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Jun 11
Volume 1, Issue 1 of Dark Valentine Magazine, a new on-line quarterly devoted to dark fiction, is now available for free download at DarkValentine.net The joint venture of Katherine Tomlinson (publisher), Joy Sillesen (Editor/Design Director); and Joanne Renaud (art director), the collaboration was born when the three women met while working on John Donald Carlucci’s …
Jun 04
Here’s a link to an excellent article at the Wall Street Journal that investigates the impact of the eBook Revolution on independent authors, publishers and the traditional publishing industry. The accessibility of digital publishing has allowed the vast army of independent authors to circumvent the traditional “member’s only” mindset and publish their work directly for …
May 17
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin has a post updating last year’s story about California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Digital Textbook Initiative and the state’s cash-strapped school districts’ efforts to find ways to utilize the 30 standards-aligned textbooks now available for high school classrooms. Schwarzenegger should be applauded for his hi-tech maneuvering. At $105 for an English printed textbook …
May 13
The New York Times’ writer Bob Tedeschi’s article in Personal Tech: “E-Reader Applications for Today, and Beyond” describes the current state of buying eBooks and makes some predictions about the future for the eBook Revolution. As we’ve been saying since the start, one of the main things holding mainstream adoption back is the publisher and distributor …
May 04
Jorgen sent us a link to a story by MediaShift’s Carla King detailing a publishing approach for independent authors eager to take advantage of the opportunities presented by advances in digital publishing. The article focuses on industry leading digital publishing platforms Smashwords.com and Scribd.com. Well worth the read, King offers a publishing strategy that uses …
Apr 22
Many thanks to Jorgen for digging up this contentious and detailed article by BNET’s Erik Sherman where he takes The New Yorker’s Ken Auletta’s book-pricing arithmetic to task. I found it an interesting investigation of the number crunching, though it hardly settles the debate regarding the public perception that low-maintenance eBooks should be low-priced. Missing from …
Apr 20
Thanks Jorgen for a link to a Galleycat post about Jack Daniels series author J.A. Konrath who claims to be making a living on royalties earned from the sale of his eBooks. It’s an interesting article that points out the flaws in the traditional print system and sings the praises of the digital age. Also some …
Mar 31
There’s a rumor going around out there that Smashwords has inked a deal with Apple to distribute its growing list of titles by independent authors and publishers at the iBookStore. Now we’ve got ars technica talking about a letter going out to participating authors to confirm it. Read about the letter here. We’ve talked about Smashwords before …
Feb 28
The $1.99 eBook Sale at GWellsTaylor.com has been held over for another week! Originally slated to end March 1, 2010, the sale has been extended to March 8, 2010 due to popular demand. Novel length horror, scifi and mystery available in multi-format for $1.99 per title.
Feb 18
Readers at Geeksugar.com were asked if eBooks should cost the same as traditional books. 94% of those who responded agreed that eBooks should cost less. (They’re not just being contrary either, they’ve thought it through.) Take the link to read a few of the responses. So publishers try to gouge loyal readers who obviously love books and are eager …
