Feb 9, 2011
Jan 28, 2011
Have you read an eBook lately? I think you should give it a try!
I've been trying to make everyone more aware of the formats you can get an eBook in. You have the Kindle, iPad, Nook readers and many more, but did you also know that you can just get an eBook App for your Smartphone? Not to mention that you can also get these eBook services for you PC and it's all FREE! Just download it. You don't need a reader, not that they aren't cool, because they are, but you can survive without one.
One of my friends told me I would be surprised at how easy it was to get used to reading an eBook on the smartphone (in my case it's an iPhone 4). I argrued it couldn't be that easy, but only because I naturally had to disagree with him, because no one wants their friend to know better than them. Well, I broke down and actually paid for a book (which I didn't want to pay for, but did) and began reading. I am shocked at how incredibly easy and convenient this is. I marvel! You can customize your fonts and backlighting and several things like that to make it even better, but reading a book in the palm of your hand is pretty darn cool.
So what else do you need to know? What do I suggest? If you have an iTunes account then buy an iBook and if you have an Amazon, get a Kindle. Find one of your favorite stories you haven't read in a long time and give it a go. I don't suggest you pay much for it either, sometimes you have no choice, BUT there are tons of books out there for FREE that are classics and new ones as well. Make the first one a good one though, that is what I did.
Open your eyes to another world, it's certainly opened mine!
Link of classic eBooks!
One of my friends told me I would be surprised at how easy it was to get used to reading an eBook on the smartphone (in my case it's an iPhone 4). I argrued it couldn't be that easy, but only because I naturally had to disagree with him, because no one wants their friend to know better than them. Well, I broke down and actually paid for a book (which I didn't want to pay for, but did) and began reading. I am shocked at how incredibly easy and convenient this is. I marvel! You can customize your fonts and backlighting and several things like that to make it even better, but reading a book in the palm of your hand is pretty darn cool.
So what else do you need to know? What do I suggest? If you have an iTunes account then buy an iBook and if you have an Amazon, get a Kindle. Find one of your favorite stories you haven't read in a long time and give it a go. I don't suggest you pay much for it either, sometimes you have no choice, BUT there are tons of books out there for FREE that are classics and new ones as well. Make the first one a good one though, that is what I did.
Open your eyes to another world, it's certainly opened mine!
Link of classic eBooks!
Jan 15, 2011
PROMOTE A BOOK HERE! Childrens books and Up!
That's right, go ahead and take a shot promoting your book or blog or publishing company right here. Feel free to recommend a favorite story as well. Why? Well it seems alot of people don't want you promoting your book in their comments sections or message boards or anywhere else. I guess that is considered bad manners.
With that being said, we want clean content on the comments and not racy books, but material that is appropriate for a broad audience of readers, including children, hence childrens books are welcome as well. We like to use movie ratings as a simple standard that everyone can relate too. We believe that stories that can be shared by the family are the best ones. This isn't a new standard, but rather an old one.
Don't get us wrong, we like the variety of entertainment that is out there, but we have to set some parameters on this initial post and we shall see how it goes. We hope to hear from some new authors out there. Tell us what you got?
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Don't get us wrong, we like the variety of entertainment that is out there, but we have to set some parameters on this initial post and we shall see how it goes. We hope to hear from some new authors out there. Tell us what you got?
Jan 10, 2011
Publishing Statistics! Big Six, Costs, Sales, Revenue and more....
Parapublishing.com Link
This is a 2008 article from Parapublishing that offers a great amount of research and statistics related to the publishing business. It's not everything you need to know, but it offers alot of information you might be interest to know. I just want to pass it along as if offers some names and data that you might find useful for your writing career.
This is a 2008 article from Parapublishing that offers a great amount of research and statistics related to the publishing business. It's not everything you need to know, but it offers alot of information you might be interest to know. I just want to pass it along as if offers some names and data that you might find useful for your writing career.
Jan 6, 2011
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