Nick Spalding, author of the experimental written-all-in-one-sitting novel Life…With No Breaks (readers on Amazon seem to either love it or hate it), announced yesterday that he’s launched a new indie author blog called Spalding’s Racket: I’ve created [it] to promote books written by independent authors. It’s a place for you to find out about new [...]
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Author holds virtual book signing event
One of the puzzles of ebooks is how to hold good old-fashioned book signings when you don’t have a printed product to pass back and forth. Sure, you could let an author Sharpie your Kindle, but that’s not really the same. (Not to mention you’ll run out of room fairly quickly.) Sci-fi writer M. David [...]
Robin Sloan Publishes First Novel Directly To Readers For $1
Robin Sloan is a blogger and author who relied on readers, instead of a vanity press or traditional publisher, to help him publish his first novel.
Writer Publishes New Novel Directly To Readers For $1
Blogger Robin Sloan has funded his first novel with donations from fans, bypassing publishers entirely.
Amazon's "Kindle for iPhone" sets ebooks free from your Kindle
It didn’t take long for Amazon to make good on its promise to expand into mobile territory. Last week, only a couple of weeks after releasing the Kindle 2, an official app showed up on the iTunes App Store that allows you to read your Kindle ebooks (but not mags or newspapers) on your iPhone [...]
Screens: Jane Austen
Thomas K. wrote, “Is there any chance you just might find a picture good enough for our kindle of Jane Austen?”
Screen: Edgar Allen Poe #2
Here’s a larger version of Poe, looking sufficiently melancholy. Probably thinking of what rhymes with sepulchre or something like that. Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.
Screen: Edgar Allen Poe #1
A reader asked me about a Poe screensaver, so I decided to make one. My god, he looks gloomy. That’s Poe for ya. Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.
Free Kindle Screensaver: Bela Lugosi as Jesus
Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.
Free Kindle Screensaver: Doug Henning is magic
Because after all, doesn’t the Kindle’s Whispernet feel like magic? Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.
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