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Ebook Subscription Services


The link below is to an article that takes a look at ebook subscription and seeks to discover if they are worth it.

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http://lifehacker.com/are-ebook-subscription-services-worth-it-1513205735

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J.K. Rowling admits Hermione didn’t really belong with Ron


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10 Authors on James Joyce


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J.K. Rowling Says Hermione Should Have Ended Up With Harry Potter, Not Ron


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Amazon and the Book Industry


The link below is to yet another article that takes a look at Amazon and offers some observations on the company.

For more visit:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/retailing/article/60668-dbw-2014-amazon-subscription-and-the-book-business.html

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Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2014


The link below is to an article that considers 11 book adaptations coming in 2014.

For more visit:
http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/PWxyz/2014/01/22/the-10-most-anticipated-book-adaptations-of-2014/

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The superiority of eBooks over paper books


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A quick disclaimer before I get started.  I wrote and published “Kick” as an eBook, and though I have plans to release it as a physical, paper book, for now it’s available in digital format only (wherever eBooks are sold! Except Sony!). So it could be construed that the following list of pros and/or cons is somehow self-serving, and designed for the sole purpose of  funneling sales to my book, “Kick” (just follow the links over on the right for 260 pages of raw, sugary joy).

For the record: no, I’m not trying to steer sales to what may or may not be one of the greatest novels in the history of Western Civilization, and which can be purchased today, this very second, for $2.99 in digital format (while supplies last).

All that said, here’s why digital books are far superior to moldy old traditional books:

  1. It’s a little known…

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Saul Alinsky’s ‘Rules for Radicals’ and 5 Other Unexpected Political Interpretations of Famous Books


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A Beginner’s Guide to Charles Dickens


The link below is to an article that takes a look at Charles Dickens.

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http://www.welovethisbook.com/news/beginners-guide-charles-dickens

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Piracy and the Book Industry


The link below is to an article that takes a look at piracy and the book industry.

For more visit:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/suwcharmananderson/2013/02/13/piracy-saviour-of-the-book-industry/