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e-book

In Case You Are Still Wondering About E-books Taking Over

March 12, 2010

I just received an email from Apple announcing that I could buy an iPad now for delivery next month.
What’s odd about this?
Apple doesn’t spam me. I get receipts from iTunes and an occasional holiday reminder that an iPod makes a great holiday gift. While I’m sure they have many lists for various customer bases, as [...]

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Microsoft Gives Us Another Step Toward Paperless Books

March 5, 2010

From EnGadget Microsoft’s Courier ‘digital journal’: exclusive pictures and details

We’ve been dying to know more about Microsoft’s Courier tablet / e-book device ever since we first caught wind of it last September, and while our entreaties to Mr. Ballmer went unanswered, we just learned some very interesting information from an extremely trusted source. We’re told [...]

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Find of the Day: Search Through 285,000,000 Free eBooks

February 22, 2010

PDF Search Engine is a book search engine search on sites, forums, message boards for pdf files.
You can find and download a tons of e-books but please respect the publisher and the author for their creations if their books copyrighted.
You can try a search now for FREE at http://www.pdf-search-engine.com/

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Manage Your EBooks To Reach More Readers

February 19, 2010

More than a decade ago, while working in the computer hardware industry, I saw some data on the trajectory of screen resolution and capacities for the future.
Many pundits were saying that screens as good as paper were coming very soon, but one smart futurist showed us a graph of memory and processor capacities, the number [...]

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Who Controls What Price You Get For a Book?

February 1, 2010

Reading more on the Amazon/Macmillin dispute and the old school bullying tactics both are using in the fight.
I’ve stated in previous posts my position.. I think the consumer (readers) will ultimately control what price we can sell a book for.
Amazon is letting the market decide.
Dear Customers:
Macmillan, one of the “big six” publishers, has clearly communicated [...]

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Pricing Changes for Amazon eBooks

January 31, 2010

The Wall Street Journal reports:
The $9.99 best seller that helped Amazon.com Inc. build a dominant position in the now-thriving e-book market was at risk of extinction Sunday after Amazon capitulated in a battle sparked by the launch of Apple Inc.’s new iPad.
Amazon conceded defeat Sunday evening after halting sales of all books published by Macmillan [...]

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Amazon Plays Hardball With Publishers

January 30, 2010

I caught a discussion among some writers about titles missing from Kindle when a publisher doesn’t like Amazon’s pricing.
Some suggested that Amazon better be careful now that Apple has announce the iPad.. the giant iPod touch the will be out soon… claiming “the timing couldn’t be worse for Amazon”
The timing couldn’t be better.
Amazon, Apple, or [...]

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How Much Should an E-Book Cost? – NYTimes.com

May 20, 2009

Silly cost accounting at work.Publishers and commentators are arguing over pricing models as if they get to choose what will happen in the market. I say.. let the market decide.. What say you?How Much Should an E-Book Cost? – NYTimes.com
Publishers and authors say it is much more complicated than the cost of paper and shipping. [...]

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I Love to Hear “How DId You Get So Much Done?”

April 9, 2008

When you are doing it right, life as an author can be the ultimate lifestyle.

You get paid for your expertise
People look up to you
You time is your own

If this doesn’t yet describe your life, could be that you are trying to do things that an author should not do.
When you begin to focus on your [...]

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Get Your Book Written Faster, Get More Publicity and End the Frustration

April 8, 2008

You know it can be very frustrating it can be to get the momentum going with all the other things going on in your life.
What if I could show you 7 simple strategies that you could use right now, to work less, but still get more done when it comes to writing [...]

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