Exjackly

As indicated back in April 2009, I was contemplating making a change in the direction of this blog.

Like many – perhaps most – it was after writing for a little while that I began to question why I was trying to build a blog and what the goal for it is. All of the usual suspects came to mind: to contribute, to have my own say, to earn money, and even to encourage myself to learn more about different topics.

Unfortunately, none of these really struck a chord. The effort did not match up with the rewards, and even what I was contributing did not feel like it was going to have enough of an impact.

So exjackly.com stagnated. There was enough time invested to make it worth leaving it up, but no internal incentive to add more to it.

Until Now.

Lately, the number of books that I have read has increased.  I attribute most of it to the amount of travel that I do, and how much time it gives me to just sit back and power through more and more books.  It has been a nice perk.

Another contributing factor has been getting an Amazon Kindle.  The Kindle has allowed me to carry more books with me at a time, while being just as easy to read as a regular book (and much easier long term than trying to read e-books on a computer or phone).

Book Reviews

Since I have always loved to read, have read a lot of books, and am reading as many as I can now, I want to give back.  Specifically, the thought is to review the books I am reading (and as many of the ones that I have read in the past as I can recall).  By reviewing these books, hopefully I can help people find new books and authors.

Full Disclosure: At the end of these reviews there will be links to Amazon for these books.  Partially, this is to offer people an easy way to find these books for themselves.  The other part is in the hope to offset the cost of maintaining this web site.  While I hope this becomes self-sustaining, it is the secondary goal.  I would rather hear other people’s opinions in the comments – especially if they enjoy a book I recommend.