Hey, new blog
Stuff related to ebook publishing will be posted here. Posts about ed tech hackery in general will still appear on the old blog.
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Sideloading books on your Kindle
I’ve been intending to do this for a while, and finally got the requisite tuit of circular shape this morning. While sideloading non-Amazon books on your Kindle isn’t immensely challenging (at least...
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Disintermediating Amazon. Fast.
Everyone has an opinion about the DOJ v. Apple/Big Six case (or Big Five, I guess, since Random House wasn’t involved in the alleged collusion). I’ve got my own opinion on the merits of the case, of...
View ArticleAbulafia is live in the Mac App store!
The process was interesting in its own right, and perhaps I’ll discuss that at a later time (after careful examination to make sure that I’m not violating Apple’s developer agreement — certain things...
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Tor goes DRM-free
This is good news. Several years late, and quite possibly too late, but good news nonetheless. To be perfectly clear here, the guys at Tor per se (likely including Doherty) actually got this a long...
View ArticleBook about the business end of self-publishing
Best-selling author Dean Wesley Smith is running a series of excerpts from the updated edition of his book “Think Like a Publisher”. He’s posting a chapter every few days, but if you don’t want to wait...
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Abulafia update
Abulafia 1.16 is in the final testing phases now. It will go to the Mac App Store sometime this week. After that, it’s up to the Gods of the App Store to determine when it will appear. In the meantime,...
View ArticleAbulafia-formatted book in the Kindle Store
One Body, One Life – Six Weeks To The New You, by Gregory Joujon-Roche. If you have a book you’ve formatted with Abulafia, just send me a link and I’ll be happy to give it a plug.
View ArticleAuthors can get their copyrights back after 35 years
An interesting article from Seattle Copyright Watch gives the details, but apparently any work copyrighted after January 1, 1978 can be reclaimed if the author gives notice to the grantee two years in...
View ArticleAbulafia 1.16 now available in the Mac App Store!
Get it here: http://itunes.apple.com/app/abulafia/id518172609?mt=12. This should be a free upgrade if you’ve already purchased Abulafia. Launch the App Store app on your computer to check for upgrades.
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A nice review of Abulafia from an Italian site
Original Italian. Google Translate link. Needless to say, I’m very pleased by this.
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Like the Video? I Wrote the Book – NYTimes.com
Like the Video? I Wrote the Book – NYTimes.com. I realize that this is tongue-in-cheek, but really… Authors have always had to promote themselves. Dickens, e.g., kept up a grueling schedule of...
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Public Domain stuff
From Shin-Bijutsukai, a Japanese design magazine, circa 1902. Who knew the Japanese had wifi way back then? Courtesy The Public Domain Review. Many other gorgeous resources there.
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Gray text: please stop.
One of the most irritating “web design” trends of late is using low-contrast gray fonts for body text. That might be okay for headings or short blocks of advertising copy, but you really shouldn’t do...
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Free eBook of the Week: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Update: the week is over, so this is gone from the free download section. I’m planning to post a free public domain book every week; we’ll see how that goes. I reserve the right to stop if bandwidth...
View ArticleAndrew Zack: Making E-books Is Harder Than It Looks
This post is being linked everywhere, it seems. Andrew Zack: Making E-books Is Harder Than It Looks. Let’s take Zack’s arguments one at a time, beginning with the most egregious first. His “hosting...
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Free eBook of the week: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the...
It’s a twofer this time around. These have the original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. I’ve gone to some effort to make sure that this has better image quality and formatting than some of the other...
View ArticleYou Say Documents, I Say Source Files | J W Manus
You Say Documents, I Say Source Files | J W Manus. Plenty of good advice here.
View ArticleGuild Slams DOJ Action – “Will Harm Readers in the Long Run” | Digital Book...
Guild Slams DOJ Action – “Will Harm Readers in the Long Run” | Digital Book World. More spinning of the sort we’ve come to expect from the Authors Guild (which really should change its name to the...
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Free eBook of the Week: Salomé by Oscar Wilde, Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley
Update: gone. Given that most of the stuff I’ve been posting has been kid-friendly, I should point out that this book does include mature themes and imagery. This is the first book off the “press” for...
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