by Joel Friedlander | Feb 28, 2011 | E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
You can’t imagine Captain Kirk (of Star Trek fame) going anywhere without his communicator, can you? One device, so many uses. I was a kid who loved science fiction and tales of the possible future, and the communicator was a dream that wouldn’t die....
by Joel Friedlander | Feb 3, 2011 | E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
It was an unusual news day, even without the events on the other side of the world: Seth Godin’s Domino Project Announces its First Title Since throwing the traditional publishing industry under the bus, Godin has been percolating his new venture, The Domino...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 28, 2010 | E-Books & Readers
This is the time of year when newspapers, magazines, blogs and TV shows line up their “best of the year” programs to fill the space between Christmas and New Year. Well, we’re no different over here at the Book Designer. But looking back over the...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 12, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
It’s definitely brisk, and the parking lots at all the malls are full to the edges. Holiday parties are going in earnest, but here at the Book Designer we’re learning about ebooks, iPad apps, ISBNs, subsidy publishers, and the new model of publishing...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 7, 2010 | E-Books & Readers, Legal Issues
Today saw the launch of the long-awaited Google eBookstore. It’s one of the biggest outlets for ebooks with over 3 million titles available now, including free public domain books as well as all the top sellers from big publishers you see in the Kindle store or...