Weekly links on e-books and self publishing 21.11.2009
- #FridayFlash: The HatchingNovember 13, 2009by Maria Protopapadaki-SmithRothbert Spires, current Scholar of the Court, put on his ceremonial robes and strode to the workroom. After ten years of believing those cursed birds had become extinct, he now found himself having to perfom a Tallid reading; if the reading turned out to be a bad one, it...
- Barnes & Noble says Nook sold out before holidaysNovember 21, 2009SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its newly-launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand -- a pre-holiday miscalculation that analysts said could boost sales of rival Amazon.com Incs market leading Kindle.
- FastPencil: Turn Your Blog Posts into a Published BookNovember 20, 2009Writing a book will never be easy, but FastPencil's mission is to make things easier for authors by bringing this process online and to collaborate with others. FastPencil takes writers from idea to published book. The service offers features for collaboration, editing and design, as well as profess...
- Ebooks not greener than print says publisherNovember 20, 2009That’s what Karen Christensen says. She’s an academic publisher and author and co-editor of the forthcoming book The Business of Sustainability. According to her: … the debate around green issues behind producing books had so far largely ignored the “vast” impact of data centres and the...
- @Windows: Insert My What? (Pic)November 12, 2009via Digg Similar in Geeky Fun: Windows Bluescreen Fails at Failing Win. Vista ‘Ultimate’ Security Message [Pic] It’s F*cking Too Late I Got a Mac! Windows 7 Fail On Japanese TV Show Hosting Your Windows 7 Torrenting Party (Hilarious Video) New: Follow MakeUseOf on Twitter. Recommende...
- 10 Helpful Editing TipsNovember 20, 2009If you’re the token writer at your office, among your friends, or in your family, then you are probably asked on a regular basis to edit, review, or proofread written documents. Academic essays, business letters, and resumes will land on your desk with the word “HELP!” scrawled across the top....
- Smashwords acquires BookHabit of New ZealandNovember 20, 2009From the Smashwords press release: Los Gatos, Calif. and Wellington, New Zealand – November 19, 2009 — Silicon Valley based Smashwords, Inc. has acquired Wellington New Zealand company BookHabit Limited, consolidating Smashwords’ position as the world’s premier ebook publishing and distribut...
- The Complete Guide to Google Wave – the eBook published by 3ones ...November 20, 2009With much pride in our work, we announce the arrival of our first published eBook, the Complete Guide to Google Wave, by Gina Trapani with Adam Pash. Its the first book published about Google Wave. The book is also free to share. ... 3ones - Online Product Development... - http://www.3ones.com/
- Robots Perform ShakespeareNovember 18, 2009A Midsummer Night's Dream has been updated for the 21st century with seven small robots playing fairies alongside carbon-based co-stars. Beyond being a cool thing to do, researchers saw bringing bots to the Bard as a chance to introduce robots to the public and see how people interact with them....
- Smartphones popular for e-book reading, NY Times saysNovember 19, 2009There are some articles whose subject matter is far from new, but which are still interesting because they show more people are taking notice. One of these is the piece the New York Times is currently running on the popularity of reading e-books on smartphones. We’ve known for a long time that a...
- Cybook Opus now shippingNovember 19, 2009The Opus is a 5″ ereader that supports EPUB, among other formats. It has 1G of internal memory along with a microSD slot. List price is $250, but Amazon, through Beach Camera, is selling it for $215. Thanks to E-Reader-info for the link. Digg us. Slashdot us. Facebook us. Twitter us. Share th...
- Nokia N900 tablet and phone is now pre-orderable in U.S.: Promising e-book reader?November 19, 2009The successor to Nokia’s line of internet tablets is now available on pre-order through Nokia’s Web site and through Amazon and others. List price is $649, but Amazon is selling it for $560 after a $50 rebate. The Linux-based N900 is able or soon should be able to run such e-book software as FBR...
- Sony Reader Daily Edition: Will it matter to you if it comes out in January instead of December?November 18, 2009Does it matter if the Sony Daily Edition Reader comes out in January rather than December? Will this affect your own plans? One more Nook or Kindle sale? Or are you not interested in the Daily Edition Reader in the first place? And what do you think might be the reasons for delays? The wireless re...
- Why Do Great Writers Steal?November 17, 2009The full quote is “Mediocre writers borrow. Great writers steal.“ T.S.Eliot There is also a version for visual artists, attributed to Picasso (or Banksy!) I was asked on a teleconference the other day, “What do I do if I am stuck in writing my book?” and I referred to this quote. I am also m...
- Aptara Offers High-Volume ePub Conversion SoftwareNovember 17, 2009Aptara, a digital vendor specializing in e-book data conversion, has developed eGen, a new e-book platform for converting large volumes of digital content into the ePub standard e-book format for distribution to multiple e-reader hardware platforms.
- iPhones + Books = education & fun for kidsNovember 17, 2009Created by Mobile Art Lab
- An Indie Call To ActionNovember 17, 2009Most of us indie authors talk a good game about how there are plenty of quality indie books available, and how there are plenty of terrible mainstream books. We also like to complain about the lack of variety and originality in mainstream book offerings as compared to indie books. Such musings gener...
- Apple tablet to replace many other gadgets?November 17, 2009CNNMoney has an article gathering rumors about the Apple tablet that is the subject of so many ongoing rumors. A lot of prognosticators seem to think that the tablet could replace many other consumer gadgets: If the rumors are true, the tablet will be able to do basically everything a gadget could...
- Wireless Sony e-reader apparently ready for preorder now—and meanwhile the Sony PRS-500 firmware update is outNovember 17, 2009You apparently can already preorder the $399 Sony Reader Daily Edition, the one with a 7.1-inch E Ink screen and 3G wireless from ATT in the U.S. Go here, and let us know if there’s a problem preordering the PRS-900. Nov. 18 had been mentioned earlier as the starting preorder date by TechFlash in...
- Google offers concessions on books dealNovember 16, 2009Google Books submission after US government objections promises greater flexibility and more modest international scopeGoogle will ease its control over millions of copyright-protected books earmarked for its digital library, if a court approves a revised lawsuit settlement.The offer comes two month...
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