I am not Stephen R Covey. He took my good name
and parlayed it into millions of dollars. He
writes self-help; I write science fiction. I am
delighted that he published his first book when he was
my age (57); I'm not over the hill yet. If you are
seeking his books, I can recommend these:
The "Reading SF" link to the left reviews a few of my
favorite books. I
recommend the following sources of books, not only for the books
I recommend but for reading in general.
I believe in
eBooks; my PocketPC keeps a library of more than
50 novels and short stories close and convenient. I buy
most of them from
Fictionwise
- they carry a lot of short stories and a large selection of
science fiction. This is possibly the best source of short
stories, novellas and the like. Since they sell individual
novellas, novelettes, shorts, and even flash fiction, this
allows me to create the SF reader's equivalent of a mix tape.
Also, the leading eBook readers allow you to listen to the
stories - your computer reads them to you. Just another
reason to buy eBooks.
Speaking of eBooks. Amazon.com has an appealing eBook reader
called Kindle. It downloads books wirelessly in only a minute
without requiring a Wi-Fi hotspot, and uses ePaper which doesn't
use a backlight and can be read even in direct sunlight. Add a
long battery life and room for hundreds (or thousands) of
eBooks, and Kindle is appealing, indeed. You can get access to over 100,000 books, magazines, newspapers,
Wikipedia, and even blogs updated wirelessly throughout the day. Be sure to check out
the videos that shows Kindle in use.
The specific books listed on these pages have links to Amazon.com,
where both new and used books may be purchased.