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Mar.09.2012
Another story in the NYT today about how Amazon is squeezing publishers on the price of ebooks, which are, the article says, "exploding in popularity."
I dunno. This week I wanted to buy a copy of the first edition of the Lyrical Ballads, and while I was at it--yes, I confess, on Amazon...
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Mar.09.2012
Upon the Extinction of Silverfish
...and the last tree used for paper crackles and thuds to the ground to become the last handwritten letter ever mailed in the last envelop ever made to be delivered by the last mailman to the last mailbox still in existence. The last mailman...
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Mar.05.2012
Read an Ebook Week begins today!
Twilight Times Books, publisher of critically acclaimed Literary, Mystery and SF/F books, is offering a special during ‘Read an Ebook Week,’ from March 4-10, 2012.
A FREE ebook will be given away each day.
Some of these books include:
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Mar.04.2012
n honor of Read an Ebook Week, all my ebooks published by Smashwords are heavily discounted (except the ones that are already free) Go here to participate: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hanque Here are the discount codes to use at checkout. Tales From Gundarland...
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Mar.02.2012
All over the place I see articles predicting doom and gloom for the traditional publishing companies.
The publishing revolution will bring about the end of the big seven publishers.
Soon, nobody will be using publishers -they'll just do it themselves.
Indie publishing will...
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Mar.01.2012
Well, it's neem ages since I've posted on RR - life has taken me many places, a fair portion of them far less than fun, but in the end educational (ouch). Certainly I now have enough material in me for at least 3-4 decent novels, unfortunately all horror or science fiction!
I'm still in...
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Feb.28.2012
Seth Godin wrote this morning that the Apple store is refusing to carry his new manifesto on education BECAUSE it links to hardcover books sold through Amazon.
Here's the whole story: http://www.thedominoproject.com/2012/02/who-decides.html
It's of interest to me now because I'm preparing my...
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Feb.10.2012
With the explosion of ebook sales, we can no longer deny the benefits of submitting our work for e-publication. With a little online research you’ll discover that there are many e-publishers to choose from. Some may focus on specific genres and some may focus on the type of writing such...
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Feb.09.2012
"Bundling" (in the book world) is making the eBook version a part of the pBook sale. Is it time to make this standard practise (for - lets face it - the pBook has already been sold).
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Is the Time Right for Bundling?
While the major houses show little...
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Feb.08.2012
I gotta say the fact that the 'bells and whistles' on enhanced eBooks is not a universal favourite surprises me. And heartens me. Hey, girls and boys, c'mon over to paper.
(Credit: bcdan via Shutterstock/Salon)
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Can bells and...
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