Image via CrunchBase I so much want to jump aboard the e-book reading bandwagon. But I haven’t. Why? Because I am resisting the closed, proprietary sytems foisted on the public by Kindle and Apple’s iBooks. Kobo, an e-reader application I’ve discussed before, is stepping up its effort to become the major non-proprietary e-reader. It has [...]
For over a year, I’ve been searching for reasonably priced software that would allow me to publish online an animated page-turning e-book designed in landscape format. Why landscape? Because it fits so beautifully on the average computer screen, requiring no scrolling. And, to say the least, I’ve been very frustrated with the search. First I [...]
Of course this had to happen: Adobe has developed a software for publishing for the new tablet computers, including the iPad. Building on its industry-leading InDesign publication software, the new software adds some support for multi-media and interactive viewing. For a fuller explanation of how this will work, check the post at Mashable. While initially [...]
Just announced hours ago, Amazon reveals that for the first time e-books have outsold hardcover books at its online store. It’s big news, and all the major news outlets seem to be jumping on it. The increase appears to be partially fueled by the recent significant price reduction in the Kindle Readers, whose sales tripled [...]
Bits du Jour has major discounts on two software programs especially useful to writers. I bought both of them in previous offerings from Bits du Jour and can vouch for them. Liquid Story Binder is a remarkable “writing environment.” Much more than a word processor, it has lots of elements designed especially for creative writers [...]
Top Ten Reviews is a highly regarded site that specializes in side-by-side evaluations of software. Now they’ve taken an informative look at word processors. Its list of word processing programs is very incomplete and even, in my view, a bit odd. Left out are some significant packages, while the review includes some out-of-left-field candidates. Still the [...]
In recent days, there have been a flurry of announcements and reviews of new tools that many writers will find useful. Check them out. STORYIST Joel Friedlander has posted a very important review of Storyist, a word processor for the Mac [$59.00], aimed at novelists and script writers — but with an important new feature: saving one’s [...]
A remarkable new software for the Mac has hit the market. It’s called Chronories. It promises to automatically keep your daily journal, recording the day’s weather, news headlines, your online activity — and even your mood, if you have the energy to click a button. The software even allows you to add in your own [...]
AnyBizSoft is releasing today, June 17, its new software PDF Converter for the Mac. It looks impressive to me, though I cannot myself evaluate it as I don’t have a Mac. However, I can vouch for one of the the PC versions of this software, which works just fine for me. One of the interesting [...]
If you are preparing to promote a new book and your career, here are a couple of very timely resources that might really help you. SOCIAL NETWORKING Dana Lynn Smith, the Savvy Book Marketer, will be offering an important teleseminar on 22 June: Social Networking Success for Authors. Participants must register in advance and pay [...]
Because writers often must work with PDF files, I’m passing along this announcement from software developer Ricky Wong: We have launched a large-scale giveaway promotion today, that is free giving away our Latest 3.0.0 version of PDF to Word Converter on AnyBizSoft’s Facebook page. Anyone who click Like button to become our fan can get a free license, which worths $29.95. So we invite you to evaluate our software and share the news to your readers. Product Page: http://www.anypdftools.com/pdf-to-word.html Promotion Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/AnyBizSoft Not a bad deal in my book. Related PostsALERT: PDF Converter Free Monday OnlyPDF to Word Converter — FREE againFinally, PDF Converter for Mac
Widely-known Adobe and lesser-known DNAML have recently announced that work is well underway for brand-new approaches to e-publishing. These efforts are worth watching as they promise to open up new routes to publication by writers. Just this week, Adobe announced that it is upgrading its industry-leading InDesign software to facilitate publication directly to the iPad [...]
