Daily Archives: February 3, 2011

Self-Publish Does Not Mean Self-Edit!

@margaretatwood If you were to self-publish now, would you hire an editor to work with? Or could you self-edit also? #followreader— Briony Kidd (@brionykidd) February 03, 2011 @brionykidd: #followreader: If I were self-publishing now I would ask some folks who … Continue reading

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People Often Move Faster Than Turtles

Today’s litany of print book unsurprise: H.B. Fenn initiates bankruptcy proceedings U-District bookshop relinquishes corner to Chase, moves online Final chapter for much-loved Dublin bookstore And the usual turtleness: Four Reasons Why the Sales Growth of e-Books Will Be Slower … Continue reading

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Filed under Amazon Kindle, Books: General, Books: Internet, Bookstores, Digital Overthrow, eBooks: General

Unemployed? Are You A Victim Or A Winner?

Laid-off architect builds success one iPad at a time Angie Davis of Minneapolis was laid off from her project-architect job on a Monday in the fall of 2008. Her fiancee lost his job the following Friday. The couple faced financial … Continue reading

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Standards Don’t Just Happen

There are days when I want to bring everyone in tech into one big room and knock all their skulls together until they wake the hell up. It’s clear that tech is overwhelmingly ruled by children who have no sense … Continue reading

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Filed under Digital Overthrow, Friction, Minimalism, Reference

iOS Developers: You’re Next In Apple’s Sights

Now that it’s finally been established that Apple wants to be a combination of Nathan Myhrvold and that face-sucking vampire squid Goldman Sachs by taking a 30% cut of all periodicals and books sold via an iOS device, the next … Continue reading

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