From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Kindle for Mac: the Calm Before the Storm

March 31, 2010 4 comments

In the run-up to the release of the Apple iPad, which will certainly challenge the Amazon Kindle in the eReader world, Amazon has released its Kindle for Mac software and announced a version that will run on the iPad. Although the Kindle reader had been available on PCs for several months, the Mac version is [...]

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iPad, iBookstore, iBooks, iAnticipation

March 30, 2010 11 comments

With bated breath we await the arrival in a few days of the Apple iPad. This new tablet computer may—or may not—deliver an entirely new model of eBook distribution, finally clearing a path to the future from the jungle of confusion publishers and retailers seem to be in at the moment. Apple will supply a [...]

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How Nonfiction Self-Publishers Can Become Keyword Naturals

March 29, 2010 22 comments

Recently I wrote a post about how self-publishing is a perfect long-tail business. As I said there, As publishers, we can use this information to our advantage. Google and other search engines make available the actual search terms that people type into their search field. This powerful information is studied by internet marketers under the [...]

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This Week in the Blogs: March 21 – 27, 2010

March 28, 2010 3 comments

There’s such a big helping of self-publishing talk in this week’s blogs, I’ve kept the load down to three satisfying posts from an editor, an agent, and a self-published author. And don’t miss The Epiphany Moment, it’s a unique experience. Alan Rinzler on Alan Rinzler’s Blog How Self-Publishing Can Lead to a Real Book Deal [...]

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Off-Topic: 4 x 4s

March 27, 2010 2 comments

A couple of days ago I was headed home from the gym. Do you go to the gym? After many years resisting the gym, last summer we joined up again and I’ve been going ever since. My attendance at the gym roughly correlates with my career as a blogger. In fact, when I started blogging [...]

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