Publishing NewsCopia / criticism-of-romance / Kobo / medieval / Nookcolor17 Comments
The Carl Brandon Society is a literary organization that supports writers of color in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. They are holding a fundraiser for the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund. People can enter a drawing by donating a dollar and win an eReader — we’ve got ... more >
Dear JaneBlio / Copia / Google eBooks11 Comments
This post is inspired by Mike Cane’s post about what we are waiting for in ebooks. Blio: Blio is the brain child of Ray Kurzweil and everyone was super excited about it when it was first announced. I had my own ebook tingles which waned as the software platform became ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Barnes & Noble / Blio / Copia / NYTimes15 Comments
This was initially entitled Tuesday’s Midday Links but alas things went astray so I apologize in advance for this post’s length. I know it’s harder to consume the longer it is. Buried in a blog post by the Editors at the New York Times about the search for a new ... more >
EbooksBlio / Copia / digital publishing / ereader device / social networks19 Comments
I didn’t attend CES but I did read as much as I could about the digital book technology that was displayed there. Not everything that is shown at CES will ever come to market. Some of what is displayed are prototypes, working and sometimes non functioning. Some of the items ... more >