Tag: kindle
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Writers vs. Authors vs. Scammers
I keep thinking about the argument of writer versus author, and then saw this interesting news item about a scammer who made millions publishing junk ebooks on Amazon: http://www.zdnet.com/article/exclusive-inside-a-million-dollar-amazon-kindle-catfishing-scam/ The summary is that a guy set up a small empire publishing hack e-books about homesteading, weight loss, vitamins, healthy lotions, and whatever Whole Foods-oriented how-to…
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New (Old) Kindle
I bought a new Kindle, but an old Kindle. It’s actually a Kindle DX, the large-screen variety, which is long discontinued, but for some reason, Amazon occasionally has them in stock, through “Amazon Warehouse,” whatever that is. I am not really a fan of ebooks. I gave it an honest go back in 2010 or…
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Scrivener Tips, Redux
I am in the midst of production work for my next book, and this is the time I always learn new things about Scrivener. Here are some random bits of info. If this makes no sense to you, don’t worry; I’m mostly documenting this so that a year from now, I’ll google it again and…
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Christmas has come early
Look what Santa (i.e. Sarah) got me! I’ve been on the fence about the eBook thing, not because I am so fiercely loyal to dead trees, or that I see it as some sort of threat to the publishing industry. My main gripe about the Kindle is that it provides such a great reading experience,…