E-books | E-books
Jan.10.2011
Reading the paper, an article catches my eye: A best-selling author has decided to turn all of his out-of-print books into e-books. The idea is dizzying, the ramifications stunning. Is it possible that dead books can be resurrected, their spirits shape-shifted by the technological forces of...
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Jan.04.2011
( A version of this essay, with exciting action photo, can be read at my web page, A Curious Man.)
Lately, I’ve been writing about the challenges awaiting writers in the new world of independent publishing. An enormous number of avenues have opened up for writers otherwise frustrated with...
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Jan.03.2011
Today, I thought I'd share the evolution of my new cover for What's in a Name? which is now available at Smashwords. As an introductory offer, you can get it for 99 cents by using coupon code XC48J. It's also available at the Kindle Store, also for 99 cents, but only for a limited time. I hope you'...
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Dec.26.2010
Two years ago, e-books constituted 1% of total book sales, a figure that's now closer to 10%. As electronic media accounts for a larger and larger portion of the book business, consumers are benefiting from lower prices for books, and manufacturers are enjoying massive sales. But how is the e-book...
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Dec.24.2010
One of my fave book blogs - The Millions - makes the case, not only for digital book readers in this post, but for a run on new e-books on your Kindle, Nook, iPad, etc., on Christmas morning.
I hope Santa got the list I sent him - if my e-book, The Blue Bicycle, ends up in your digital stocking,...
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Dec.21.2010
As a debut novelist, I’m lucky to have a publicist working on behalf of my book. But we writers know that unless you’re Stephen King, books don’t just sell themselves. Long after the honeymoon of seeing the book out and thinking “Hey, I’m a published author” it’s up to us to pound the pavement and...
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Dec.11.2010
I'm buying 10 Kindle downloads of Darcia Helle's book The Cutting Edge for 10 of my blog followers (new or old) in a random giveaway, if anyone is interested in entering. My contest will run through Dec. 16 at midnight EST. Winners will be announced on Friday, December 17 and will receive their...
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Nov.22.2010
I'm very excited and gratified that writing pal and book reviewer David Frauenfelder has chosen to review my e-book, The Blue Bicycle, on his blog, Breakfast With Pandora. That he's chosen to say kind things is gravy, but I'm happy with that, too.
My second reason for posting this is to underscore...
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Nov.22.2010
Since there's too much to cover in a single post, my 'review' of my nookcolor will be ongoing—especially since I'm still learning. I'm not trying to promote this reader over print books or any other readers; as my earlier post said, there should be choices in book formats, so why not choices in...
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Nov.19.2010
(A version of this posting with photos can be found at my page at Blogger/Blogpsot)
You’ll get no argument from me: E-readers and e-books are here to stay.
As for me, I’ve yet to buy an e-reader. I’m traditionally a second—or third--generation adapter: Wait until the bugs are worked out,...
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