Books are incredibly expensive in Chile. I’m talking $50-$80 for a new hardcover and $30-60 for a new softcover. Even used books can be $5-15. It’s even more expensive for books in English. It’s easily 2-5x more expensive here to buy a book, sometimes more. Textbooks are closer to US prices, but that’s still much [...]
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The Kindle Can Change South America
February 9th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Books, Startup Chile
Tags:book tax chile·expensive books chile·kindle change south america·kindle in chile·why are book so expensive in chile
March Books
March 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Books
I got a bunch of reading done this month, mostly because I found myself on an airplane fairly often. Of the four, The Last Lecture was the best. Rework – Rework is the newest book by 37 Signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. They are well known for creating simple, easy to use [...]
Tags:Books·entrepreneurs·inspiration·startups
February Books
March 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Books
It’s been a busy last two months, so I haven’t been able to read as much as I’d like to. I only had a chance to read two books this month, but both were really good. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. This was one of [...]
Tags:Books·change·chip heath·dan heath·guernsey·made to stick·switch
December Books
December 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Books
I read three interesting books in December. All three of these books actually made me think, which doesn’t always happen. The first two books were an amazing contrast and I think I wouldn’t have enjoyed them as much if I had not read them back to back. Here’s my thoughts on my December books, Infidel, [...]
Tags:Books·infidel·politics·soccer·soccernomics·Sports·three cups of tea
November Books
December 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Books
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) – Tom Vanderbilt. Traffic is full of interesting stats about how and why Americans drive the way they do. Vanderbilt tries to figure out why Americans behave the way they do inside their cars: tailgating, road rage, aggressive driving etc. It [...]
Tags:anthony bourdain·Books·kitchen confidential·traffic·Travel
October Book Reviews
October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
I only had time to read two books in October, but they were both interesting and well worth my time. One was fiction and one was non-fiction. Check out my reviews from past months here. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance – Steven Levitt and Steven Dubner. [...]
Tags:Book Reviews·economics·finance·government·politics·Technology