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Amazon Silk, or Amazon Browses the Web So You Don’t Have To
The Kindle Fire doesn’t come with a normal web browser, but with something Amazon is calling Amazon Silk, which is Amazon’s attempt at improving page rendering speed, browser responsiveness, and hardware limitations. Amazon has launched a blog about Amazon Silk, … Continue reading
Posted in business, devices, hardware, Kindle, Kindle Fire, mobile, online
Tagged Amazon, cheap, ereaders, ipad, kindle fire, kindle silk, kindles, new kindles, new models, nook color, privacy, tablets, web browsers
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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
Posted in authors, books, business, news, online, publishing
Tagged cc, christopher, comics, copyright, creative commons, detectives, empire state, fanfic, new york, noir, nyc, superheroes, world building, worldbuilder
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John Hodgman has some great ideas for repurposing bookstores
This Daily Show segment where Jon Hodgman discusses Borders (it starts at the 7:57 mark) was aired nearly a week ago, but in my defense, Borders officially gave up the ghost nearly a month before that, so it’s not like … Continue reading
Posted in Borders, business, comics, funny, online, publishing
Tagged bookstores, borders, business models, comedy central, digital publishing, george r. r. martin, humor, john hodgman, misery, thomas hardy
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Say goodbye to Google Books Settlement for good
The heavily criticized proposed settlement between Google and a small group of authors and publishers has been dealt a final, fatal blow, reports Publishers Weekly this morning—although in this case the deathblow comes indirectly because it’s actually about a different, … Continue reading
Posted in authors, business, copyright, news, publishing
Tagged asa, authors guild, book scanning, book search, class-action, copyright, fair use, google, google books settlement, lawsuits, settlements
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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
Posted in announcements, authors, books, business, ebooks, Kindle, Kobo, news, Nook, online, people, publishing
Tagged announcements, communities, digital, ebooks, fan sites, harry potter, hp, official, pottermore
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How Sidney Williams escaped midlist oblivion
In this interview, author Sidney Williams discusses retro computers, how to budget for ebooks, lost gems on Project Gutenberg, and why he’s chosen to publish his novels through Crossroad Press. Continue reading
Posted in authors, business, ebooks, featured, interviews, Kindle, people, publishing, self publishing
Tagged authors, crossroad, ebooks, horror, indie publishing, interviews, midlist, self publishing, thriller
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What you need to know about the ‘Spam on the Kindle’ story
The hot story the past few days is that spam ebooks are taking over the marketplace. Here are a few points you should consider while reading such articles and blog posts. Continue reading
Posted in business, ebooks, featured, Kindle, news, online, publishing, self publishing
Tagged crapware, ebooks, get rich quick, kindle, nook, plagiarism, plr, private label rights, self publishing, shovelware, spam, spammers, theft
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