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Kobo VOX

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The Kobo Vox eReader is a departure from the classic e-paper devices in that it's a full-fledged Android tablet.  It turns on with just a touch; used as I am to the classic Android power-on, I kept holding down the power button, waiting for the 'buzz' that signals activation. For a moment, I wondered if it was actually working. To get started, the VOX goes into a 4 step setup. To begin with, it goes goes into WiFi setup, letting you scan for a Wireless network. Touch Next and you are asked if you with to check for updates. This …

The Lonely God

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There’s an old adage that goes something like this; a work of art is never finished, only abandoned. This has been attributed to many different writers and poets, including W.H. Auden and Gore Vidal to name just two. After some research, it seems that the first published instance of this statement appeared in March 1933, in an essay by the French poet, Paul Valéry. He wrote:      “Aux yeux de ces amateurs d’inquiétude et de perfection, un ouvrage n’est jamais achevé, – mot qui pour eux n’a aucun sens, – mais abandonné” or, if you prefer the English,      “In the eyes …

Not Quoting Mark Twain

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I took a break from my morning work to stretch and add a few steps to my FitBit (have to get those 10,000 steps in, you know). I picked up my Android tablet, fired up my Kobo eBook reader app, and started walking around the house, going up and down steps, and searching for some enlightenment, or maybe just entertainment, as I walked. I am currently reading a book called "OPEN", by David Price. It's about the new way we learn, the new way we live, and the new way business operate, or will operate in an open future. Those …

Marcel’s Books on the WFTL Book Store

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Note that clicking "Buy the eBook" will transfer you to the Kobo store to finalize the purchase. Stone Cold Dead By Marcel Gagne $1.24   ISBN-13: 1230000109879 Availability: Available Now Published: Free Thinker at Large Books, 2/2013 Format: eBook Moving to Ubuntu Linux By Marcel Gagne $19.89   ISBN-13: 9780321614865 Availability: Available Now Published: Addison Wesley Professional, 10/2008 Format: eBook Moving to Ubuntu Linux By Marcel Gagné $22.39   ISBN-13: 9780321614889 Availability: Available Now Published: Addison-Wesley Professional, 10/2012 Format: eBook Other Editions of this Title Debt By Marcel Gagne $1.24   ISBN-13: 1230000026676 Availability: Available Now Published: Free Thinker at …

FIRECAT

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Natika awakens to find her home invaded, and most of her family brutally murdered. The invaders are looking for a secret long hidden within the walls of her home; a small book that can summon demons with unspeakable power.  Against incredible odds, Natika must decide how best to protect what's left of her family, as well as the book and its terrible power. The demons promise victory, but as what cost?   Then, there's the problem of the time traveller.   In glorious DRM-free text.   Available now from the Amazon Kindle store. Available now from the Kobo store. Alternatively, purchasing …

The Unseen Battlefield

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While facing a fearsome and terrifying enemy on an alien world, Elena discovers another battle, much less alien, and much closer to home. Every combat soldier knew that the Shawlians were vicious and brutal, submitting captured humans to unspeakable torture. Knowing all this, Elena also knew that she had to get out there and do her part for humanity. She was ready. Or so she thought . . .  Pick up a copy of the eBook is glorious DRM-free text To get the mobi/Kindle edition from Amazon.com, click here To get the epub/Kobo version, click here. Alternatively, you can buy it directly …

Stone Cold Dead

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It's the ultimate cold case. It's the greatest unsolved murder of all time. It's an all Canadian mystery, 40 million years in the making, and only one man can solve this dastardly crime. Well, maybe two. Or more. You can get STONE COLD DEAD in epub or mobi format from your favourite eBook retailer for $1.29 at Kobo or Amazon. Just follow yon friendly links. Get your copy in DRM-free epub format from Kobo here. You can pick up a DRM-free mobi format from Amazon here. Alternatively, you can buy it directly from me, right here, which gets you both the mobi and …

Love Me Nostalgic

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In a post-apocalyptic world, humanity huddles under protective domes, seeking safety from the poison that awaits outside. Inside, people long for the old days, clinging to reminders of days gone by. What's left of the past is prized above all else and buying a piece of that past can be expensive and ownership is a status symbol. But is it enough to buy you love? You can get LOVE ME NOSTALGIC in epub or mobi format from your favourite eBook retailer for $1.29 at Kobo or Amazon. Just follow yon friendly links. Get your copy in DRM-free epub format from …

Medium Rare

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When Brenda and her husband, Eric, get together with friends for an evening of conversation, comraderie, and a some pleasant wine, a meander into discussions of the paranormal leads their friend Cliff to suggest a seance. "Let's contact Harry Houdini," he suggests. It's all good fun and no one really expects that they'll contact the fabled magician, and they don't. They do, however, establish contact with another intelligence and that contact leads them to a place beyond their confortable suburban existence, to worlds beyond. You can get MEDIUM RARE in epub or mobi format from your favourite eBook retailer for …

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