You can now read the entire "Getting Real" book from the folks at 37signals online for free. This is my favorite book on building webapps.

Looks like Amazon's new digital video download store may be the first of more download stores and that there may be hardware devices associated with each. I remember seeing a rumored Amazon video player and mp3 player. Now we have an e-book reader. This thing is utilitarian as hell and ugly but I'm guessing that just might be the test model? I'll hope...

Quoted: Gizmodo, the gadget guide. So much in love with shiny new toys, it's unnatural.

I read the entire book last night and this morning and think it's great! While it feels a touch steep to sell a digital download for $19.95 of a sparse page tome (that you can't share with anyone), the value is in the content itself, and in this regard, I can't think of any passionate developer or internet company that would not agree with what's written here...

I would strongly suggest getting the group edition in your workplace if you expect more than 3 people to read it.

Tangentially, the book also gives you a formula for how 37signals continues to gain success with simple web applications.

The Dotted link takes you to the main page and gives you access to 4 free chapters. Try it out for yourself!

Quoted: Getting Real, the book, details the business, design, programming, and marketing concepts and methodologies of 37signals. The book is packed with keep-it-simple insights, contrarian points of view, and unconventional approaches to software design and development.

This looks like a great site for keeping up with all the advances in ebooks and ereaders.

Quoted: MobileRead Networks - the resource for mobile geeks seeking information and advice for keeping their gadgets happy.