I came across this announcement late and am rushing out this post. Nitro PDF Professional 6 is being offered today only at Bits du Jour for half price — $49.50. For writers considering self-publication, this deal may be really attractive.
Here’s what ZDnet UK had to say about it:
:…it’s hard to argue with Nitro PDF Professional [...]
This is clever. Originally shown at the Dorling Kindersley Books sales coference, it was picked up by CNBC — and now it’s quickly gone viral.. You have to be patient to see just what the message really is. Watch it through — and smile.
more about “The Future of Publishing – created by…“, [...]
For a very brief time, journalist Scott Kirsner is offering a free download of his book Fans, Friends & Followers: Building an Audience and a Creative Career in the Digital Age. Already on the market for a year, this book assembles profiles of many film/video makers, musicians, visual artists, writers, comedians and even magicians, which [...]
OVER MY LIFETIME OF WRITING, I have lost maybe 10-15 Microsoft Word files that somehow were corrupted. A very painful experience. Now along comes a tool that might have saved me some grief: Recovery Toolbox for Word.
I’ve not tried it, nor even downloaded it. I’m not sure it would be worth the $27.00 cost to [...]
Threadbox, a new collaboration facility, has just gone into private beta. Tthis new collaboration facility allows a person to invite others into a discussion — and all replies will be gathered into one central place for all to see. I can see this software becoming very useful to writers that need to collaborate with [...]
I just uncovered a demo video posted this week on YouTube about an intriguing new app for the iPhone/iPod — PadNotes. Speculation is already hitting the internet that this app become available for the iPad, where it will become very popular. There are aspects of this application that will be very appealing to writers. You [...]
I just uncovered an online magazine and community that will be of special interest to anyone considering self-publishing. Self Publishing Review presents itself as a gathering place and membership site for such folks, offering news and reviews, as well as a forum for member interaction.
Self-Publishing Review is the brainchild of Los Angeles novelist Harry Baum. [...]
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JUST A WEEK AGO, I blogged about online collaboration by writers, specifically pointing to a new, free online resource TypeWith.Me. Well, now online collaboration takes a HUGE STEP forward. Google has just bought DocVerse, the company that developed a Microsoft Office plug-in that allows users in different locations to work simultaneously [...]
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I’ve been writing a lot about e-books lately. it’s certainly the buzz topic of the season. But I wonder: just how many of you readers of this blog actually read e-books? I’m betting many have yet to take the plunge. Well, now’s your time to give it a try: it’s READ AN E-BOOK [...]
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For a glimpse of what iPad-maximized books will look like, Penguin UK previewed last Tuesday some of its upcoming releases tailored for the iPad. The interactivity is remarkable and will, I suspect, become the hallmark of iPad e-books.
Engadget makes the comment that these are “non-books.” Certainly, they [...]
Reader Daniel has just sent me the tip that AnyBizSoft’s PDF to Word Converter is now permanently available for free. It’s not just a one-day giveaway, as in the past. Folks who need PDF to all the Microsoft Office app’s can buy a more powerful version.
I covered this software back in January. Hey, guys, keep [...]
PageFour is more than a word processor. It’s a development hub especially useful to novelists and fiction writers. i gave it a highly favorable review almost two years ago — and I still return to the program myself from time to time, even though I don’t write fiction. Just this week, the developer has created [...]
