Category Archives: books
Learn write more better from book teachings without money
Oh man, I really should have read these free writing guides before I tried to craft my own headline. Now I just feel stupid. Actually, I feel like an SEO rebel, because from what I hear, writing a nonsensical headline … Continue reading
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Tagged ebooks, free, freebies, guides, how to write, kindle, published, publishing, tips, writing, writing advice
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Angry Robot plans fan-created anthologies via new WorldBuilder site
Fandom breeds content, as nearly any Internet user who has ever loved a TV show, movie or book already knows. Fans love to spend time absorbed in their favorite works by inventing new adventures, filling in backstories, and expanding the … Continue reading
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Tagged cc, christopher, comics, copyright, creative commons, detectives, empire state, fanfic, new york, noir, nyc, superheroes, world building, worldbuilder
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Rowling will sell the Harry Potter ebooks on her own starting in October
The Harry Potter series may take place in the modern world, but it’s always been somewhat removed from it, emphasizing magic and wizarding dynasties over digital technology. The same has held true for the actual books, which have always been … Continue reading
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Tagged announcements, communities, digital, ebooks, fan sites, harry potter, hp, official, pottermore
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BookLikes first impressions: an undercooked indie version of Shelfari
BookLikes is yet another free service for book lovers that promises to make quality recommendations to you based on what others are reading. Unfortunately, it’s not quite ready for public consumption. Continue reading
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Tagged book advice, book clubs, books, communities, new books, reading groups, recommendations, reviews, suggestions, websites
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Get ‘em while they’re free: 5 books that became famous movies
There’s been a dearth of interesting (to my eye) titles available for free on the Kindle store lately, so I’m happy this morning to post about a set of five new releases to make up for it. Well, “new” isn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged classics, costner, dramas, forster, free, hoffman, hollywood, merchant ivory, movies, oscar winners, voight
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Patent lawyer explains rejected Google Books settlement for the rest of us
If you’re in publishing, you probably can already hit all the main points of the Google Book Search settlement story without crib notes, but it can still seem like a complicated mess to outsiders. The website Practical eCommerce asked an … Continue reading
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Tagged background, book settlement, explanations, google, help, IP, key points, simplified, summaries
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Do printed library books really fall apart after 26 uses? (No, they don’t.)
Yeah, I’m still posting about HarperCollins’ new ebook library policy. It’s not just that it’s such a damned greedy, destructive move to make against libraries, the publishing equivalent of clubbing a highly literate seal. It’s that HarperCollins is using this … Continue reading →