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Mar 05
Download the FREE issue here or click the cover. Featuring fifteen stories filled with dark desires, selfish needs and compelling urges, the spring issue of Dark Valentine caps the magazine’s first year of publication with contributors from as far away as Poland. “It’s been a fantastic year for the magazine,†says publisher Katherine Tomlinson. “We …
Feb 01
Ghacks.net (how do you like that name?) has a post on the FREE Calibre eBook Management Software. The post includes an extensive breakdown of Calibre’s abilities, and should help you streamline your approach to eBook management. Calibre provides lots of flexibility for enjoying your digital library between platforms. I’ve used this software myself, and found …
Jan 20
Our friend Jorgen stopped by with a link to a post by Mary Rakoczy for the Triblocal (Bolingbroke) featuring the Plainfield Public Library in Illinois. The article details many of the challenges facing bricks and mortar libraries in this eBook reading age. Lots of information, but well worth a read. I like the idea of …
Jan 18
The second-largest bricks and mortar bookseller in the U.S. is struggling to remain viable and competitive in the digital age. TheDetroitNews.com offers comprehensive coverage of Border’s ironic fight to survive in an era when people are reading more than ever. We’ve followed its efforts to remain relevant including its attempt to buy rival Barnes and …
Jan 16
New to the eBook Revolution? Here are some web sites with Free eBooks. You’ll find a wide selection of classics, contemporary and non-fiction titles. An excellent weekend browse. Bookmark these pages. Manybooks.net. This has become my favorite with thousands of free titles in a wide variety of trouble-free formats. GetFreeeBooks.com. Just what it says. A …
Jan 05
Dark Horse Digital Publishing is giving you a chance to win their entire 2011 digital library. All you have to do is subscribe to their newsletter. Find more information at the link. (Slow eBook news day, but this qualifies. Especially, for tablet users.)
Dec 27
This Los Angeles Times feature on the future of reading starts to describe the shifting ground in the publishing world. Now that technology allows writers to bypass the old publishing paradigm and basically cut traditional publishers out of the loop, more and more established authors are seeing this as an opportunity to increase their profits …
Dec 25
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all our readers! I can hear the wrapping paper tearing and all those new eBook Readers and Tablets searching for an Internet connection. Enjoy your new devices. To get started, here are a few websites that offer free eBooks. Manybooks.net. This has become my favorite with thousands of free …
Dec 09
This is when playing well with others pays off. A story at Reviews of Electronics highlights the perils of proprietary formats. Google Editions titles are now available on pretty much every eBook Reader on the market other than Amazon’s Kindle. While it hardly leaves Amazon out in the cold, since Kindle eBooks are available through …
Nov 08
Barnes & Noble has announced their latest scheme to increase sales (and PROFIT) and offset the (sometimes) high price of eBooks. Knowelty.com reports that B&N is set to release a Danielle Steele novel FREE to download but there’s a catch. Advertising will be built into the pages. They assure the readership that the advertisements will …
