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Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Lending Your Kindle Books
Not all Kindle books may be loaned, but many are available to lend.
Each publisher decides on whether the book will be available as a loan to another reader.
If one wishes to lend an Ebook, neither the borrower or the lender need to own a Kindle.
Kindle books may be loaned for up to 14 days. If the book is not picked up (receipt) within 7 days, it is automatically returned to the lender.
Most publishers chose the option of allowing the Ebook to be lent once and the lender may not read the book during the loan period.
Specific directions for loaning a Kindle book can be found at http://heresthethingblog.com/2012/02/14/loan-kindle-book-friend/
Amazon Prime includes certain books that Prime members can borrow. This is one of many features I like about Amazon Prime, in addition to the free two day shipping and free Prime movies.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Social Media Resources
If you are interested in social media resources you might wish to check the free February 2010 issue of Website Magazine (websitemagazine.com).
Keep Askin for Raskin
Keep Askin for Raskin
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Fun Book to Read by a Behavioral Economist
After many decades, my adviser from The Ohio State University remains my mentor in my work as an independent information specialist and owner of Rosa S. Raskin & Associates, LLC. He recently suggested I read two books. I could not put the book entitled Predictably Irrational authored by Dan Ariely down until I finished reading it.
Ariely is an MIT behavioral economist, holds the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Behavioral Economics, that has conducted many studies regarding how we make decisions. Ariely became interested in the field while a severely burned patient enduring much pain.
His pearls of wisdom include experiments where he illustrates that given three choices, most people take the second choice, that most things are relative, that first decisions turn to long-term habits, and one of my favorites, the value of offering something for "free".
Ariely describes how the realization that we are predictably irrational is a first step in improving our decision making. Ariely uses experiments to illustrate general principles. Some of his research is humorous, a pleasant surprise from a researcher from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and the book is fun to read.
Ariely's web site related to the book is www.predictablyirrational.com
I highly recommend this book to the consumer, to business owners like me, and to anyone wanting to understand human behavior in regard to the hidden forces that influence our decisions.
In our current economic climate, I consider this engaging and entertaining book a must read!
Ariely is an MIT behavioral economist, holds the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Behavioral Economics, that has conducted many studies regarding how we make decisions. Ariely became interested in the field while a severely burned patient enduring much pain.
His pearls of wisdom include experiments where he illustrates that given three choices, most people take the second choice, that most things are relative, that first decisions turn to long-term habits, and one of my favorites, the value of offering something for "free".
Ariely describes how the realization that we are predictably irrational is a first step in improving our decision making. Ariely uses experiments to illustrate general principles. Some of his research is humorous, a pleasant surprise from a researcher from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and the book is fun to read.
Ariely's web site related to the book is www.predictablyirrational.com
I highly recommend this book to the consumer, to business owners like me, and to anyone wanting to understand human behavior in regard to the hidden forces that influence our decisions.
In our current economic climate, I consider this engaging and entertaining book a must read!
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