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January 7, 2014

The not-so-fine lines between critiquing and policing

SunitaLetters of Opinioncriticism-of-romance / genre critique / reader communities / reader policing6 Comments

There was much discussion this past week about critiquing and policing in online communities. Robin’s post last week kicked off a lively discussion in the comments and on Twitter, and I started to see examples of the tension she highlighted in post throughout the week, here at Dear Author and ... more >

June 16, 2013

Sharing a Kindle account with a friend

JaneEbookslending / reader communities / Reader Habits26 Comments

I have a friend whose tastes in books are somewhat similar to mine. She would frequently ask me what I purchased and I found so many times that our tastes overlapped. Why not share an ebook account, I proposed. We both have multiple Kindle devices and so I signed us ... more >

May 19, 2010

We Are in the Flux Vortex

JaneEbooksAmazon / Ebooks / publishing / reader communities / self-published17 Comments

In the movie Avatar (which I’ve watched, unfortunately, about 7 times now because my daughter is addicted to it), there is a phenomenon called the Flux Vortex.   The Flux Vortex affects the navigation systems of airborne equipment.   Once a mechanical flying object is within the Flux Vortex, the pilot must ... more >

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