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Mar.11.2013
Social media and the Internet are radically changing our society in so many ways. The notion “word of mouth” takes on a whole new direction. In the past, it moved at a slower pace. Now with the Internet, “word of mouth” can spread like a virus on steroids. Hence the term…gone viral! Before the...
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Mar.09.2013
Posts about sensitivity towards people with incurable diseases abound today. People posting about how someone suggested an alternative method of treatment and not taking pharmacological remedies because they are poison made someone feel hurt and misunderstood. These people would be healthy if they...
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Feb.15.2013
Come on down and take a look around. It never harms to make an impression (preferably, er, good) on the Internet.
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What Writers Need to Know About Goodreads
By Jason Boog
The New York Times has profiled Goodreads, undoubtedly sending hundreds of writers...
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Feb.08.2013
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Most of us have been taught the social graces necessary to behave properly in polite society; however, a good number has either chosen to forget or refuses to comply. Good manners shouldn't be a cultural convention...
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Jan.27.2013
I love writers retreats. My favorite is a semi-secret (because it's always full) retreat set in the magnificent rainforest of the Olympic Peninsula, in rustic cabins nestled on the shore of Lake Quinault. It's a veritable orgy of writing, talk about writing, study about writing, even (...
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Jan.17.2013
What an interesting idea. And just when you thought it was safe to read a book.
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BiblioTech Is Bexar County's Bookless Library
BiblioTech, opening this fall in San Antonio, will be the USA's first book-less library, according to reports.
ABC News says...
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Jan.08.2013
The internet is a virtual reading buffet. Whatever your interest, somebody is probably blogging about it.
Because there's so much out there, sometimes it's hard to know where to start. May I make some suggestions?
Kind Reader, meet my Blogroll: This is a list of the blogs I regularly read.
I...
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Jan.03.2013
It seems as if the jury is still out on this one (though I am uncomfortable with the concept). But, new times - new ways, perhaps. The comments to this article are also interesting.
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Should You Offer Your eBook For Free?
By Dianna Dilworth
The right price for an...
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Dec.28.2012
Well, it apparently is not the road to perdition. The choice (or, 'a' choice) of publishers is to jump on the eBook bandwagon and find their own road to travel.
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E-Books Destroying Traditional Publishing? The Story's Not That Simple
by Zoe Chace ...
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Dec.27.2012
If people gave you *real* books as presents for Christmas, you are doing fine. If some slender electronic device was instead shoved under tree, or pushed into a stocking, here are places to give your eReader a test run.
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Free eBooks for Your New iPad, Kindle or Nook
By...
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