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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 … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, news, online, people, publishing, self publishing
Tagged donations, financial crisis, online resources, publishing, self publishing, websites, writers
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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 … Continue reading
Trading up? You can donate your used Kindle 2 to deployed military personnel
Earlier this year, Len Edgerly of The Kindle Chronicles partnered with Ken Clark to create a non-profit group called E-Books for Troops. Its purpose is fairly self-explanatory: to provide free ebooks, and devices on which to read them, to deployed … Continue reading
Posted in devices, Kindle 2, news
Tagged charities, donations, Kindle 2, military, non-profits, not for profits, overseas, support, troops, used kindles
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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
Posted in authors, books, people
Tagged books, DIY, donations, fans, first novels, fundraising, kickstarter, robin sloan, self publishing
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