Stumbled Upon: Fonts, Quotes, Blurbs, Poems
More discoveries from my periodic online romp through StumbleUpon, an extremely useful facility which I recommend to anyone who likes online exploration. StumbleUpon asks users to identity their interests. Then it lines up recommendations from all of its participants and passes on favorite sites on subjects you like, one at a time. One never quite knows what will come up next, but usually it’s a pleasant, on-topic surprise.
Free Fonts
Have you ever needed to design a newsletter or flyter but cannot find just the right headline font? This free fonts site may give you just the right one. this one is worth a bookmark.
Quotations Galore
Another resource worth a bookmark — a huge database of quotations, neatly organized by author and subject. The site has other features that will also appeal to writers.
Blurb Booksmart
Some time ago, I blogged about companies that specialize in producing limited-run cookbooks, noting that their systems could be adapted to other kinds of books. Now I’ve discovered a website that does just that — Blurb. Producing a book is truly simple: download the bookmaking software [versions for either PC or Mac], choose a format, fill into the page templates and press to print. In fact, one can buy one of the developer’s own books, which provides instructions on how to make the most of their service. Prices for printed books is not cheap, but not outlandish either. For small-run printing, it’s not a bad route. Worth exploring.
Publishing Poetry
Let’s not leave out the poets. Here’s another — and very intriguing — publication facility aimed directly at poets. It’s called Wordclay. It promises to take one’s poems, lay them out and produce ready-to-print gallies, all for free. One can add color covers and sign a online marketing/distribution deal for a reasonable fee. Perhaps one of our readers can try this out and report back your results.
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