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 sold in print or boxed audiobook versions but never as ebooks, which Rowling dismissed at [...]
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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.
Instagram users like their Kindles
By michellewegner Instagram is an iOS app that lets you shoot a quick photo, tint it or age it so that it has a more organic/hipster look, and then share it online like a tweet or Tumblr update. I never use it, but it’s crazy popular — and apparently lots of Instagram users tend to [...]
Miss Spider’s publisher explains how he’s wanted to create ebook apps since 1972
With all the blog chatter about myopic and hamstrung publishers, it’s easy to forget about the innovators like Nicholas Callaway…
Ebook recap for February 2011
All things considered, February was a dismal month for ebook news. Apple dug a moat around its walled iOS garden, then filled that moat with lava; Rupert Murdoch launched a “daily paper” on the iPad but forgot to put decent content in it; Borders finally kicked the bucket; and HarperCollins punched libraries in the face [...]
Ebook recap for January 2011
What was January like in the world of ebooks? Why, it was exactly like this list below! (More or less.) For our amusement, Electric Literature shoots bullets into books (and a Kindle) and films it. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) happens. The Digital Reader blog goes to check out the five billion tablets that were [...]
The text version of the State of the Union
Watching the State of the Union Address is like sitting through a very dull, very partisan pep rally, where people are forced to clap and cheer at regular intervals so that the nation doesn’t implode with too much contemplation or free thought. It’s gross. But reading the President’s speech is much easier.
What Neil Gaiman likes about the Kindle, and why you should care
Hopefully you don’t need a Famous Author to validate your purchasing decisions, so I’m not posting about Neil Gaiman’s opinions on the Kindle just to make you feel better/worse about your new ereader. Instead, I thought it might provide some useful things to think about when you shop for your next device, or when you [...]
Publetariat asking for dollar donations to stay afloat
If you write with the intention of publishing, and if you’re online much at all, you’ve probably come across Publetariat, a popular online community serving authors and publishers. Today the editor posted a public request for donations to keep the site afloat as she struggles with private medical and financial issues. She writes: “This morning [...]
Author Warren Adler adds 5 new novels to Kindle store, promotes short story contest anthology
This morning, Amazon and author Warren Adler co-announced the release of five previously unpublished novels as Kindle exclusives. Adler is probably most famous for “The War of the Roses”, which was made into a moderately successful Hollywood film in 1989. The new books are exclusive to Amazon but available in paperback as well as Kindle [...]
Worldreader gives 440 Kindles to young readers in Ghana
If you want to go into the weekend with an inspirational story, check out Worldreader’s recent blog updates about the 440 free Kindles and M-Edge cases it just handed out to kids in Ghana, Africa. From the blog: “After playing around with the buttons a bit, [the students] quickly understood the e-reader’s functionalities. They were [...]
Amazon and Seth Godin partner up to create new worldwide publishing imprint
I’ve long had some precognition that I might be psychic, but now it’s confirmed; just a week after I posted a more or less random item about Seth Godin freebies, Amazon has announced that they’re partnering with him to launch a new imprint he’s calling The Domino Project. Godin says he’s got three titles already [...]
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