This is pretty cool: Random House is finally entering the 21st century! If you write a book for them, you can now use their "Author Portal" to discover stats about your book! I think this is pretty cool. You can read more about it on the Publisher's Weekly website. I think books will only work in the future if they combine with online offerings anyway. … [Read more...]
Mar 8, 2011
Technology: Making Money with Websites
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Author Tech Tips has an interesting article about how authors can make money with their websites. Steps include getting more traffic and selling merchandise. Read the article here to find out how to make your blog more successful. … [Read more...]
Feb 22, 2011
Technology: Border’s Bankruptcy
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The large bookstore chain, Borders, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy recently. According to Publishers Weekly, the chain will close over half of its stores across the nation. Borders sold over 8 percent of books and other products in the publishing world, which will impact publishers as well as consumers. Publishers Weekly recommends Borders move to the digital market to avoid further monetary problems and store closings. You can read the original article at Publishers Weekly.com. If you're … [Read more...]
Jan 25, 2011
Technology in Books
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So I read an interesting, and very long, article about the use of technology in books. It seems that many authors avoid it altogether, sometimes by placing the characters in remote areas, sometimes by making historical novels or other novels where modern technology exists, and some authors make their characters "old-fashioned." According to some authors adding modern technology to a book prevents it from becoming "timeless." What do you think? Would you rather read a book where characters use … [Read more...]
Aug 31, 2010
Review Site: The Burton Review
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The Burton Review is a fun site that reviews mostly historical fiction from periods such as the Tudor and Elizabethan periods. The set-up is similar to Daily Mayo, but the book topics are more narrow. This is an excellent site to visit if you're interested in historical fiction. Since that is not my favorite genre, I will not review many historical novels. Check it out! … [Read more...]
Aug 24, 2010
Technology: Readers Top 100 YA Books
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Persnickety Snark had readers vote over a period of several weeks for their favorite young adult books. They published the list last week, and some of the results might surprise you. Some of my favorite books that made the list include: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Most of the books on the list I have read and was not terribly impressed with, or I haven't read at all. I guess I know what I'll be reading in the … [Read more...]
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