Humble Bundles

[filkertom]

The current Humble Bundle is a jaw-droppingly cool collection of eBooks by such luminaries as Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean, Cory Doctorow, Randall Munroe, and Wil Wheaton. The deluxe edition of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold....

The Humble Weekly Sale that just started is also superb: There's a famous

Comments

[alverant]

I don't have a tablet or ereader, how easy is it to read books on a computer monitor?

I'm also considering getting a tablet if I can find a good one at a reasonable price (yes, I'm giving exact qualifications lol). What's a good non-apple product?

[scifantasy]

Google Nexus 7. Best Android tablet on the market, starts at $199. The Wire Cutter agrees: http://thewirecutter.com/leaderboard/tablets/

[alverant]

I'm not so sure. The Galaxy Tab 2 is $30 cheaper. The CPU is not as powerful but it has a back mounted camera plus micro SD storage (neither of which Nexus has). But I will say the Nexus does have a quad core and a higher resolution. Wirecutter also seems to be a bit out of date.

ETA If the Nexus had a back mounted camera I would buy one RIGHT NOW. I saw some good deals on NewEgg. I want to be able to take video with my tablet and that's a deal breaker. :(

[scifantasy]

Apparently a new generation of N7 is coming out by the end of the month, which includes a back-facing camera...

[nancylebov]

Woot.com is a discount site with daily deals.

Shirt.woot.com is phenomenally good for t-shirts. Shirts are $12 on the first day, $15 till they need to reprint, then $18, and the art is in a wide variety of styles. I've found that the shirts hold up well.

[deor]

Alas, I already own 5/6 of the books being offered. Admittedly, one I only have in dead-tree edition.

[smoooom]

Kindle Buffet looks cool. Thanks Tom