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Quora offering free “Best of Quora 2010-2012″ ebook
Quora, the question and answer site that’s been praised for its engaging writing, just sent its top writers a hardcover collection of 100 or so of the best answers published over the past two years, and it’s released the text … Continue reading
Hugo-nominated sf novel Blindsight available for free
Blindsight by Peter Watts is a hard sci-fi novel about first contact, aliens, autism spectrum disorder, the nature of human consciousness, and a formerly extinct offshoot of Homo sapiens that gave rise to our vampire legends. It’s free on the … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, autism, biology, consciousness, creative commons, first contact, free, novels, peter watts, psychology, sci-fi, science fiction, sff, tor, vampires, whedon
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Next Issue Media brings the Netflix model to magazines
All Things D has an interesting article about the preliminary launch of Next Issue Media, a magazine service for tablet owners that’s modeled after all-you-can-view movie/TV services like Netflix and Hulu. First, the good news… Like Hulu, Next Issue Media … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, digital, magazines, mags, publishing, subscriptions
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Harry Potter series finally available as (legit) ebooks
Katniss might be the biggest teenager in fiction this year, but never underestimate the lasting influence of The Boy Who Refuses To Die, who is making news once again today. Starting immediately, you can visit shop.pottermore.com and buy all seven … Continue reading
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Tagged audiobooks, compatibility, drm, ebook editions, ebooks, harry potter, how to buy, pottermore, rowling, where to buy
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Three new EPUB readers for OS X
The Mac Observer recently reviewed three different EPUB readers for OS X, and even put together a handy chart so you can compare features. Murasaki ← this one has the comparison chart BookReader Bookle I’m happy to see some new … Continue reading
The Atavist: publish to any format you like
It’s not released to the public yet, but longform epublisher The Atavist is putting the final touches on a free version of its conversion tool, which will enable authors to publish to a variety of platforms at once without being … Continue reading
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Tagged DIY, fine print, ibooks, publishing, rights grab, self publishing
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Here’s how a local bookseller tried to get my future business
In my recent counter-tirade against the emotional outbursts that booksellers are frequently guilty of when they should be discussing retail strategies, I mentioned that the last time I contacted a local bookstore to offer feedback on what I want as … Continue reading →