Tag Archives: DIY
Want to make your own ereader cover? Here are 50 ideas to get you started
The blog ebookcases.org has put together a fairly exhaustive list of DIY cases, covers, wraps and sleeves for your Kindle. (But really for any of the current major ereaders.) If you’re feeling up to a little hot glue and scissors … Continue reading
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Tagged cases, covers, DIY, do it yourself, how to, ideas, kindle, kobo, make your own, nook, sleeves, slipcases, templates
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How to replace the battery on your Kindle 3
It’s likely that your Kindle’s battery will last as long as you own the Kindle, unless you happen to be one of those frugal types who hangs on to a device for a lot longer than the average consumer. But … Continue reading
ReBindIt turns discarded hardcovers into unique Kindle cases
If you’ve ever wanted to somehow merge your Kindle with the familiar world of traditional books, or you just want to house it in something really unique, you should know about ReBindIt, a small online business that launched in April … Continue reading
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Tagged books, cases, DIY, do it yourself, found objects, gifts, hand crafted, homemade, rebindit, recycled, unique
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Do-it-yourself stand for Kindle 2
You can quickly make your own stand to hold your Kindle upright, no engineering skills needed, using cheap polymer clay like Sculpey. Continue reading
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Tagged accessories, Amazon, budget, cheap, crafts, DIY, do it yourself, free, how to, Kindle 2, projects, save money, stands
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My experiment with Blue Leaf book scanning service
How well does Blue Leaf Book Scanning service work? I’m about to find out with an out-of-print hardcover I just sent them. Continue reading
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Tagged backlists, conversions, converting, distribution, DIY, ebooks, ocr, out of print, pod, scanning, self publishing
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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. Continue reading
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Tagged books, DIY, donations, fans, first novels, fundraising, kickstarter, robin sloan, self publishing
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Writer Publishes New Novel Directly To Readers For $1
Blogger Robin Sloan has funded his first novel with donations from fans, bypassing publishers entirely. Continue reading
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Tagged bloggers, DIY, ebooks, first time novelists, fundraising, kickstarter, self publishing, sloan
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Writers, readers, publishers, and the desire to know everything at once
I like infoporn. I love to pore over traffic charts for websites, or look at survey numbers from opinion polls, or sit back and marvel at a really good graph, which is infoporn’s centerfold. One area where the data-crunching promise … Continue reading →