Kindle device unit sales has tripled since we lowered the price from ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=68 Originally written for eBookGuru - The Digital Magazine Devoted to eBooks I first wrote about the Cool-er eReader (Price Matters) about a year ago but even then the prognosis didn't sound good, especially after Wired Magazine paned the reader. "Cool-er E-Book Reader Leaves Us Feeling So Very Cold" The one thing that the ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=65 Originally posted on Champagne Books Blog Click cover for an Excerpt from Chapter One Venus Inferno comes out very shortly and I'm very excited by it. It represents a couple of firsts for me and one second. It is my very first - but probably not my last - novella. I rather enjoyed ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=67 Just got a new review for The Gender Divide from The Scattering. Review is in 3 parts - Now Reading, Meet the New Boss (hysterical - made me laugh out loud when I read it), and Verdict. Now Reading - http://thescattering.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/now-reading-the-gender-divide-by-david-boultbee/ Meet the New Boss - http://thescattering.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/meet-the-new-boss-review-the-gender-divide/ Verdict - ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=66 When I first came across this article on the male birth control pill I wasn't sure what to think of it. Birth control is a tricky subject, even leaving aside any ethical or religious issues. Regardless of who is responsible for birth control, it is the woman who is the most ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=64 Originally posted on The Writers Vineyard Last month I mentioned how much I enjoy spending time on my deck writing and enjoying the view. Well there is a downside to all that nature and I discovered it a few weeks ago. I came downstairs one morning to take the dog for ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=62 Originally written for eBookGuru - The Digital Magazine Devoted to eBooks The $50 eReader just got a lot closer. There was a flurry of activity yesterday in the eReader market. First Barnes & Noble came out with a $149 Wi-Fi only version of the Nook, putting pressure on the recently released Kobo ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=63 During my recent speaking engagement at the Humanist Association of Toronto (HAT) one of the topics discussed was how the premise of The Gender Divide - the fact that women live four times longer than men -affected society. The short answer was that since women lived longer, they were able ... http://davidboultbee.com/blog/?p=61