The media might wave the "Kindle vs. iPad" flag in your face to get your attention. iPad owners are not abiding by the dictates of the latest headline or "breaking news" TV tidbit. Loads of iPad owners also own Kindles. And cell phones, including iPhones. Our report on Connected Device users about a recent Nielsen survey of device users bears this out.
Some 20% of Kindle owners who responded to a Kindle Nation Daily survey in August said they own an iPad, too. Nearly all own cell phones, with a high percentage of them using smartphones like the iPhone and Android. In this tempestuous time, the marketplace is sorting out who uses what device to do which thing.
The pundits want to sell you the black and white, winner or loser point of view: Which will win, iPad or Kindle? We're past the headline hype of "Is iPad a Kindle Killer?" and have moved to the latest: "Is the Adroid The Kindle and iPad Killer?"
Well, no one knows the future, despite what they claim. At the moment, Amazon Kindles are great ebook readers--and so are iPads. A just-released report by Cowen and Co. reveals Amazon makes 76% of all ebook sales now. And 31% of iPad owners buy their books from the Amazon Bookstore, Cowen adds. "One in five people who buy books in the Amazon Store don't have a Kindle," the Cowen survey found. (Click for Planet iPad's extended coverage of the Cowen report.)
Clearly, the iPad is extensively used as an ebook reader. Choose between the Kindle and the iPad, or the Android or iPhone? In huge numbers, users are saying: "Not one, but some of the above, if not all of the above."
The iPad is the "younger sister" of the Kindle in serving ebook buyers, just arriving in the ebook market this year. Likewise, Planet iPad is the (little) sister blog and iPad news source of Kindle Nation Daily, which is the top news source for Amazon Kindle owners--and anyone buying reading matter from the Amazon Bookstore. That includes all users of Connected Devices-- iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches,Androids, the nearest computer, and more.
So, Planet iPad grows out of the book-centric history of it's big sister, Kindle Nation Daily. Reading books on iPads is part of our blog "heritage," and big part of how owners use their iPads. But, of course, the iPad has its unique horizons: the apps, the imagery, the "sights and sounds of TV with the interactivity" of the computer, as a Nielsen representative put it.
So that's why you'll see a great deal of reporting here on Planet iPad by the knowledgeable staff of Kindle Nation Daily. As Planet iPad evolves in its new incarnation, you'll see a lot of unique reporting about all those other non-book-reading and exciting areas and uses of the iPad.
That said, here is the last treasure trove of wonderful--and often free--reading for you to enjoy on your iPad. --Tom Dulaney, Editor-in-Chief
Planet iPad Free Book Alert, Wednesday, October 13: The title story from Angie Chau's collection of "serenely stirring stories," Quiet As They Come, plus a book that could change the way you think about your health, your energy, your metabolism, and ... yes ... your weight: Eugene Wells' The Decaf Diet: Is Caffeine Making You Fat? (Today's Sponsor), and over 100 more fully updated and category-sorted free Kindle Store ebook listings
Today's latest addition to our Kindle Store listings of free contemporary books shows a nice, positive, gentle touch by author, publisher, and Amazon as we get the title story in a highly rated and well-reviewed collection of short stories by Vietnam native and San Francisco Bay Area resident Angie Chau (pictured at right). "Serenely stirring stories from Vietnamese-American Chau track the breaking asunder of an extended Vietnamese boat family newly arrived in California in the 1970s," said Publisher's Weekly in a starred review.
You can pick up the title story free for a limited time in our newly renovated Free Book Alert listings below, and if you enjoy it you can download the full collection
for $9.99....
for $9.99....But first ... a word from our sponsor....
(Publisher's Note: Forgive me if I seem to be channeling Oprah here, but where life-changing books are concerned I've noticed that, for me at least, the value of an author's message corresponds rather directly to the authenticity and resonance of that author's story. Eugene Wells' story resonates deeply with me, so I suppose it is no surprise that I am taking his book to heart. It may also be no surprise to iPad Planet readers that I am trying to cut down further on a caffeine habit that has come down considerably from the 10+ cups a day that I used to imbibe in my 20s to a still-too-high 5-6 cups a day. --S.W.)
Here's what author Eugene Wells says about how he came to write The Decaf Diet: Is Caffeine Making You Fat?
:
:A few years ago, after gaining 35 pounds in 6 months, I began to suspect that there was a connection between my newly acquired caffeine habit and my weight gain. This suspicion led me to find a number of connections between caffeine and overeating, and also a number of ways to minimize caffeine's contribution to overeating, while keeping the level of caffeine consumption constant.
Through The Decaf Diet, I would like to share with you all the information I discovered that helped me lose those 35 pounds, so that you are also able to lose weight and stay trim and healthy without quitting caffeine altogether. You should be fully informed when it comes to the caffeine-containing beverages we drink every day, and so I hope you find the book to be informative and helpful in reaching your health and body composition goals. --Eugene Wells
Through The Decaf Diet
, I would like to share with you all the information I discovered that helped me lose those 35 pounds, so that you are also able to lose weight and stay trim and healthy without quitting caffeine altogether. You should be fully informed when it comes to the caffeine-containing beverages we drink every day, and so I hope you find the book to be informative and helpful in reaching your health and body composition goals. --Eugene Wells
by Eugene Wells
5.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) - Kindle Price: $2.99 - Text-to-Speech: Enabled
In The Decaf Diet, Eugene Wells explains how coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate are making a large contribution to the obesity epidemic. Wells explains how caffeine drives overeating while hindering weight loss, and in doing so he empowers readers to decide for themselves just to what extent caffeine should control their waistlines.
In The Decaf Diet you will learn how caffeine makes you overeat, reduces your muscle mass, slows your metabolism, keeps your stress and insulin levels elevated, and can negatively affect thyroid function. You will also learn how to painlessly decrease or eliminate your caffeine intake for rapid weight loss, and how to reduce caffeine's fattening properties when you do have it.
, Eugene Wells explains how coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate are making a large contribution to the obesity epidemic. Wells explains how caffeine drives overeating while hindering weight loss, and in doing so he empowers readers to decide for themselves just to what extent caffeine should control their waistlines. In The Decaf Diet
you will learn how caffeine makes you overeat, reduces your muscle mass, slows your metabolism, keeps your stress and insulin levels elevated, and can negatively affect thyroid function. You will also learn how to painlessly decrease or eliminate your caffeine intake for rapid weight loss, and how to reduce caffeine's fattening properties when you do have it. The Decaf Diet is your guide to optimal caffeine use for achieving and maintaining a lean physique. Eugene Wells explains how to minimize caffeine's fattening effects by picking the best caffeine sources, by timing your caffeine intake, and by implementing nutritional support, mood support, and exercise. This is an invaluable guide for the coffee drinker who seeks to stay trim without quitting.
Click on the title to download The Decaf Diet: Is Caffeine Making You Fat? 
(or a free sample) to your iPad with the free Kindle app and start reading within 60 seconds!
(or a free sample) to your iPad with the free Kindle app and start reading within 60 seconds!UK Kindle customers: click on the title to download The Decaf Diet: Is Caffeine Making You Fat?
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This free offering is the title story from a highly rated, well-reviewed collection, Quiet As They Come, which is available in the Kindle Store for $9.99.
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