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Literature Map from Gnod uses fancy robot math to suggest new authors to you
From what I can tell by the intro paragraph on the home page, Gnod is an experiment in creating a self-aware deathbot who will someday enslave us all. But until that day it’s a fun way to discover new authors … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, book clubs, book ideas, books, online, recommendations, similar authors, tools, what should I read
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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
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Tagged authors, crossroad, ebooks, horror, indie publishing, interviews, midlist, self publishing, thriller
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Read an Ebook Week means special deals and offers
When “Read an E-Book Week” was started in 2004, it made sense to try to expose more readers to the convenience of ebooks. The Kindle didn’t exist, the readers that did were expensive, and ebook editions were priced like hardcovers … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, downloads, ebooks, free, mystery, romance, scifi, special offers
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, authors, cloud storage, consumer rights, copyright, drm, ebooks, ereaders, fair use, good design, kindle, licenses, licensing, neil gaiman, publishers, usability
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Amazon and Penguin announce fourth annual novel writing competition
I hesitate to post this now that NaNoWriMo has just wrapped up, but fortunately the submission period doesn’t begin until the end of January, so you’ve got a couple of months to cool down and start rewrites. Anyway: Penguin and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, authors, contests, ebooks, kindle, penguin, publishing, writers, young adult
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The Paris Review posts over 300 author interviews online
If you enjoy learning how your favorite authors think, write, and argue, then you’ll love this amazing new resource now available for free online. The Paris Review has been interviewing the world’s most famous authors for over five decades, and … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, culture, free, history, interviews, journals, kindle, literature, paris review, playwrights, writers, writing
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How Kindle’s new Public Notes could change the way we read ebooks
Someone else may have already noted this, but it took me four days to realize the game-changing potential of the upcoming Public Notes feature Amazon is bringing to the Kindle. If authors and celebrities take to it the way they’ve … Continue reading →