Tools and Trade Secrets for Aspiring Writers
Following up my post about the hardware side of e-books, I think it’s appropriate to talk about the content side for a moment.
Fortunately, the social networking facility LinkedIn has pointed me toward something interesting to share: The eBook Coach. While this site is blatantly promotional, I think it is worth a visit. [...]
Recently, there have been several announcements indicating that advancements in the E-Book sector are accelerating.
Plastic Logic has announced a new e-book reader presenting standard 8 1/2 x 11 pages. The device will not be available until next year. My guess is that this announcement was scheduled to beat the anticipated announcement from Kindle [...]
I have previously reported the purchase of Audible.com by Amazon. Now linked into the mix is AudioFile, “the magazine for people who love audiobooks.” Now we are beginning to see the results. They are impressive.
AudioFile is establishing itself as a major hub of information. The magazine is available both online and in print. You [...]
As you may recall, Audible, the net’s premier source of audio books and magazines, has been bought by Amazon, with the attendent promise of a much broadened reach. Audible has now announced a new program that may be very appealing to new writers.
It’s called IndieFirst. Here’s Audible’s description of the service:
Audible is excited [...]
Published author JA Konrath has uncovered a new way to sell his books via his blog and website: specialized widgets. He gives us step-by-step direction about how to do the same. It’s easy — and it’s free.
Even if widgets aren’t your thing, Konrath’s blog A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing may be. [...]
Evidence of the spreading e-book revolution is everywhere — if you look for it.
A senior executive at a top-five New York publisher — a friend of mine — has just completed her leave-of-absence to live out her dream year living in Florence, Italy. She told me a couple of weeks ago [...]
I’m still on the road, running around Europe in search of more documentation for my history project. But, of course, this blog must be fed as well.
Readers will remember that some weeks back I discovered Jonathan’s Tool Bar and Grill blog, which covers computer utlilities, as well as Linux software. While I love [...]
My good friend Dustin Wax over at The Writer’s Technology Companion has recently completed an informative 5-part series on Podcasting. It’s worth checking out: podcasting can be a useful approach to sharing and marketing your writing.
Dustin points to the freeware Audacity as a principal tool. I agree wholeheartedly. The software deserves [...]
The last weekend of May always sees the major book event Book Expo America. It draws readers, as well as publishing professionals. This year it was held in Los Angeles.
Thanks to my friend Ginger, I’ve just read the New York Times account of this year’s event. The E-book, and particularly the “Kindle [...]
Publisher’s Weekly has recently revealed an absolutely astonishing figure for POD books in 2006 and 2007. Here’s its summary:
The production of traditional books rose 1% in 2007, to 276,649 new titles and editions, but the output of on-demand, short run and unclassified titles soared from 21,936 in 2006 to 134,773 last year, according to [...]