Is there a book out there you have just been dyin’ to read?  If you are like me, your ‘To Read’ list is just huge.  However, I always find that I don’t have time to go to the bookstore, and I hate paying for shipping for just a book or two.  The best solution is ebooks, because its instant gratification.  You have time to read, and you can read right now.  Fictionwise.com, a member of the Barnes & Noble family, has a great selection of fiction, non-fiction, audio books, and magazines ready for download.  Starting today through November 20, Fictionwise has given JAMM a special 25% off discount code.  All you need to do is enter the coupon code “jamm25” when you are checking out.

Fictionwise is also having a sale on their own eReader, eBookwise-1150.  Its a basic reader with 64MB of internal storage, which should allow you store about 100 ebooks at a time.  For a smaller reader, it has some nice features:

• Screen Size:  5″ x 7.5″ x 1.5″, about as much viewable screen area as a paperback book.
• Large memory: Carry dozens of training manuals, books and personal documents in one compact unit.
• Long battery life:Read for up to 15 hours without recharging; can be read while charging. (15 hour battery life assumes minimal backlight usage. With backlight fully enabled reading time is approximately cut in half.)
• Built-in modem and USB ports: Use a phone line or USB to instantly receive desired content. No linkage with a PC is required for phone connection. USB drivers are available for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP and Mac OS X. (click here for more information on USB drivers.)
• Personal Online Bookshelf:Copies of all your eBook editions are maintained on the device’s server-based Online Bookshelf. Download them quickly and easily to your eBook device whenever desired; many thousands of pages can be locally stored on the eBook’s eBookshelf.
• Grayscale display: See your electronic books, training documents and personal content complete with images.
• Backlit screen: Adjustable brightness and contrast controls allow reading anywhere, even in the dark.
• Variable text size: Increase the text size for easy reading.
• Shortcut:A frequently used feature (e.g. auto-update, zoom font, search, sleep, settings) may be dynamically associated with the “shortcut” button on the eBook device to provide one-touch access to a user-selected feature.
• Bookmark, highlight and make notes: Use the touch screen to mark pages and passages and take notes.
• Search:Tap on a word in the text to find other occurrences of that word or enter text to search using the dropdown onscreen keyboard.
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