8 February 2012, 1:01 am
Author, life coach Martha Beck inspires others to conquer fearsTucson CitizenBut role models also include people she has never met, among them the ones she calls her “paper mothers” — the spiritually attuned authors of her favorite books. Leading seminars and writing for more than 12 years abo... Read More »
7 February 2012, 8:06 pm
John Christopher, Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 89New York TimesThe financial demands of a growing family set the blistering pace of his output of books and short stories in the early years, he said. He wrote most of his stories in a single draft, until Susan Hirschmann, an editor at his New York ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 5:07 pm
The writer and the starCoast ReportThe book was written to shed light on African-American inventors whose inventions have gone uncredited and could possibly lead to a series of books that examines the contributions of other cultures, the authors said. “I thought it was a good idea ...and more ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 12:12 pm
Award-Winning Writer Kevin Powell to Publish His 11th Book With a ...MarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Kevin Powell, one of the most prolific and best-known writers of his generation, will self-publish his 11th book on Monday, February 13, 2012. Powell... Read More »
7 February 2012, 11:33 am
BARBARA MCMICHAEL | Seattle author turns the world on its headKitsap SunThe Bookmonger is Barbara Lloyd McMichael, who writes this weekly column focusing on the books, authors and publishers of the Pacific Northwest. Contact her at bkmonger@nwlink.com. Consider an alternative history — a parallel ... Read More »
7 February 2012, 8:10 am
V3.co.ukIt's not just about e-booksLivemintSo no doubt you've already downloaded the app and perhaps even created a test e-book of some kind. Excellent. iBooks Author: Combine YouTube videos, Wikipedia articles, pictures and audio into textbooks. Like you, I've had the app just sitting i... Read More »
7 February 2012, 7:28 am
Another Tech Blogger Launches An E-Book VentureMocoNewsHe's finding authors, he says, in “all the ways that you could imagine: Approaching them, recommendations, searching online, them approaching me, asking around, browsing lists, etc. The more books I can sift through, the higher quality the... Read More »
7 February 2012, 4:17 am
Wired (blog)Children's Book Authors Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of A Wrinkle in TimeWired (blog)Writers and actors including Goosebumps author RL Stine and Jane Curtin from the scifi sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun will read and discuss the book, led by New York Public Library Children's Lib... Read More »
7 February 2012, 12:01 am
First Comprehensive Do-it-yourself Book Marketing Service Offers Low-Cost ...MarketWatch (press release)New Book Marketing Service: YouDoPR.com educates, enables, and empowers authors and publishers to promote books like professional publicists. Authors get press release distribution, updated media ... Read More »
6 February 2012, 6:05 am
Red Staple Books offers web-based, multimedia eBook creation, DRM-free for $29The VergeThe tool is based entirely on the web and is able to put out two different types of eBooks: standard ePub 2 books and books that include audio and video embeds based on the upcoming (but still not yet widespread) ... Read More »
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